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Stwood · « **Reply #25830 on:** May 06, 2019, 09:55:47 PM »

Another 25' row, with 12 Amish Pastes, 2 dunno bell peppers, 3 Mortgage Lifters.
Second 25' row today. 4 Mortgage Lifters, 8 Jalapeno's, 4 Amish Pastes.

Stwood · « **Reply #25831 on:** May 15, 2019, 08:51:04 AM »

Got a 32' row of green okra in.
Replanted a few pole beans that I didn't think were coming up, and while making a small hole to put the beans in, found some of the others that had sprouted, but hadn't poked through yet.

Cantaloupe is starting to poke through after 14 days. I was ready yesterday to go buy new seeds and replant, thinking last years seeds weren't going sprout. I think it's due to too many cool, rainy days, and I'm anxious.

Same with the red okra. Sprouting is spotty.
It's already up to 70 here today, so maybe the soil will finally do some warming up.

Stwood · « **Reply #25832 on:** May 15, 2019, 06:33:34 PM »

Planted 20 more tomato plants. Abe Lincoln variety. These are a large, healthy looking tomato. Great for slicing, whatever. I'll put in another 12 or so then switch varieties. I have some yellow tomatoes to put in and try this year.

Stwood · « **Reply #25833 on:** May 16, 2019, 10:09:07 PM »

Put in 8 Heritage Yellow, and 8 Roma's.
Another 32' row of turnips.
Tomorrow will be more pepper plants going in.

Greekman · « **Reply #25834 on:** May 17, 2019, 01:18:25 AM »

Yesterday I finished remaking my EDC gear / survival / travel kits. They now all have the same contents and materials are organized in ziplocks per function (hygeine, food, electronics etc etc)

I received the dc board chargers for making tiny Nimh battery chargers power from USB or lithium batteries.

Stwood · « **Reply #25835 on:** May 18, 2019, 09:04:21 AM »

Got 14 Corbaci and 8 Jalapeno peppers in without a sign of rain yesterday. Amazing....simply amazing.

Though the forecast is calling for damaging thunderstorms this evening. That must be hail and chit coming down.

Bought a few LT's for the storeroom yesterday, and replenished a few things in the rotating pantry.

I need to be settling down and getting serious about getting a manual well pump for the well. I'm not looking forward to spending 600.00 for a dual, deep well pump.
Any other ideas out there??

Redman · « **Reply #25836 on:** May 18, 2019, 09:38:11 AM »

Heard on the TV there's been tornados somewhere between Austin and DFW.

I don't no nothing about well pumps, got city water.

Redman · « **Reply #25837 on:** May 25, 2019, 04:12:23 AM »

Canned 23 pints of black bean soup.

Stwood · « **Reply #25838 on:** May 25, 2019, 08:22:57 AM »

Quote from: Redman on May 25, 2019, 04:12:23 AM

Canned 23 pints of black bean soup.

Hootie · « **Reply #25839 on:** May 25, 2019, 08:16:05 PM »

added more storage to the garage
started make a new garden bed
turned the compost
added to my food preps in the pantry

Stwood · « **Reply #25840 on:** May 30, 2019, 08:18:23 PM »

Replenished storeroom supplies.
Laid in an area 21'x13' of hay covered potatoes in the mud garden

Redman · « **Reply #25841 on:** May 31, 2019, 04:27:44 AM »

Quote from: Stwood on May 30, 2019, 08:18:23 PM

Replenished storeroom supplies.
Laid in an area 21'x13' of hay covered potatoes in the mud garden

Hootie · « **Reply #25842 on:** May 31, 2019, 02:45:06 PM »

bought some 5gal water containers

Redman · « **Reply #25843 on:** May 31, 2019, 04:10:18 PM »

Tell us more Hootie. Where did you get them etc.

Stwood · « **Reply #25844 on:** June 01, 2019, 04:53:23 PM »

Tilled under some poorly developed/washed out turnips and planed 32' of beets in that space.
Did some weed picking and tilling.
Planted 6 hills of Cushaw squash.
Planted another 25' row of pole beans.
Mulched more taters.
Did *not* sunburn my ass this time as I made sure my T-shirt was long enough to cover said ass when bent down on my knees.

Tadaaaaaa..........

Oh....and the 50% forecasted rain hasn't happened...........yet.

antsyaunt · « **Reply #25845 on:** June 01, 2019, 07:35:31 PM »

Planted seeds for beans (green, yellow, purple), Swiss chard, beets, red noodle pole beans, and carrots.

Redman · « **Reply #25846 on:** June 02, 2019, 03:58:10 AM »

Quote from: antsyaunt on June 01, 2019, 07:35:31 PM

Planted seeds for beans (green, yellow, purple), Swiss chard, beets, red noodle pole beans, and carrots.

Redman · « **Reply #25847 on:** June 02, 2019, 03:59:45 AM »

Quote from: Stwood on June 01, 2019, 04:53:23 PM

Tilled under some poorly developed/washed out turnips and planed 32' of beets in that space.
Did some weed picking and tilling.
Planted 6 hills of Cushaw squash.
Planted another 25' row of pole beans.
Mulched more taters.
Did *not* sunburn my ass this time as I made sure my T-shirt was long enough to cover said ass when bent down on my knees.
Tadaaaaaa..........

Oh....and the 50% forecasted rain hasn't happened...........yet.

Well I guess we can't call you "that redneck" farmer any more.

Hope those cushaw seeds work out for ya.

Stwood · « **Reply #25848 on:** June 02, 2019, 08:22:08 AM »

Lol.
Yes. Going to give them a try. Looks like they will keep through the winter.

Redman · « **Reply #25849 on:** June 02, 2019, 08:40:05 AM »

Yes they should keep several months. They make good pie and bread. My grandmother used to bake them with lots of butter, brown or white sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice. Very good. Old time southern food.

Looks like we're gonna get pretty wet this week. Tropical disturbance in the Gulf moving into upper Mexico or south TX.

Stwood · « **Reply #25850 on:** June 03, 2019, 07:20:27 PM »

Replanted 2 spotty 25' rows of red okra.
Got posts and panels up for 25' row pole beans.
Weeding...tilling.....mulching.

Looks like rain...

Stwood · « **Reply #25851 on:** June 05, 2019, 08:42:09 AM »

Got the cucumber bed re prepared again.
Planted pole beans in both ends, they can climb the pallets for supports.
Planted some beets in places where the turnips are not doing good in all this moisture. Beets seem to thrive in wet soil better.

Redman · « **Reply #25852 on:** June 05, 2019, 09:35:50 AM »

Stwood · « **Reply #25853 on:** June 07, 2019, 06:01:30 PM »

Got in a 32' row of sweet taters.....

Various weeding still ongoing.

Trapping coons (3 so far in 4 days) for coon hats and bbq pulled coon sammiches.

Redman · « **Reply #25854 on:** June 08, 2019, 04:00:18 AM »

Stwood · « **Reply #25855 on:** June 08, 2019, 06:59:03 AM »

Oops.....I got the same pic in there twice.

Stwood · « **Reply #25856 on:** June 10, 2019, 08:31:24 PM »

Tended garden, mulching and weeding. Wife got her herbs all in.
Moved the stinky, mudball piggies to pen #5. Couldn't find em for several hours, as the grasses and buck brush are 4' tall in there.

Feed the local buzzards down the road some fine raccoon again.

Stwood · « **Reply #25857 on:** June 12, 2019, 09:34:10 PM »

Sowed oats and added fertilizer to the unused portion of the garden, about 20x40.
Ground whole wheat for flour from the storeroom stock.
Wife is processing more honey, and will jar it tomorrow.

Redman · « **Reply #25858 on:** June 13, 2019, 03:37:50 AM »

Sounds like a pretty busy day.

Redman · « **Reply #25859 on:** June 16, 2019, 05:47:20 AM »

Replenished some items in the storeroom.

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