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« Reply #800 on: July 08, 2025, 11:16:31 AM » |
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Today I weed whacked the house/yard/gardens...
I love my 80v GreenWorks weed whacker!
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« Reply #801 on: July 11, 2025, 05:14:47 PM » |
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We spent most of this week fixing the mower/ conditioner. What a PIA! But another field is cut, dry it tomorrow, bale and pick it up Sunday.
Been fixing equipment since I got back from InZane it seems…rode the Valk once, the VTX twice…sad lol
Glad Hondas never break down!
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« Reply #802 on: July 11, 2025, 06:02:39 PM » |
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« Reply #803 on: July 14, 2025, 05:42:26 PM » |
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We got 400 more bales in , 1 field to go. Then 2nd cutting next month.
My grandson came and helped, the rest of us are over 65, everyone survived, haha.
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« Reply #804 on: July 14, 2025, 07:33:02 PM » |
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« Reply #805 on: July 15, 2025, 05:55:09 PM » |
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Sitting here drinking Limey's  My other neighbor has a dead cow in his field, and I can't be outside. I told 'em about it.. That's all I can do.. If I could dig a hole I wopuld be glad too.. I will plee to him tomorrow about planting it .. I wish he would dig a hole.. It's about a football field away from the house . I want to puke each time I go outside .. This heat is really making a 2000lbs cow stink ! |
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« Reply #806 on: July 17, 2025, 04:13:03 AM » |
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Yay they moved her and dressed her with quick lime..
The air is so much better !
We had a real bad lighting storm last night but got 1.5" of rain ! It lasted 4.5H .long.
The last time one lasted that long was in Salisaw Ok, we lived in a tent then...
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« Reply #807 on: July 18, 2025, 05:16:58 AM » |
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Good they took care of the smelly cow. That must’ve been bad being downwind….
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« Reply #808 on: July 18, 2025, 05:21:20 AM » |
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Yes it was , I couldn't be in the gardens with out Vicks in my nose !
It's not normal for someone to NOT tend to the dead..
As I said before IF I have the equipment I would have tended to it pronto.
It being summer..
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« Reply #809 on: July 21, 2025, 03:12:52 PM » |
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I made stir fry the other day . And when I make stirfry I make a huge Wok full. So for 2 days I made egg foo Young ,and today I took the rest and made egg rolls.. And Boy Howdy these egg rolls are good! I made some hot mustard with bloodorange marmalade ..  |
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« Reply #810 on: July 22, 2025, 08:38:40 AM » |
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I made stir fry the other day . bloodorange marmalade .. One of my favorites. |
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« Reply #811 on: July 23, 2025, 02:14:29 PM » |
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Bud was helping me with the catnip harvest the other day. I had dried it from this past May . It was ready to get off the stalks.  Mum grows the top shelf, good stuff..  |
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« Reply #812 on: July 23, 2025, 04:15:20 PM » |
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Bud was helping me with the catnip harvest the other day. I had dried it from this past May . It was ready to get off the stalks. Mum grows the top shelf, good stuff.. good looking cat u got there. friday will be 2 wks since I brought in an 8 wk old feral male kitten. don't need any catnip. LOL |
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« Reply #813 on: July 23, 2025, 04:28:12 PM » |
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Thanks , he's my lifesaver HeroBud is a feral that I have been taming since 2020. He's around 10 yrs old maybe 12.. Uses a little box,when in the house. Doesn't claw couches. Doesn't get up on things..  He's a big boy close to 18 lbs Brings me all kinds of kills.. |
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« Reply #814 on: July 24, 2025, 07:12:41 PM » |
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Oh yeah ; A cool little story of what happened today. The other day I was saying to myself , dang I really need to buy some tobacco . Well I go get the mail and the just on the edge of the driveway, there is a crushed brand new pack of cigarettes ! And are ya ready for this ; they are called LD ! What are the odds ! It's obvious they are for me . Now I know ya'll are saying why did she want tobacco ? She doesn't smoke. tobacco prayers,and graves and giving thanks. SO I have already took them apart. Tossed the papers /filter and just have the loose tobacco in a container for now. I need to make more tobacco prayers for the gates..  |
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« Reply #815 on: July 27, 2025, 05:04:53 AM » |
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Made 18 pt of soup yesterday..
The only thing that isn't from the garden is carrots , celery,Onions..
I normally have plenty of celery and onions from the garden .NOT this year.
My clay dirt can't grow carrots
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« Reply #816 on: July 27, 2025, 05:08:27 AM » |
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My clay dirt can't grow carrots.My VA hard pan clay dirt can hardly grow anything, like my lawn.  It grows weeds real well though.  If you need to dig a hole, you need an axe first, then the shovel.
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« Reply #817 on: August 01, 2025, 03:36:18 AM » |
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Sweet taters,leeks, are the only root crops that will grow in my clay.
Onions & 'taters will grow but not get to nice sizes.
That's why I grow the 'taters out of the dirt and in hay.
I don't know about ya'll ,but dang it's Aug. alredy!
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« Reply #818 on: August 01, 2025, 10:35:20 AM » |
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I don't know about ya'll ,but dang it's Aug. alredy!
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« Reply #819 on: August 02, 2025, 06:59:32 AM » |
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My clay dirt can't grow carrots
I know it might be a tad off topic but, the soil around my house here in SC is mostly clay. The only way I got real grass to grow was when we had to make a big "drain field" for the septic tank. Now, there are some nice rows of green grass almost all summer long. But, I am interested in making the clay more "friendly" in other areas. Since the areas are small (less than an acre) I found information about "aeration" (which I can do) and then adding some mulch. So, since you have lots of clay soil have found a "process" that will make the clay "go away"? |
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« Reply #820 on: August 02, 2025, 11:25:43 AM » |
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Bill, aeratae the clay soil (I used a rental, not going to buy one) (if you have a tractor they may make an aerator to pull behind one). Then go get a truckload of decent topsoil somewhere. Then go to Home Depot (or somewhere) and buy a few big bales of sphagnum peat moss. Then mix up the topsoil and peat moss in the truck bed, drive it around the yard and throw shovels full where you want it. Maybe use a garden rake to spread it more evenly. Then use the aerator again over the top of the areas you amended with top and peat. Then water it in gently several times. Then after it sits for a while you can put down starter grass seed and water some more. That will wear you out pretty good. Your average mulch is shredded wood chips and pretty acidic and I wouldn't use it for a lawn. My favorite lawn fertilizer is Milorganite (slow release nitrogen), its gentle and also great for amending soil. But don't waste it if you will have to mow or rake leaves and suck it back up before it gets down in the ground. |
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« Reply #821 on: August 02, 2025, 03:38:20 PM » |
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Bill, aeratae the clay soil (I used a rental, not going to buy one) (if you have a tractor they may make an aerator to pull behind one). Then go get a truckload of decent topsoil somewhere. Then go to Home Depot (or somewhere) and buy a few big bales of sphagnum peat moss. Then mix up the topsoil and peat moss in the truck bed, drive it around the yard and throw shovels full where you want it. Maybe use a garden rake to spread it more evenly. Then use the aerator again over the top of the areas you amended with top and peat. Then water it in gently several times. Then after it sits for a while you can put down starter grass seed and water some more. That will wear you out pretty good. Your average mulch is shredded wood chips and pretty acidic and I wouldn't use it for a lawn. My favorite lawn fertilizer is Milorganite (slow release nitrogen), its gentle and also great for amending soil. But don't waste it if you will have to mow or rake leaves and suck it back up before it gets down in the ground. |
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« Reply #822 on: August 03, 2025, 10:02:19 AM » |
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Tracy those onion sets you gave me are doing just fine Have em planted between rows of french filet bush beans Thanks Almost all the garlic is now picked. Dont remember if you planted garlic or if you like it? The spaghetti squash, butternut squash and cherry tomato plants are over 7' tall now and tied to bamboo stakes my neighbor down the block gave me. He cuts em with a big machete. In return I gave him about 20 cherry tomato plants He will, like me, be picking 200 a day soon, Stacy's kids eat em as fast as we pick em, Makes good sauce, Bonnie puts em into ice cube trays. Once frozen, then pop em out and into the freezer in a gallon zip lock they go. SO I just take a few cubes and add it to the spaghetti squash and the meat (yeah I know you dont do meat but I love my sloppy spaghetti meals with lots of veggies |
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« Reply #823 on: August 03, 2025, 01:08:13 PM » |
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Awesome Evan... Garlic doesn't do well here.. To much clay. Today I did what is known as Rebel canning. I ran a canner of baby corn in jars. You know the ones ya use in stirfrying. I hot packed them and in each pt jar added 1/2 tea pickling saltand a 1/2 TB of vinegar . Not looking to pickle just a mild brine. Canned for 1 h @ 15 of pressure I couldn't find any true recipe. Normally ya do corn for 55 m @ 15 lbs . But I figures an extra 5 wasn't going to hurt. That is the time for canning greens.. And less than canning venison that is 90 m @ 15lbs. We shall see it's just time and power... Tomorrow I make and can Salsa verde. My tomatillos did outstanding this year . As did my serrano peppers.. They did so well I made Cowboy candy. 5 1/2 pt jars . LOL I gave 2 away and ate one already.. Boy howdy that's really good. Way easier then my Hot pepper jam I make. Edit: The corn looks real pretty..  |
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« Reply #824 on: August 04, 2025, 05:58:36 PM » |
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9 Pts of Salsa Verde in the canner..
Good stuff
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« Reply #825 on: August 05, 2025, 05:53:00 PM » |
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You’re a canning machine Tracy, I was impressed when you showed me your stockpile!
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« Reply #826 on: August 06, 2025, 03:55:57 AM » |
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Thanks .. I made and canned 18 more pts of soup yesterday We always believed in having a food stock.. You never know ,break a leg can't get to a store. I will always have something to eat ! I'll never be hungry again . https://youtu.be/C2jR62cTTKo?t=3 |
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« Reply #827 on: August 06, 2025, 09:48:30 AM » |
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Today I made Mississippi mud bars Made the icecream last night . And since this morning made the fudge,and the outerparts.  |
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« Reply #828 on: August 07, 2025, 01:27:28 PM » |
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Those look REALLY tasty! But, I think my blood sugar went up just looking at them, |
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« Reply #829 on: August 08, 2025, 12:41:01 PM » |
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Today I made Mississippi mud bars Made the icecream last night . And since this morning made the fudge,and the outerparts. Now that looks truly "yummy". I am impressed. |
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« Reply #830 on: August 09, 2025, 03:27:52 AM » |
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Don always loved these . And loved making them for him. The best part is home made you can use what ever sweetner ya want raw sugar , 100% Maple , Honey. and Cocoa mostly the dark kind ! So good for ya  |
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« Reply #831 on: August 09, 2025, 04:53:58 PM » |
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Today was soap making..
2 kinds.. Mild and my Gardeners hand soap..
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« Reply #832 on: August 09, 2025, 05:06:43 PM » |
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Again, truly impressive. How many people make soap these days?
Or, how many people really know how to make soap.
I'd have to do some research.
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« Reply #833 on: August 09, 2025, 09:39:59 PM » |
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My mum use to make it from scratch . I did help her.
But I sadly do not . make it from scratch .
I start with a good base Shea butter or castile , and ad all my essential oils and scents ,Oliveoil
and corn meal,oat meals,jojoba,casteal And go from there.
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« Reply #834 on: August 13, 2025, 06:06:04 AM » |
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RAIN ! We sure did need it.. |
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All the rain got dumped on Chattanooga!
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« Reply #836 on: August 17, 2025, 03:11:04 AM » |
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Buzy , Buzy, Buzy
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« Reply #837 on: August 18, 2025, 04:28:41 PM » |
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All from 1 plant New red potatoes . And I don't grow in dirt! They are done via the Ruth Stout method ! I thought I had pulled all the reds!  Dragon Langerie french wax bush bean & Provider Bush green beans  |
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 They are one of the most tastiest beans ever. Raw , cooked ,canned , stir fried any way .
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