worm buckets went this season...

in total i put about 280lbs of worms/
worm pee/worm poo out into the gardens
when i was planting (and another 40lbs
went to the friend's garden).

then i had to restart all those empty
buckets from the remaining four. because
i had very little veggie scraps to put in
all those buckets i used up a lot of the
old soybeans i had on hand which i grew
back when i was making soy milk.

to restart a bucket the basic formula
went like this:

a layer of partially decomposed wood
chips (PDWC) mixed with soybeans went in
the bottom. the soybeans absorb moisture
and then since the conditions are not good
for them to sprout they eventually ferment
and then the worms will chomp them up. on
top of that bottom layer i add some garden
soil, more PDWC, worms, repeat until the
bucket is 2/3-3/4 full, top with shredded
paper scraps. usually soak it with some
water when i'm half way and then again
before i put the top layer of shredded paper
on top.

everyone looked happy and healthy the
other day when i had to put some strawberry
trimmings in a few of the buckets.

note that this is not normal worm composting
like many others use because i use a mixture
of worm species (some earthworms and some
composting worms) and have garden soil in
there. most normal worm composting uses only
composting worms and organic materials and
no garden soil.

i use my method because i want to refurbish
the garden soil that i have which is very
poor with a lot of clay. by using the worms
to process veggie scraps and by keeping their
pee/poo in the bucket (instead of draining
off so called "worm tea") it seems to be
working well (after five seasons).

that's about 1000lbs of free gentle fertilizer
(i plant right into it or bury it around the
level of the root zone). because of the live
worms i make sure it is covered by at least a
few inches of plain garden soil. as of yet
the raccoons/etc. have not determined how much
of a feast i'm putting out there in the gardens
when i plant (100,000 - 150,000 worms). shhh!
don't tell them...


songbird

On 6/29/2016 7:21 PM, songbird wrote:
worm buckets went this season...

in total i put about 280lbs of worms/
worm pee/worm poo out into the gardens
when i was planting (and another 40lbs
went to the friend's garden).

then i had to restart all those empty
buckets from the remaining four. because
i had very little veggie scraps to put in
all those buckets i used up a lot of the
old soybeans i had on hand which i grew
back when i was making soy milk.

to restart a bucket the basic formula
went like this:

a layer of partially decomposed wood
chips (PDWC) mixed with soybeans went in
the bottom. the soybeans absorb moisture
and then since the conditions are not good
for them to sprout they eventually ferment
and then the worms will chomp them up. on
top of that bottom layer i add some garden
soil, more PDWC, worms, repeat until the
bucket is 2/3-3/4 full, top with shredded
paper scraps. usually soak it with some
water when i'm half way and then again
before i put the top layer of shredded paper
on top.

everyone looked happy and healthy the
other day when i had to put some strawberry
trimmings in a few of the buckets.

note that this is not normal worm composting
like many others use because i use a mixture
of worm species (some earthworms and some
composting worms) and have garden soil in
there. most normal worm composting uses only
composting worms and organic materials and
no garden soil.

i use my method because i want to refurbish
the garden soil that i have which is very
poor with a lot of clay. by using the worms
to process veggie scraps and by keeping their
pee/poo in the bucket (instead of draining
off so called "worm tea") it seems to be
working well (after five seasons).

that's about 1000lbs of free gentle fertilizer
(i plant right into it or bury it around the
level of the root zone). because of the live
worms i make sure it is covered by at least a
few inches of plain garden soil. as of yet
the raccoons/etc. have not determined how much
of a feast i'm putting out there in the gardens
when i plant (100,000 - 150,000 worms). shhh!
don't tell them...


songbird

I don't remember what type of worms you use. Earthworms, red wigglers,
etc. I tried red wigglers and they all died within a week, even though I
did everything the book said to do. I'm about ready to start another batch.

Never thought I would have to buy worms, everywhere we've lived, except
Saudi Arabia, the common earthworm was there. We just put our compost
between the garden rows and it was gone in a day or less.

George

George Shirley wrote:
....
I don't remember what type of worms you use. Earthworms, red wigglers,
etc. I tried red wigglers and they all died within a week, even though I
did everything the book said to do. I'm about ready to start another batch.

a mix of about six species. earthworms and
composting worms.


Never thought I would have to buy worms, everywhere we've lived, except
Saudi Arabia, the common earthworm was there. We just put our compost
between the garden rows and it was gone in a day or less.

no worm likes it much when it is very hot or
very cold. that is why raised beds are not always
a good move (not as much insulation factor the
thinner the beds the worse).

you may need pretty deep mulch to keep composting
worms going in a raised bed.


songbird

On 6/29/2016 9:10 PM, songbird wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
...
I don't remember what type of worms you use. Earthworms, red wigglers,
etc. I tried red wigglers and they all died within a week, even though I
did everything the book said to do. I'm about ready to start another batch.

a mix of about six species. earthworms and
composting worms.


Never thought I would have to buy worms, everywhere we've lived, except
Saudi Arabia, the common earthworm was there. We just put our compost
between the garden rows and it was gone in a day or less.

no worm likes it much when it is very hot or
very cold. that is why raised beds are not always
a good move (not as much insulation factor the
thinner the beds the worse).

you may need pretty deep mulch to keep composting
worms going in a raised bed.


songbird

We bought some earthworm pods a few years ago and put them in the raised
beds. We see one once in awhile but they are in the row beds along the
fence line that we have amended many times. Our compost bucket goes into
the composter and then we put the compost into the gardens. Don't see
many earthworms generally but every once in a while we get startled by
one plus get startled by the occasional snake up from the retention pond.

Taking a break from moving stuff around in the garage. Garage faces East
and the morning sun shines right into it. We're going to hang a steel
rack from the ceiling of the garage to make more room for her "stuff."
Big PITA but SWMBO wants it.

George Shirley wrote:
songbird wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
...
I don't remember what type of worms you use. Earthworms, red wigglers,
etc. I tried red wigglers and they all died within a week, even though I
did everything the book said to do. I'm about ready to start another batch.

a mix of about six species. earthworms and
composting worms.


Never thought I would have to buy worms, everywhere we've lived, except
Saudi Arabia, the common earthworm was there. We just put our compost
between the garden rows and it was gone in a day or less.

no worm likes it much when it is very hot or
very cold. that is why raised beds are not always
a good move (not as much insulation factor the
thinner the beds the worse).

you may need pretty deep mulch to keep composting
worms going in a raised bed.

We bought some earthworm pods a few years ago and put them in the raised
beds. We see one once in awhile but they are in the row beds along the
fence line that we have amended many times. Our compost bucket goes into
the composter and then we put the compost into the gardens. Don't see
many earthworms generally but every once in a while we get startled by
one plus get startled by the occasional snake up from the retention pond.

while compost is ok for worms as a bedding
they also appreciate goodies like melon rinds
and dried carrot slices. dig down a little
ways to make sure things are covered and there
won't be a problem with animals or fruit flies.
for melon rind go back and check it in three
days and see if you've attracted worms.
they will survive without goodies, but it
doesn't take much to encourage them more...


Taking a break from moving stuff around in the garage. Garage faces East
and the morning sun shines right into it. We're going to hang a steel
rack from the ceiling of the garage to make more room for her "stuff."
Big PITA but SWMBO wants it.

always projects around here too, but i'm in
gardening/weeding/watering mode until we get
some rain (maybe tonight, tomorrow morning if
we're lucky - i won't count it until it hits
the ground).

this house is very small, there isn't much
storage space at all, just a few closets for
each of us and that's it. the crawl space
works for some things, but it isn't easily
accessible. i am very gradually getting rid
of stuff to make more room in here. it's
more of a winter project...


songbird

On 6/30/2016 9:02 AM, songbird wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
songbird wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
...
I don't remember what type of worms you use. Earthworms, red wigglers,
etc. I tried red wigglers and they all died within a week, even though I
did everything the book said to do. I'm about ready to start another batch.

a mix of about six species. earthworms and
composting worms.


Never thought I would have to buy worms, everywhere we've lived, except
Saudi Arabia, the common earthworm was there. We just put our compost
between the garden rows and it was gone in a day or less.

no worm likes it much when it is very hot or
very cold. that is why raised beds are not always
a good move (not as much insulation factor the
thinner the beds the worse).

you may need pretty deep mulch to keep composting
worms going in a raised bed.

We bought some earthworm pods a few years ago and put them in the raised
beds. We see one once in awhile but they are in the row beds along the
fence line that we have amended many times. Our compost bucket goes into
the composter and then we put the compost into the gardens. Don't see
many earthworms generally but every once in a while we get startled by
one plus get startled by the occasional snake up from the retention pond.

while compost is ok for worms as a bedding
they also appreciate goodies like melon rinds
and dried carrot slices. dig down a little
ways to make sure things are covered and there
won't be a problem with animals or fruit flies.
for melon rind go back and check it in three
days and see if you've attracted worms.
they will survive without goodies, but it
doesn't take much to encourage them more...
We do that in the raised beds with some things. I just tossed another
batch of crowder pea hulls in one of the beds. Haven't seen any of those
go under yet. Tilly knows better than to even sniff a bed and our only
critter problem is the cats that think our gardens are toilets. Had
another hit last night from one, I swear I'm going to get out the
"Whisper" air rifle, pretty close to having a suppressor on that one.


Taking a break from moving stuff around in the garage. Garage faces East
and the morning sun shines right into it. We're going to hang a steel
rack from the ceiling of the garage to make more room for her "stuff."
Big PITA but SWMBO wants it.

always projects around here too, but i'm in
gardening/weeding/watering mode until we get
some rain (maybe tonight, tomorrow morning if
we're lucky - i won't count it until it hits
the ground).

this house is very small, there isn't much
storage space at all, just a few closets for
each of us and that's it. the crawl space
works for some things, but it isn't easily
accessible. i am very gradually getting rid
of stuff to make more room in here. it's
more of a winter project...


songbird

We needed a garden shed here so we bought a plastic (very sturdy) one at
Lowe's. It's about ten feet by eight feet and was very easy to put
together, even has a floor. I bought some one foot square concrete pads
about an inch and half thick to put under it and it works well. Took two
old people two or three days to get it up but it has been doing well for
four years now and holds a lot of stuff. I did most of the putting
together and Miz Anne held things up while I bolted them together. We
still work pretty good together after fifty-six years together and we've
never struck either of us, yet. G

George

George Shirley wrote:
....
We do that in the raised beds with some things. I just tossed another
batch of crowder pea hulls in one of the beds. Haven't seen any of those
go under yet. Tilly knows better than to even sniff a bed and our only
critter problem is the cats that think our gardens are toilets. Had
another hit last night from one, I swear I'm going to get out the
"Whisper" air rifle, pretty close to having a suppressor on that one.

tossed on the surface is not the same thing.
i mean move the mulch aside and put a few items
underneath. that will encourage them a lot
more... check in the morning when it is cool.


....
We needed a garden shed here so we bought a plastic (very sturdy) one at
Lowe's. It's about ten feet by eight feet and was very easy to put
together, even has a floor. I bought some one foot square concrete pads
about an inch and half thick to put under it and it works well. Took two
old people two or three days to get it up but it has been doing well for
four years now and holds a lot of stuff. I did most of the putting
together and Miz Anne held things up while I bolted them together. We
still work pretty good together after fifty-six years together and we've
never struck either of us, yet. G

we have a garden shed on the back wall of the garage.
it is not extra storage for household items. it gets
mice in it at times. and right now the bees too... hmm,
i should check that tomorrow morning when it is cool to
see how many are still alive.


songbird

On 6/30/2016 4:57 PM, songbird wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
...
We do that in the raised beds with some things. I just tossed another
batch of crowder pea hulls in one of the beds. Haven't seen any of those
go under yet. Tilly knows better than to even sniff a bed and our only
critter problem is the cats that think our gardens are toilets. Had
another hit last night from one, I swear I'm going to get out the
"Whisper" air rifle, pretty close to having a suppressor on that one.

tossed on the surface is not the same thing.
i mean move the mulch aside and put a few items
underneath. that will encourage them a lot
more... check in the morning when it is cool.
I don't think turning it over would help, there's no dirt except the one
inch of sand that was put on top of the clay. I do miss the deep,
fertile earth on our property in Louisiana. That area was a forest for
probably hundreds of thousands of years if not millions. Dug some post
holes four feet deep once and hit sand and ancient sea shells. Looking
at the terrain maps for that area we were living on an ancient sand
dune. It was toss a seed on the ground and jump back there. I was
willing to stay there because it was only 20 miles from where I grew up
in Texas. The lady of the house wanted to be much closer to the grands
and great grands. Have to admit it is nice to see the little rascals
more often.




...
We needed a garden shed here so we bought a plastic (very sturdy) one at
Lowe's. It's about ten feet by eight feet and was very easy to put
together, even has a floor. I bought some one foot square concrete pads
about an inch and half thick to put under it and it works well. Took two
old people two or three days to get it up but it has been doing well for
four years now and holds a lot of stuff. I did most of the putting
together and Miz Anne held things up while I bolted them together. We
still work pretty good together after fifty-six years together and we've
never struck either of us, yet. G

we have a garden shed on the back wall of the garage.
it is not extra storage for household items. it gets
mice in it at times. and right now the bees too... hmm,
i should check that tomorrow morning when it is cool to
see how many are still alive.


songbird

Don't ever move away bird, HOA's are a literal PITA with their stupid
rules. Every house here but ours has a live oak in front, some folks
added other trees and got away with. A tree has to make it's living to
be with us, pear tree in the front yard, fig and kumquat in the back.
Had one neighbor, somewhat of an old bitty type, asked me why I didn't
have a live oak, told her the acorns weren't very tasty. She walked away
shaking her head, haven't seen her since. 99% of the folks here go to
work early in the morning, get home somewhere between 4 pm and 9 pm and
then go to work again. Most of them ignore the traffic rules and don't
know what a stop sign or speed limit is. I watched them this afternoon
and called the constable, there will be a few coppers in the
neighborhood for a few days. Lots of kids play in the streets too,
scares the bejabbers out of me.

Making more fig jam tomorrow, getting just enough to make three or four
pints here and there. Still picking them crowder peas and freezing them.

George

In article ,
George Shirley wrote:

Making more fig jam tomorrow, getting just enough to make three or four
pints here and there.

Can be nice, actually, if you have a system worked out - apple
processing is often that way for us - not that they comes in dribs and
drabs so much, but they will hold on the tree (or even picked) a while,
if they are there in the first place. This year looks bad for that, I
don't think the blossoms even opened. I get into a rhythm where I
process so many, turn them into sauce or butter or dry them, turn around
and do it again.

The plums last year came in a great mass so that we were desperately
processing 40 lbs trying to stay ahead of them spoiling. That will have
to hold us though this year, at least, as the late freeze has done for
nearly all of them (on those, the flowers were out, but I see exactly 2
green fruit on 5 trees that made hundreds last year.) Bummer - the "I
had major doubts" plum "wine" came out sort of OK (green plums, sugar
and what was supposed to be some sort of rice liquor that I subbed with
diluted-to-the-correct-proof vodka. Should be "umeshu" plums, but source
claimed it worked OK with others.) Next time I have some I'll try with
ones a little riper, I think, but it's acceptable for low-effort cheap
homemade, after a year of sitting.

--
Cats, coffee, chocolate...vices to live by
Please don't feed the trolls. Killfile and ignore them so they will go away.

On 6/30/2016 7:26 PM, Ecnerwal wrote:
In article ,
George Shirley wrote:

Making more fig jam tomorrow, getting just enough to make three or four
pints here and there.
We had a 20 year old fig tree in Louisiana, it grew in the shade from a
sprout from a next door neighbor. After all those years growing it only
was about eight feet tall and about ten feet around. Our last year in
that house I went out to pick figs and the main tree fell over. It had a
hard base at the root level and that branch was still green even though
it wasn't connected to the roots anymore. This new one is growing about
that slow too but is getting more prolific by the year.


Can be nice, actually, if you have a system worked out - apple
processing is often that way for us - not that they comes in dribs and
drabs so much, but they will hold on the tree (or even picked) a while,
if they are there in the first place. This year looks bad for that, I
don't think the blossoms even opened. I get into a rhythm where I
process so many, turn them into sauce or butter or dry them, turn around
and do it again.
We used to make 20 to 40 pints of fig jam at the old place, we're older
now and much happier with 2 to 4 pints a week, makes the job easier.

The plums last year came in a great mass so that we were desperately
processing 40 lbs trying to stay ahead of them spoiling. That will have
to hold us though this year, at least, as the late freeze has done for
nearly all of them (on those, the flowers were out, but I see exactly 2
green fruit on 5 trees that made hundreds last year.) Bummer - the "I
had major doubts" plum "wine" came out sort of OK (green plums, sugar
and what was supposed to be some sort of rice liquor that I subbed with
diluted-to-the-correct-proof vodka. Should be "umeshu" plums, but source
claimed it worked OK with others.) Next time I have some I'll try with
ones a little riper, I think, but it's acceptable for low-effort cheap
homemade, after a year of sitting.

We had two plum trees, about six years old, never had a plum on them,
don't know why, the local ag agent was also bewildered. Had a Japanese
persimmon that did well, made lots of persimmon wine, about all they
were good for. Used to make wild persimmon wine years ago that was
pretty tasty, and, after a year in the jug, it had a rosy tint. Good
stuff (hic). Our kumquat tree is maybe 4 feet tall and is loaded again
this summer, lots of blooms and a whole lot of fruit. We don't drink
much alcohol anymore so I haven't made any kumquat wine, the old one in
Louisiana had so many fruit one year I made two gallons of kumquat wine,
pretty good stuff too. This young tree produces enough fruit to make
several pints of kumquat marmalade, that is really good stuff there,
even the great grands like it. I'm really watching the pear tree in the
front yard as a lot of folks walk by there daily. I think most of them
don't know anything about fruit trees. It is a Tennousi, developed by a
local ag agent. It's a cross between an Asian pear and a European pear
and gets fairly large and is russet in color. Have not tasted one but am
looking forward to it. We used to put up a lot of pear jelly, sauce, and
sliced pears from an old Kiefer canning pear tree we had. Kiefer is a
very good canning pear but have to be dead ripe to eat out of hand.

George

George Shirley wrote:
On 6/30/2016 4:57 PM, songbird wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
...
We do that in the raised beds with some things. I just tossed another
batch of crowder pea hulls in one of the beds. Haven't seen any of those
go under yet. Tilly knows better than to even sniff a bed and our only
critter problem is the cats that think our gardens are toilets. Had
another hit last night from one, I swear I'm going to get out the
"Whisper" air rifle, pretty close to having a suppressor on that one.

tossed on the surface is not the same thing.
i mean move the mulch aside and put a few items
underneath. that will encourage them a lot
more... check in the morning when it is cool.

I don't think turning it over would help, there's no dirt except the one
inch of sand that was put on top of the clay. I do miss the deep,
fertile earth on our property in Louisiana. That area was a forest for
probably hundreds of thousands of years if not millions. Dug some post
holes four feet deep once and hit sand and ancient sea shells. Looking
at the terrain maps for that area we were living on an ancient sand
dune. It was toss a seed on the ground and jump back there. I was
willing to stay there because it was only 20 miles from where I grew up
in Texas. The lady of the house wanted to be much closer to the grands
and great grands. Have to admit it is nice to see the little rascals
more often.

i don't mean turning it over, i mean moving some
of it out of the way, putting down the scraps and
the covering the scraps back up. this way the worms
don't have to go up to the hot surface to find it
and it will encourage them.


...
We needed a garden shed here so we bought a plastic (very sturdy) one at
Lowe's. It's about ten feet by eight feet and was very easy to put
together, even has a floor. I bought some one foot square concrete pads
about an inch and half thick to put under it and it works well. Took two
old people two or three days to get it up but it has been doing well for
four years now and holds a lot of stuff. I did most of the putting
together and Miz Anne held things up while I bolted them together. We
still work pretty good together after fifty-six years together and we've
never struck either of us, yet. G

we have a garden shed on the back wall of the garage.
it is not extra storage for household items. it gets
mice in it at times. and right now the bees too... hmm,
i should check that tomorrow morning when it is cool to
see how many are still alive.

Don't ever move away bird, HOA's are a literal PITA with their stupid
rules.

i know, i've read enough horror stories along with the
local paper talking about all the various small town
regulations about what people can and can't do in their
yards. my cousin just got a letter from the city about
tall wildflowers in his front yard, says he mows them
and they come back within a few days. nice yellow flowers.
and before when i was dating my gf of the time her ex got
the city she was in to send her a letter about some wild-
flowers that she liked to let alone when she was mowing.
silly crap...


Every house here but ours has a live oak in front, some folks
added other trees and got away with. A tree has to make it's living to
be with us, pear tree in the front yard, fig and kumquat in the back.
Had one neighbor, somewhat of an old bitty type, asked me why I didn't
have a live oak, told her the acorns weren't very tasty. She walked away
shaking her head, haven't seen her since. 99% of the folks here go to
work early in the morning, get home somewhere between 4 pm and 9 pm and
then go to work again. Most of them ignore the traffic rules and don't
know what a stop sign or speed limit is. I watched them this afternoon
and called the constable, there will be a few coppers in the
neighborhood for a few days. Lots of kids play in the streets too,
scares the bejabbers out of me.

people run the stop sign here all the time too
and they don't know what yield means either.


Making more fig jam tomorrow, getting just enough to make three or four
pints here and there. Still picking them crowder peas and freezing them.



i'm glad to wake up today with rain in the rain
guage. Ma says about half an inch. first time we've
had much rain in a few weeks... hot and dry this
next week. at least something is better than nothing.
i might be able to get more weeding and digging out
invasive grasses done today.


songbird

On 7/1/2016 8:42 AM, songbird wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
On 6/30/2016 4:57 PM, songbird wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
...
We do that in the raised beds with some things. I just tossed another
batch of crowder pea hulls in one of the beds. Haven't seen any of those
go under yet. Tilly knows better than to even sniff a bed and our only
critter problem is the cats that think our gardens are toilets. Had
another hit last night from one, I swear I'm going to get out the
"Whisper" air rifle, pretty close to having a suppressor on that one.

tossed on the surface is not the same thing.
i mean move the mulch aside and put a few items
underneath. that will encourage them a lot
more... check in the morning when it is cool.

I don't think turning it over would help, there's no dirt except the one
inch of sand that was put on top of the clay. I do miss the deep,
fertile earth on our property in Louisiana. That area was a forest for
probably hundreds of thousands of years if not millions. Dug some post
holes four feet deep once and hit sand and ancient sea shells. Looking
at the terrain maps for that area we were living on an ancient sand
dune. It was toss a seed on the ground and jump back there. I was
willing to stay there because it was only 20 miles from where I grew up
in Texas. The lady of the house wanted to be much closer to the grands
and great grands. Have to admit it is nice to see the little rascals
more often.

i don't mean turning it over, i mean moving some
of it out of the way, putting down the scraps and
the covering the scraps back up. this way the worms
don't have to go up to the hot surface to find it
and it will encourage them.


...
We needed a garden shed here so we bought a plastic (very sturdy) one at
Lowe's. It's about ten feet by eight feet and was very easy to put
together, even has a floor. I bought some one foot square concrete pads
about an inch and half thick to put under it and it works well. Took two
old people two or three days to get it up but it has been doing well for
four years now and holds a lot of stuff. I did most of the putting
together and Miz Anne held things up while I bolted them together. We
still work pretty good together after fifty-six years together and we've
never struck either of us, yet. G

we have a garden shed on the back wall of the garage.
it is not extra storage for household items. it gets
mice in it at times. and right now the bees too... hmm,
i should check that tomorrow morning when it is cool to
see how many are still alive.

Don't ever move away bird, HOA's are a literal PITA with their stupid
rules.

i know, i've read enough horror stories along with the
local paper talking about all the various small town
regulations about what people can and can't do in their
yards. my cousin just got a letter from the city about
tall wildflowers in his front yard, says he mows them
and they come back within a few days. nice yellow flowers.
and before when i was dating my gf of the time her ex got
the city she was in to send her a letter about some wild-
flowers that she liked to let alone when she was mowing.
silly crap...


Every house here but ours has a live oak in front, some folks
added other trees and got away with. A tree has to make it's living to
be with us, pear tree in the front yard, fig and kumquat in the back.
Had one neighbor, somewhat of an old bitty type, asked me why I didn't
have a live oak, told her the acorns weren't very tasty. She walked away
shaking her head, haven't seen her since. 99% of the folks here go to
work early in the morning, get home somewhere between 4 pm and 9 pm and
then go to work again. Most of them ignore the traffic rules and don't
know what a stop sign or speed limit is. I watched them this afternoon
and called the constable, there will be a few coppers in the
neighborhood for a few days. Lots of kids play in the streets too,
scares the bejabbers out of me.

people run the stop sign here all the time too
and they don't know what yield means either.


Making more fig jam tomorrow, getting just enough to make three or four
pints here and there. Still picking them crowder peas and freezing them.



i'm glad to wake up today with rain in the rain
guage. Ma says about half an inch. first time we've
had much rain in a few weeks... hot and dry this
next week. at least something is better than nothing.
i might be able to get more weeding and digging out
invasive grasses done today.


songbird

Ha! We beat you, yesterday and the day before we got .67 inches of rain.
Free water for the gardens. Just back from taking Tilly Dawg to the vet,
she's been sneezing, wheezing, and coughing but only at night. Vet
checked her out, prescribed two meds, cost me $88.00. I think I'll take
her to my doc next time, he only charges $5 a visit. G

George Shirley wrote:
....
Ha! We beat you, yesterday and the day before we got .67 inches of rain.
Free water for the gardens. Just back from taking Tilly Dawg to the vet,
she's been sneezing, wheezing, and coughing but only at night. Vet
checked her out, prescribed two meds, cost me $88.00. I think I'll take
her to my doc next time, he only charges $5 a visit. G

AC gives me sinus troubles, i think i picked up
some sinus crud from the AC cranking on at my dad's
place last weekend. ick.


songbird