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  1. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    The garden is winding down for the most part. My fall bush beans are going to start blooming in a few days and I hope they have time to make beans. The tomatoes in the new garden plot are about shot. I'll pick all the green tomatoes for green salsa. Peppers are looking better than the...
  2. Smokerbill

    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    Update on the butternut squash that grew on my pallet chicken run compost bin. It was a success! I had to water it regularly first part of the season, but later on the squash didn't need much watering. And I didn't fertilize at all. I suspect that the roots went all through the compost pile and...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Yep. Sometimes I just wake up in the morning with a new pain.
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    My follow up appointment after my shoulder MRI went ok I guess. She said the torn bicep and rotator cuff injuries seem to have happened prior to my accident, so physical therapy might make an improvement. And that repair surgery probably wouldn't work. I also got a cortisone shot in my...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    My garden is looking happy because of the rain, but I'm going to need to spray BT on my brassicas. Cabbage worms are eating holes in the leaves. I'm hoping my late crop of green beans does something. Right now I think they're close to blooming.
  6. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    My walking onions are all sprouting. Thanks @Sally PB ! I pulled a baker's dozen of garlic heads out of the shop and will start separating them tomorrow to get the biggest cloves for planting. I'm thinking 80 should be enough.
  7. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    What can I say other than...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Spent some time yesterday and today cleaning up onions and shallots for storage. Trimmed off the tops and roots and rubbed off loose skins. They're in the shop now until they're all gone and I think I'll have enough to keep me going until next year. Not a bad return on 7 bucks worth of seeds.
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    It's coming down pretty good here. Probably get a half inch today.
  10. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    Picked around 5 pounds of tomatoes plus some habaneros and jalapenos. Put 12 pounds of ripe tomatoes and the peppers in the freezer for making salsa sometime down the road.
  11. Smokerbill

    Preserving Your Harvest

    Plants are wilting in the garden but I don't care much. I've been too busy painting the house to give the garden much of my energy. And it's supposed to rain the next four days so I won't have to water.
  12. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    Are those going to be winter houseplants?
  13. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    They mark each piece with spay paint here. Lilac, purplish? Not sure what color it is. And it's all piled together on a couple of carts in the middle of one of the lumber aisles.
  14. Smokerbill

    Preserving Your Harvest

    I love that idea. I might just puree whole tomatoes next time I make salsa. I bet the seeds are full of good nutrients. I like processing the onions and peppers to a fine chop too, making the salsa more spoonable.
  15. Smokerbill

    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    I'm done with ladders for a while. My legs are tired and sore, but I did get most of the trim painted on the front of the house, so curb appeal is back. LOL. The rest of the house, who cares about that trim. No one can see it but me. LOL
  16. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    Here's my stash of HomeDepot cull lumber. Quality evidently depends on who's sorting it out. Most of what I get has minor splits or dings. I only buy warped or twisted pieces if there's enough usable for a specific project I have in mind. I buy wide boards intending to rip them into 2x4 widths.
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    I just keep them piled up in the box, inside on the kitchen counter. They don't need any light to ripen. They create ethylene gas that speeds up ripening, and the box sort of traps the gas. Works for me.
  18. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    Just right if you bought all new materials. But I'm used to scavenging cull lumber from Home Depot for 70% off for most of my projects.
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    I think it's good to disrupt chickens' lives every once in a while. It'll make them appreciate free ranging all the more.
  20. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    I guess that's a lot less expensive than buying a pre-built shed. Good job!
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