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Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2
me again this morning i did try Ollie. he started right up. so i had to take a ride. i loaded the antique push cultivator into the bucket , grabbed the packet of new corn seed and went to the corn patch. it was 78F before noon. i used the push cultivator to prepare the rows and planted five rows... -
Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2
GGson went home. the house was so calm and quiet. we sat with the tv off. we both dosed off. I thought I heard a noise outside. took a look. Jason's van was there. I went to get my shoes on, went out and Jason was gone. I am guessing the noise I heard was Ollie starting up, I will check on it... -
Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2
Barb, happy birthday. i think what happened to the date was I looked at the bottom corner of my screen and copied the 7 o2 time as the date. yes, the little cuties are still here. this morning as we were having our coffee out on the deck, two of them came to visit. they went under the deck... -
Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2
good 63F July 2nd and sunny to you all. notice, I didn't say y'awl,. I don't like that. Yesterday, through our "zoo" window we saw a deer in the corn field and at the same time there were 4 of the tiniest skunks we ever saw, under the apple tree. I hope the skunks were just passing through. now... -
Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2
there are baby tomatoes on the plants. I hope you are right about a bumper crop, I trimmed some more of the bottom branches and tied up the tops I took pictures of all the beds. but they somehow do not show up on the computer, we had a thunder rain come through at 2AM today at 8AM it is... -
Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2
this is my whole garden. the white poles are the optimistic stakes, 5 feet tall. hoping the tomatoes get that tall. -
Helpful hints for building coops
Molpet, thanks for the info. here's a tip for you. the best thing to drink for dehydration is milk. i was going to send a couple pictures of my raised beds, but the computer is no cooperating. today is starting out cool. 63F. I could get used to this.- jvls1942
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Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2
another cool morning. 63F. I could get used to this. My brother Dave was a medic in Nam. he told me that the best thing to drink for dehydration is milk. i will stick to the water, i can't stand drinking milk. today I will pick some rhubarb. Annie said she would bake a pie. she just made a pot... -
Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2
we had a thunderstorm while we were eating supper. had the door open the whole time. Annie had grilled some meat and it set off the dinner bell. on wednesday, i planted 12 , 16ft rows of corn. got finished about 15 minutes before the rain started. on thursday it rained on and off all day the... -
Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"
good cool wet morning. 56F/ yesterday I got up early and planted 12, 16ft rows of corn I figure about 3oo seeds. that should be enough for us if they even grow, that is. Serendipity . I will plant the rest of the garden in buckwheat. I got finished planting about 15 minutes before the rain...- jvls1942
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Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2
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Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"
got the corn patch all rototilled. the tiller worked great, me running behind, not so great. but the saga of not getting the corn planted continues,. the planter's disc refused to rotate consistently. so i cleaned it and greased it, then it was too hot to stay outside any longer. I will give...- jvls1942
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we lucked out the last two mornings, 66F, but that lasts only until about 10AM. yesterday I tried to plant corn. it is about the limit for doing that. naturally, the saga of not getting the corn planted continues. the push behind planter didn't want to work. so I cleaned it all up and greased...- jvls1942
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Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2
sorry to hear about Carolyn. she should be feeling better by today. the tiller ran great. me following it, not so great. but i managed to get the whole garden tilled enough to plant some corn. of course nothing is cooperating with the corn planting. the push planter did not perform so well. i... -
Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2
cool 66F this morning. the tractor fixit guy came yesterday . go Ollie started, but has to order a diode. the battery won't stay charged because of it being bad. going to replace the distributor cap, also. it will be a few days until he comes back. I had to take the recoil starter from the... -
Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"
I tied up the tomatoes again. they are about 30" tall. I trimmed off a bunch of the lower branches that were too close to the soil. I got the rototiller all fixed. but at 86F, I am not about to use it. stay cool and safe. this heat shall pass,. then you will have plenty of weeds to pull.- jvls1942
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Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2
Barb, let's call the escessive heat your problem I braved the heat and decided that I would get some sort of throttle control rigged up for the tiller, I put on my floppy wide brimmed hat and sat on a lawn chair and tried to jury rig a throttle cable. couldn't make it work,. So I decided to try... -
Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2
we didn't stay at the auction very long. just wanted to get an idea of how much junk was going for. lots of $1.oo items. they always sell the junk first . if they sold the good stuff, nobody would stay until the end. had a bad hamburger and a good lemonade picked up a free microwave from DD... -
Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"
I got the tiller running. now I have to figure out a throttle control. had one. long story, it doesn't have one any more. raining right now, again. not good for mowing lawn. very good for the raised beds. I am glad I have plenty of drainage holes in the containers. the tomatoes are...- jvls1942
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Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2
I agree, too warm for me too. but I go outside for short periods. Barb , and Lisa, I hope you get over your sniffles and coughs quickly. Annie is coughing a little, too. I got the tiller running. only now I have to hook up some sort of throttle control. today we are going to an auction...