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  1. jvls1942

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    sorry to hear that about your dog, Lisa. after we put our female down, the one in my avatar, I said no more dogs. too painful ,. it's like killing a dear friend. our farmer neighbor cuts green hay. i haven't checked to see if he is stockpiling round bales, yet. i had raspberry pie for...
  2. jvls1942

    Helpful hints for building coops

    I never heard about those blisters. but I can understand it I guess. birds have a tendon in their leg that clamps their toes around a branch without exerting any force from the bird. i imagine chickens have the same tendon? so a narrow edged roost would be normal .
  3. jvls1942

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    good Sunday morning, cool 65F and sunny\ Annie bakes a corn flake crust, then dumps raw berries in and tops it with real whipped cream. she likes picking berries of all kinds. has permanent scars on her legs from the blackberries. the trap did not go off last night. the light went on before ten...
  4. jvls1942

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    today I got the box trap all tuned up. i think the chuck will not steal the bait next time. then i watered all of the beds. i didn't realize how dry they all were. we have pretty good rains, but the foilage is so dense, no water is reaching the roots,. i got finished just in time to have a piece...
  5. jvls1942

    Helpful hints for building coops

    that is a good choice.
  6. jvls1942

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    Good cool Saturday morning, 68F and cloudy at 1 AM the light went on. this morning the trap was not set off. all of the peach pieces were gone. I will have to fine tune the trap,. the peas are all done. didn't get a bumper crop from the mammoth vines. too much nitrogen?? i will pull the vines...
  7. jvls1942

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    nice and cool here today, too. Annie picked another quart of black raspberries She makes freezer jam with them. super good on toast. she has 4 pints , today she is going to pick red raspberries,. she said she would make a pie. she makes a graham cracker crust, pours the raw berries in and tops...
  8. jvls1942

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    had a nice soaking rain at about noon. i am not going to water today. might top off the water in the newly emerging lettuce and carrots. play it by ear. that chuck is making me nervous with his tunnel just ten feet from my tomatoes. today i will set the trap. pray that i don't catch the skunk...
  9. jvls1942

    Helpful hints for building coops

    interesting that a chuck would eat a chicken. i am going to have to trap this one. we have some over the hill peaches that i will use for bait. i had roosts 16ft long. i used 2x6 on edge,. i had turkeys and chickens on them. a 2x4 laying on the flat side will sag. to strengthen it, fasten a...
  10. jvls1942

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    yeah Barb, I was wondering when the rumers and blame would start,. D#*N insurance companies,. they take your money and then squirm like worms, that they are, to avoid paying for anything. I could tell you a few stories about that. sounds like Christmas in July in Iowa.:lau
  11. jvls1942

    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    the zoo continues. one of the skunks came back. when he saw me he dove into the wood chuck's hole. Annie sprayed pest control all over the hole and around it. for a few days we didn't see our pets. then last night we found out that wood chucks are nocturnal. he was pushing on the garage door. i...
  12. jvls1942

    Helpful hints for building coops

    Annie sprayed pest repellant all around the wood chuck hole. for a few days we didn't see him or the skunk. last night we found out that wood chucks are nocturnal. he was pushing on the garage door . i assume he could smell the cat's food. well, mr. chucky, i will give you some cat food...
  13. jvls1942

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    how sad, Barb,. hoping for the best for your sister. it must be really hard for her. i feel awkward posting any news last night we found out that wood chucks are also nocturnal. he was trying to get into the garage, pushing on the door. i assume he could smell the cat's food. well, mr woody...
  14. jvls1942

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    so sad to hear that, Barb. the first thing you hope is maybe she was gone visiting . a long time ago my brother and i were in a bad car accident. the news, and gossip were so far from accurate that it could have been someone else in a different accident.
  15. jvls1942

    Helpful hints for building coops

    update on the wildlife zoo one of the skunks came back at mid day and ate the cat's food. when he saw Annie, he ducked into the wood chuck's hole. i am afraid the wood chuck will destroy my tomatoes. i would like to trap him, but there is the good chance i could catch the skunk instead. all...
  16. jvls1942

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    monday, july 14 update on the wildlife zoo. yesterday at mid day there was a skunk eating the cat's food. when he saw Annie, he ducked into the wood chuck's hole. i am afraid the wood chuck will destroy my tomatoes. i want to catch him, but there is the chance i could catch the skunk instead...
  17. jvls1942

    Helpful hints for building coops

    the big news here is, the skunk family and the coons have moved along. now a wood chuck has taken their place. in one day he has dug a tunnel along the foundation of the garage. can't allow that, a trap and trip are on order. the raised gardens are doing very well. the second planting of corn...
  18. jvls1942

    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    the big news here is that the coons and skunks have moved along. now a wood chuck has taken their place. in one day he has dug a tunnel along the foundation of the garage. can't have that. a trap and trip is on order.
  19. jvls1942

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    Barb, i truly hope your foster baby robin lives to peck holes in your strawberries. :lau now that the skunks and coons have left, a woodchuck has taken their place. he is digging tunnels along the garage foundation. it took him only one day to accomplish that. i think a trap and trip is in...
  20. jvls1942

    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    second planting of corn is not emerging yet. might be a little soon, though. yesterday morning i watered everything real well. last night it rained very hard. that's OK. the beds all have very good drainage. and, i won't have to water today. my green pepper plants look more like jungle brush...
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