43°f, clear, calm Don’t forget to sterilize the pruning tools between trees. Despite the cold 21° start here it warmed up enough for me to spot a couple little bees out and about checking out the garden. I came home from work this morning and felt the need to get outside myself, so I plantedContinueContinue reading “The bees came out.”
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Fruit Trees Are Becoming Unaffordable
It used to be that buying a bare root fruit tree was an inexpensive investment well worth the upfront cost. I remember ordering several a year with money I earned in a low wage student job. Mail order and locally. They were good quality and produced well. Now, if you dare order a bareroot tree,ContinueContinue reading “Fruit Trees Are Becoming Unaffordable”
The Gulf of Mexico states are experiencing snow.
30°F, foggy, NE 2 mph wind The rest of the country is experiencing some cold weather as well. My toilet is frozen and I’m pooping in a bucket now. 😑. Haven’t had running water for days. But I’m not complaining because I know things could be so much worse, and likely will be from hereContinueContinue reading “The Gulf of Mexico states are experiencing snow.”
Apple Rescue
54°F, partly cloudy, NE 3 mph wind It’s terribly nice weather so after loading the rig with trash to take to the dump tomorrow and helping with the delivery of the new homestead washing machine, I did laundry, and then decided to work outside a bit more in the woods clearing space around that wildContinueContinue reading “Apple Rescue”
Wintersown
48°, Rain, breezy Yesterday I got some winter-sowing done outside. These are seeds that need a bit of cold stratification to help them to germinate. These will stay outside in the weather, no matter what that weather is during winter. Apparently they will sprout when it’s time to and not on my timeline. It’s lowContinueContinue reading “Wintersown”
Attempting video
43°, Mostly Cloudy, passing rain showers I’m attempting to load up some video I tried to make while planting onion seeds. Apparently you can’t load up anything very long. I had to break it up into pieces. I’m not sure how to edit yet and perhaps it’s easier to do on an actual computer ratherContinueContinue reading “Attempting video”
Seed Starting and Tree Pruning Prep
46°, mostly cloudy, showers, 103.22” rain so far this year I did end up laying landscape pavers over my muddy path yesterday. They were free pavers and they do the job even though they are a bit wonky. I got tired of sinking to my ankles in mud when stepping out of my camper. AndContinueContinue reading “Seed Starting and Tree Pruning Prep”
A rain free day— yesterday
46°, Partly Cloudy, Light Wind Day off and I was feeling pretty good. I know I should stay home on days like this and work the homestead but I took my dog out for some spoiling fun walking instead at one of the local coastal parks. He deserved a day of spoiling. Meanwhile, a videoContinueContinue reading “A rain free day— yesterday”
Wind Storm- Flying Buildings and Blueberry Jam
54°, light rain, breezy “I’m tired of these storms! There never used to be so many!” Proclaimed my climate change denying neighbor when I mentioned another storm arriving Sunday. Last week we had a bit of a storm. And one I wasn’t quite expecting. Tuesday night, I woke up on hearing a bang and aContinueContinue reading “Wind Storm- Flying Buildings and Blueberry Jam”
It’s the Pits!
46°, rain, flood watch (down the hill), breezy I mentioned yesterday that my friend who owns the land I’m renting saved some fruit tree pits. Various kinds. I soaked them in warm water with a few water changes yesterday and over night. Some will try to crack the outer shell, but it’s very difficult toContinueContinue reading “It’s the Pits!”
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