Nope. It's Nebraska. Trees don't grown on the hilltop, it's glacial chip clay, no topsoil to speak of. They only grow down in the valley. That plus our regular 70-80 mph winds....recipe for disaster. I planted a few, but double the possible max height of the species of tree from the house...
I swear, if I find one more tick in my hair....
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We had a good breeze going today, and I worked outside most of the day. DH was wearing firehose pants, I was hot just looking at him. But he was walking behind the push weed eater, so I can't blame him. But I'd be out of those long heavy...
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JUST realized the corn I planted is from Baker Creek. I have a whole package planted and only TWO have germinated. Now come on, we all can't be having the same problem, different states, different zones, different weather and planting times. That's it. I'm done with Baker Creek.
It does not work on poison ivy, ragweed, alfalfa, curly dock, wild asters, yellow nut sedge, or the morning glory family/bindweed. It might melt it, but it comes back with a vengance- think the terror in Indiana Jones and the melty face scenes with the Lost Arc at the end.
But I agree, walking...
Oh I make my own bread, grind my own flours, but I don't work it by hand. I use a dough mixer, actually made to make Chinese dumpling dough. It mixes and ferments(proofs) the dough, so I don't have to.
And my problem is finding the NON-pleated ones. UGH.
They do not do well in the microwave, and the plastic they're starting to use shreds after it gets cold.
I'm sticking to my Tupperware, and old glass.
And humidity...OMG....we are saturated, even in drought. It's only 75'F right now, but...
The lids snap on, yes. And I have extra sets of pans.
I just pour and freeze liquids at the machine, it doesn't take that much more power. The bags are few and far between out here in the middle of no where and when I do find them they are $$$.
My Concords are going nuts and yes, it's my Catawba that are naked, totally naked. I wonder if the drought and extreme cold we had this winter got her.
All the goodies are in the machine.
So probably by Sunday lunchtime - breyers strawberry icecream bites, neopolitan bites, shoo fly cake pieces, and french toast sticks.
It's 91 degrees, and the house has hit 80 - sleepy weather.
(basement room with FDer is only 64 - lucky room)
My older grape...
Chicks are happy. Hens are happy. The alpacas are in the western pasture for two days, so they're happy.
The garden looks good. The tomato starts are growing.
I mowed all day yesterday.
I've got french toast, coffee cake, and ice cream squares in the main freezer, chilling for the freeze dryer...