Gardening for Old Folks (Adaptative)

[jvls1942]

Let's see, 9 * 12 = A WHOLE lotta wine!!!!
Or are there only 6 bottles in a case?
Still a whole lotta wine.

12 bottles in a case. 108 bottles .
I will have 15 gallons of new wine. Then I have about
10 gallons of some old wine that might be either good
or bad. If some of it is bad I will just dump them.
a case of bottles holds about 2 1/2 gallons..
.......jiminwisc.......

 

[cavemanrich]

108 bottles .

That translates to 108 days staying OFF Ollie

 

[bruceha2000]

Then I have about 10 gallons of some old wine that might be either good or bad.

I'd volunteer to come help taste test it when the time comes but DD2 graduated from Beloit a few years ago so I'm not going to WI any more.

 

[jvls1942]

let's wait and see how the wine turns out. Then you can decide to take a road trip for a tasting session.
I racked the third and last jug yesterday.
the hydrometer reading is 1.o5o that is a good starting point for alcohol potential.
all of my pre op appointments are completed. just a covid test on Jan 11 . to do..
......jiminwisc......

 

[Kusanar]

Hey guys, I finally caught up on this thread. I'm not exactly old folks but I was dumb when young and tore my body up so I FEEL old and am trying to get a garden set up to be easier to manage.

This (2021) will be the 2nd year doing a garden at my place, had some issues last year but I learned from them and hope to do better this year.

 

[TooCheep]

That's the way it works. Your garden should get better year after year (assuming the weather semi-cooperates). Gardening is good exercise, good for the psyche and good for your health. Welcome.

Oh... And you need to get some chickens.

 

[jvls1942]

I don't have any animals or birds. Just one ermine hanging around in the wind break.
I just tweaked about four gallons of old wine.
I flavored it with five pints of blackberry jelly.
then I added some simple sugar because it was soooo dry.. Now I have to wash out some wine bottles. .
......jiminwisc........

 

[Kusanar]

That's the way it works. Your garden should get better year after year (assuming the weather semi-cooperates). Gardening is good exercise, good for the psyche and good for your health. Welcome.

Oh... And you need to get some chickens.

Yeah, last year was my first experience with peat pots, I wanted to get my tomatoes and peppers in 6-paks but they didn't have any when I went shopping so I got 3" peat pots (at like $4 each) and planted according to the directions... well, the plants barely put roots outside of the pots so they didn't do much, plus we got a hard frost about 3 days after I planted them so everything was under a tarp for a few days and I don't think the peppers ever forgave me for that.

This year I am starting everything from seed and the ones I am starting inside are being started in 2" peat pots with slits in the sides, I will pretty much peel the entire pot off of the roots when I plant them this time.

The chickens will happen, I'm still getting the farm straightened out. Need more fencing up and half a house torn down, then I can start thinking about adding more animals out there.

I want chickens and Jacob Sheep.

 

[R2elk]

Yeah, last year was my first experience with peat pots, I wanted to get my tomatoes and peppers in 6-paks but they didn't have any when I went shopping so I got 3" peat pots (at like $4 each) and planted according to the directions... well, the plants barely put roots outside of the pots so they didn't do much, plus we got a hard frost about 3 days after I planted them so everything was under a tarp for a few days and I don't think the peppers ever forgave me for that.

This year I am starting everything from seed and the ones I am starting inside are being started in 2" peat pots with slits in the sides, I will pretty much peel the entire pot off of the roots when I plant them this time.

The chickens will happen, I'm still getting the farm straightened out. Need more fencing up and half a house torn down, then I can start thinking about adding more animals out there.

I want chickens and Jacob Sheep.

I use the peat pots to start. I rip the pots off before transplanting. The roots don;t spread through the peat pots as well as they claim.

 

[Kusanar]

I use the peat pots to start. I rip the pots off before transplanting. The roots don;t spread through the peat pots as well as they claim.

I know this now... lol, like I said, 1st time I ever used them so it was a learning experience for sure.