Re: spaghetti squash .... I love the stuff, gives me a low carb alternative to spaghetti & lasagna noodles. I am glad I tried growing it - bumper crop. Next year, it will be outside the fence (space limited ‘inside’) because the deer won’t eat it (prickly) & the crows won’t bother it either. I have my homemade heavy-duty trellis & will try to get it going ‘vertical’. I had squash growing up the fencing and hanging off in a couple of places ... the rest of it sprawled all over the raised bed, came through the fencing & was a mess. Maybe next year, I can train the vines up.
This morning, I see we have a “freeze warning” for tomorrow night - going down possibly to 28. My brothers are very happy they winterized the lake cabin this past weekend, when it was 80+ degrees. They also got the dock stained - most of the boards were replaced early summer, so getting the stain on before winter was a goal. The boards are really beautiful with the stain - the old ones had peeling paint & were rotten in places.
Today/tomorrow, I will have to clean off the pepper plants before they freeze. The Giant Marconi plant is loaded. Small peppers on the Bell pepper plant. I harvested all the spaghetti squash last night. Bye bye to my gorgeous African Blue Basil ... I will be sorry to see it go. The thyme, oregano & sage will survive, maybe the rosemary. I may ‘help’ the rosemary & put up a wind screen, & maybe stuff that with leaves/pine needles to give it some protection. The fig bush is dropping leaves - it will be bare after the freeze.
So yesterday, hauling all those leaves, I was pullling the tarp with my arms behind me. I did this once before, hauling my Gorilla cart with bricks in it - waaaay too many/heavy. I pulled a muscle (latissimus dorsi, I think) below my shoulder blade & around under my arm somewhat. It appears I have done this again. Trying to change positions in bed is not fun & a really deep breath is uncomfortable - not awful, but I feel it. If I remember correctly, it takes a while to resolve. Bummer!! The golf cart that I haul things with is not running - I suspect one of the battery terminal wires has rusted off, but not sure (too busy to look the last couple of days). That’s another project near the top of the list for a ‘rainy’ day. I ordered a set of new wires for my mom’s golf cart so if there is a problem with the battery wires, I can fix it. Once I get the golf cart running again, I can use it to pull my ‘leaf burritos’ and won’t have to worry about pulling muscles!
Sorry about the pulled muscle. I’ve pulled that one and it is no fun! Heat helped me, as well as a trip to the Chiropractor, if you have/use one.
Remember: Our mantra around here is ‘how can I still do this easier as I age*?’ ;)
*Pollard is winning the challenge these days! :)
Ouch! Pulled muscle! 5 Loxin supplement and capsasin maybe? Hope you get better soon!