Gardening for Old Folks (Adaptative)

[cavemanrich]

I have not caught many large fish in my days of fishing. Many were Carp that were about 18 inches or so. Also caught channel catfish,, that were 18 or plus. Used chicken liver for bait on those.
One day was fishing with a friend, and we caught about 70 bullheads. They don't grow as big as catfish, but the fish tastes good to me. (especially in early spring when they are lean) I like the fact that there are no small bones of concern.
Took quite some time to clean them. I had it mastered on my method of skinning, and cutting head off just right ,,, where all the innards came out in same pull.
Froze in batch quantities for a number of fish dinners.
Later in my fishing endeavors,, I just fished with my small children, and then Grandchildren,, and got 6 inch sunfish.

 

[jvls1942]

I used to fish a lot. I only caught two muskies. one just legal, one not large enough. In Fla, I caught a red fish. It was over the slot size, had to let it go.
Here in wisc I fish mainly for bluegills and perch. Keep only seven inch and up. My brother and a nephew fish for northern pike. they often give me some. Bro doesn't keep any less than 30 inches. I have cleaned a few up to 36 inches.
One winter ice fishing we caught several twelve to fourteen inch crappies. that never repeated itself.

 

[cavemanrich]

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Is that a Super 8??? I container grow my cukes. This year I am growing a bush variety. The vines to not spread as much as vine type.
One in pix is already full size.

 

[R2elk]

Is that a Super 8??? I container grow my cukes. This year I am growing a bush variety. The vines to not spread as much as vine type.
One in pix is already full size.
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Marketmore 97 from Territorial Seeds.

 

[jvls1942]

I have only a few minutes before we leave to go to a surprise birthday party for a friend.
but,,,,
this morning I removed the new carb from the mower and put on the other new one that came in the mail yesterday. choked it and turned the key. It was running instantly. it smoked a lot as the oil burned off of the muffler etc.. I let it warm up for a few minutes and turned it off. then I put it in low speed, no choke and turned the ke y. it started right up and kept idling.. of course I will have to set the high speed and governor.
I don't have time right now.
ask me, am I a happy dude ??

 

[bruceha2000]

Are you a happy dude Jim??

Great work, be methodical, stick to it, get it done.

 

[jvls1942]

Are you a happy dude Jim??

Great work, be methodical, stick to it, get it done.

I was right.. the "new" carb was faulty.
just not letting fuel come through.
after all this work and research, I feel like an expert on the Briggs engine lol
I really did learn a lot..

 

[bruceha2000]

I bought a new battery for MIL's car a few months ago. Charged fine, read 13V on the multimeter. Put it in the car and all the weird stuff that was happening with the old battery immediately started again (I had charged that one and the voltage dropped overnight just sitting on the workbench). OK, figured something really bad was happening in the car, had it towed to Toyota. They said the battery was bad. Showed me their test result, 1% "good" even though the voltage was good.

So, bad right out of the factory. I never knew that could happen with a battery. I'm sure, like me, very few if any here have had that happen. They didn't have the proper battery so I got another one from the auto parts store, installed it and all was good. Took the (old) new one back for the refund.

 

[cavemanrich]

MIL's car

May have a curse on batts

 

[Wolfie2]

I use 5 gal buckets. I do not put holes in the bottom. I put a few drain holes in the side of the bucket about 3 inches from the bottom. that leaves a reservoir in the bottom of the bucket. so there is always moist dirt in the bucket. hoping that some of the water will wick up some
I am thinking that maybe a cotton wick , like a piece of T shirt , from the bottom of the bucket to the top would wick the water up better. I have not tried that , though.
maybe a deeper reservoir would be better ?

Don't visit much here but I saw this and thought I would throw my 2 cents in. I love wcking tubs. After a couple years of messin around with 'em I think I've got 'em down. They have not really cut down on the watering. Still have to fill 'em up just about every day, our 100 F days are brutal, but there is no wasted water. I have a few made with molasses tubs and coffee cans. Gonna try taller cans on the next one to see if I can get 2 days outta the water.
I also have a cattle watering tub that I'm using as somewhat the same. Have piped up the drain with a stand pipe that will hold water to the top of the pipe. Same principle.