@ 9:15 am 61°F, Cloudy, SW 2 mph wind, 0” rain Zero. Zero inches of rain the apps claim. Yet all day yesterday moisture dribbled from the sky. I had to use windshield wipers regularly and I was definitely wet after finishing the set up of the electric net fencing. Muddy paw prints on floorContinueContinue reading “Live Wire and Accurate Weather”
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Solar Electric Fencing
4:45 pm 61°F, cloudy, W 7 mph wind, trace rain It’s been sprinkling today but not enough to really register on the weather app. It was certainly damp when I was finishing up the electric fencing this morning. Other than the yellow poles, we already had the netting and I had the solar box fromContinueContinue reading “Solar Electric Fencing”
I didn’t have anymore ducks to give…
Until now. @ 7:45 pm, 70°F, mostly sunny, W 7 mph wind, 0” rain, moderate fire risk My bestie who also shares this property has craved the attention of ducks ever since I had brought over my old duck from the farm. She was my last duck, an old duck, and I could not bareContinueContinue reading “I didn’t have anymore ducks to give…”
A perfect Saturday here.
@ 8 p.m. 63*, mostly sunny, NW 8 mph Wind, O rain. Fire up the highway a bit. Warm but not hot. Perfect temperature. A good dry day to get things done. I made a cattle panel arch and planted a hardy kiwi plant at the base. Mulched it with cardboard and grass clippings. IContinueContinue reading “A perfect Saturday here.”
It’s Been A While, Hasn’t it?
@5:45 AM 55*F, Mostly Cloudy, N 6 mph Wind, Monthly Rain 1.08″, Year to Date rain 37.20″ It seems the more I use my paper book journal the less I spend typing here but I am paying for this so I may as get back to regularly updating. Nothing much has changed other than theContinueContinue reading “It’s Been A While, Hasn’t it?”
Pepper Starting and Fermentation
46°F, light rain, S 7 mph wind, Rain YTD 19.22” I saved my indoor seed starting for today, knowing it was going to be rainy and wet. Now normally, for most of my life I would have started hundreds of peppers and eggplants for the garden and to share/sell. But this year, in my 18’ContinueContinue reading “Pepper Starting and Fermentation”
Bed #1- cool season planting
50°F, mostly cloudy, S 12 mph wind, YTD rain 18.57” Things are popping in the first bed i planted this year. It’s one of the raised beds I filled a little bit ago. Despite getting into the 20’s still on the clear cloudless nights. it’s good to take note of what you can get awayContinueContinue reading “Bed #1- cool season planting”
Paw Paws
50°F, light rain, S 23 mph Wind, Rain YTD 11”. The paw paw seedlings I ordered a few days ago have arrived. I will be planting these in the woods (with a bit of protection of course) and looking forward to fruits hopefully in a few years! (If I’m still around). I pay off theContinueContinue reading “Paw Paws”
The old wild apple tree
44/22°F, Sunny, NW 14 mph wind, 7.21” rain/year I’ve cleared out the red elder trees from around the old wild apple and can now get up next to the main trunk now. Yes, it’s covered in moss! Still need to clean up around it but it’s much better now. It’s very tall so I haveContinueContinue reading “The old wild apple tree”
More Snow & Ice
https://videopress.com/v/fvuNqddP?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true 37°F, sunny, S 8 mph wind, 6.16” rain/year I’m getting mighty tired of having to clear my rig everyday! I left the Midwest to avoid this. Well, and the crappy politics of Indiana. But at least the sun is out and it was more ice than snow over night and is melting quickly inContinueContinue reading “More Snow & Ice”
Climate Wary Homesteader 