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

[Callender Girl]

I'm sure the station wagon would have qualified. In fact, I was told I could have brought my inherited pick-up, Dad's 1995 Ford F-150.

But, along with other reasons I wouldn't take it, it is not clean enough -- not by a long shot -- to sit along side vehicles with raised shiny hoods that display spotless engine compartments. It's a farm truck!! However, I suspect it could have been clean enough when Dad owned it.

He showed his truck a lot of love. It still has, for example, the dealership's original plastic covering the floor, which was immaculate when I got the truck 10 years ago. I doubt Dad ever used it to haul hay. And, I know he didn't make it spend winters outside the garage. Its pampered life is over; it's a working truck now.

 

[jvls1942]

well, when i am reincarnated, i wouldn't mind coming back as one of your dogs. but being a truck is out of the question.
Annie and her sister are spending the day doing stuff. I will be home alone. maybe I will start cleaning up the raised beds . have peppers to pick. supposed to freeze tonight.

 

[jvls1942]

i got the peppers picked. there were a lot more than i thought there would be. i can start moving the tubs to their winter quarters .
these 60ish temps are my kind of temps.
i think i will have bro Dave help me with it.
will save me from hopping on and off of the tractor a hundred times.

 

[Callender Girl]

You are clearly a much better pepper gardener than I am! My Anaheim-- which has done a good job this year -- has two little peppers remaining, and the sweet pepper plant is still producing nothing but blossoms.

It's getting into the 60s here, too, but I wouldn't mind just a bit more heat. I haven't turned on the furnace, but I am warming up the living room in the mornings with an electric heater by the couch.

The 10-day forecast has nighttime temps staying the 40s. So, I still have time to do "summer" projects before I wimp out and decide it's too cold.

This place came with (too many) walnut trees, and between the nuts falling off on their own and the gang of squirrels dropping them, it's often dangerous to walk around here in the fall. Yesterday, I dug out Jim's long-handled Nut Wizard, which rolls along the ground, gathering nuts as the flexible wire cage collects them. It's kind of fun and much easier than bending down. He loved gadgets and gizmos; this one really works!

 

[Cebarmlds]

Tuesday morning we had our first frost, I thnk it got down to 29.


I wonder if the nut wizard would work on pine cones, we have hundreds maybe thousands and wow the acorns this year, millions.

 

[Callender Girl]

I have never tried the Nut Wizard on pine cones, but I suspect it wouldn't work. It's good on intact walnuts, because they are round and slip between the wires. But, it often runs right over and ignores walnuts that have been broken open or crushed by car tires.

Sorry about the frost and cold. I absolutely dread winter.

 

[Cebarmlds]

Yes, I was thinking because the pine cones are odd shaped it probably wouldn't work.

I also dread winter