That does sound like a project.
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Evening Robert, it's rained all around me today but not a drop here my friendEvening Jimi and Dale and any lurkers
Been storming and such since about mid afternoon here. area is under flash flood advisory until about Monday I think...
Warnings out in other areas though.
I have just been 'excavating' in my basement.
And laundry, dishes, etc...
And petting a few cats
We did pretty good here not as good as last year but did get lots of tasty goodies
Yep got trowells and concrete mixer a while back.
Need to get a pallet of 8 inch blocks and some mortar mix. Have a good used steel framed exterior door for the job.
Prolly need a stick of rebar too to join in with the existing wall.
How was yours my friend? still getting anything, mine is just about done
I hate that jobNope digging thru organizing and trashing junk
Evening Robert, it's rained all around me today but not a drop here my friend
They have been getting hammered with rain from Louisville and down the river.
Had an inch or so here today. LOTS of big ZOTS!!! though.
Yep, hard to beat a good prehung commercial grade door.
Hey when you get to be an old phart it is like finding things that you forgot that you had.I hate that job
And mostly "why did I ever keep that?"
I'm on the second season garden now, melons and sweet potatoes. The quail ate more than I did the first round, but it's all good.
$150 for a good one with a 12 inch reinforced glass in it. insulated steel. Used but no damage or rust. Bought it at a junk building supply place.
Not bad at all esp for a 36" one.
Had to be wide for the wife units power chair.
I have lots of those when I clean out
I even have some of those "why did I ever buy this" items
I still have mato's squash and peppers from spring then planted Kale chard spinach and beets for a fall crop
And a few things that I have no idea where they came from...I have lots of those when I clean out
My sweet red peppers kinda went dormant during the heat of the summer, now they're just coming back to life. Noticed a few days ago their loaded with lil peppers. the damn plants must be 20-24 inches tall, and just started blossoming a few weeks ago, never seen anything like it in the past....guess I bought some odd pepper plants.
It's been a strange year, things growing weird, you use Epsom Salt on your peppers and maters don't you? My peppers always get 30 to 36 inches tall but I always several farmers matches on the hole when I plant them, makes a huge difference.
New heard of using epsom salt for veggies.....learn something everyday.
Just popped in to see what was happening here tonight. It is great to see such activity once again.
I can't stay long because today was very long, tiring, hard, stressful, frustrating... Lannie came in from the barn this morning and told me Cricket was sick (the cow who gave birth yesterday). Looked like Ketosis, but she was wobbly (like she was about to fall down) and one of Lannie's cow friends told her that was Milk Fever. I drove over to a neighboring rancher's place and borrowed some medicine (liquid minerals) and Lannie and I tried to do an IV (sub-cutaneous, not in the vein), which didn't go too well. I drove to Faith Vet to get more medicine and came back to assist Lannie. The neighbor showed up with some hay for us, so while he helped Lannie with Cricket, I cleaned up the hay room and laid down some new pallets, then we moved several tons of small bale hay in there (his kids are still hay monkeys and stacked it right up to the rafters). We had a short rest, then Lannie milked Cricket as best as she could given that she was in no mood to stand still after being punctured with needles a few dozen times. We never even managed to get any breakfast all day, but finally came to the conclusion we had done all we were capable of and will see how it worked out in the morning. Phew...
I can't stay long because today was very long, tiring, hard, stressful, frustrating... Lannie came in from the barn this morning and told me Cricket was sick (the cow who gave birth yesterday). Looked like Ketosis, but she was wobbly (like she was about to fall down) and one of Lannie's cow friends told her that was Milk Fever. I drove over to a neighboring rancher's place and borrowed some medicine (liquid minerals) and Lannie and I tried to do an IV (sub-cutaneous, not in the vein), which didn't go too well. I drove to Faith Vet to get more medicine and came back to assist Lannie. The neighbor showed up with some hay for us, so while he helped Lannie with Cricket, I cleaned up the hay room and laid down some new pallets, then we moved several tons of small bale hay in there (his kids are still hay monkeys and stacked it right up to the rafters). We had a short rest, then Lannie milked Cricket as best as she could given that she was in no mood to stand still after being punctured with needles a few dozen times. We never even managed to get any breakfast all day, but finally came to the conclusion we had done all we were capable of and will see how it worked out in the morning. Phew...
Wow....that does sound like a long exhausting day. Hope the cow is alright in the morning.
I hope the cow is all right too, given that she is our primary milk provider.
I am so tired and have a hundred new pains I didn't even know I could have that it is all I can do to sit up in this chair, so I think I should probably go to bed (after I lather Ouchie Fixit Stuff all over my body).
It really does help them grow better, I give mine a dose every month, keeps them healthy
Hi Rich that really sucks hope Cricket gets better soon my friend
Yes you have more than earned a break, sounds like you need a long soak in a hot tub of Epsom Salt water buddyI hope the cow is all right too, given that she is our primary milk provider.
I'll give it a shot....how much do you put around each plant? A handful or so?
I bet you are one sore sob....time to retire.....I hope the cow is all right too, given that she is our primary milk provider.
Well, gang, I'm logging off now so I can saw a few logs or cut some Zzzzzs or whatever. Hopefully, I will be more talkative tomorrow. Hopefully both Cricket AND Lannie will have recovered. Nite nite....
Usually only 1 tablespoon per plant and if you can get some egg shells crush them and soak about 8 or 10 in a couple gallons of water over night and use it on them too for a booster ( also ends any chance of blossom end rot)
Sounds like a plan....thanks for the info Jimi.
G'Night Rich I hope everything is better in the morning for you too my friend
sure thing Dale glad to share that with you my friend
Yes I did some cucumbers and even tried some onions too cause we had a good crop of them, very tasty
There was something i wanted to tell you but for the life of me I just can't remember what it was
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Pure magnesium - a standard in most fertilizers - it will raise PH, so great if you have acidic soil or it just needs a boost. And of course, most veggies need at least some
Hi Juice, I been using an organic fertilizer with mag and other goodies, never heard of anyone using epsom salt in the garden tho.
Until Jimi, neither have I. Unless the "salt" in epsom salt is radically different than table salts or canning salts, it will actually kill most "fresh water" plants. Whenever Lannie does a kitchen project that ends up having an excess of salt water, I alwasy take it outside and pour it on the driveway. It always kills the weeds in that spot of the driveway. I also note that, when I lived in Tucson and had one of those water cleaners/filters that used salt, a spill of that stuff prevented anything from growing in that spot for the remainder of the time I lived there. Just an FYI. But I do not know the chemical composition of the "salt" in epsom salt and Jimi says it works for him, so take it for what it is worth. But DO put magnesium on the plants if you have acidic soil, and maybe there is more mag in epsom salt than there is salt and that is why it works for Jimi. Who knows.......
Epsom Salt is Magnesium Sulfate, a combination of magnesium and sulfur, two nutrients that plants need and thrive on. I don't for the life of know why they call it "salt' but I have used it on my plants for, um, 50 some years with excellent results and it's a natural substance. It's a double bonus for peppers as they are sulfur lovers anyway. A little Epsom Salt and crushed egg shells does wonders for pretty much all garden plants. TRY IT, you WONT be sorry.
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You think i should stop using epsom salt on my boiled eggs?
I've never looked into what epsom salt actually was until today....but I knew it is a good idea to bathe in water with high magnesium and sulfur content.....Hi Robert, yeah that might be a good idea unless you are constipated
Evening Dale, had a good day here, having a cooler spell 60 right now.
How you doing today , did the day treat you well?
Had a hard time sleeping last night, but nothing new there......
Other than that, had a relaxing day doing NOTHING, for a change of pace......
It's good for so many uses, I go through a lot of it with the soaks and the gardenI've never looked into what epsom salt actually was until today....but I knew it is a good idea to bathe in water with high magnesium and sulfur content.....
Hey that's great everyone needs a day like that every now and thenHad a hard time sleeping last night, but nothing new there......
Other than that, had a relaxing day doing NOTHING, for a change of pace......
No, I haven't....is it from the truth about cancer ?