Helpful hints for building coops

[Molpet]

the woodchuck is still here

I had a 2 pack of cheap blue tarps in the original plastic bag sitting outside along with gloves, bungee and magnetic strobe light for the plow truck.
I came out yesterday, the bigger tarp and plastic bag were missing. The other tarp was scuffed up and holes.
I found the missing tarp half in a ground hog hole under the deck.

 

[Sally PB]

What did a ground hog need with a tarp? He's underground. Does his roof leak? Then just dig deeper, numbskull.

 

[Molpet]

What did a ground hog need with a tarp? He's underground. Does his roof leak? Then just dig deeper, numbskull.

I had been putting dog manure down their holes. Before I tried flooding. I guess it's either payback or waterproofing.
It won't go in the box traps, I guess I need to use tarp as bait

I have seen the squirrels taking plastic into their nests too.

 

[jvls1942]

take a couple of days off and i miss all the excitement . lol
just a fyi, yesterday i turned 83. had a nice get together with friends and family at my fav Asian restaurant. 17 years to go and i can retire
missed the Packer football game. but caught it later, at midnight on the NFL channel.
watched the whole game. until 2AM lol
can't watch a game without a brew so i popped a home brew that i made 3 years ago. still has a nice head on it.
very dark lager.
today i am returning the borrowed box blade. the driveway is a lot smoother. it took some trial and error to adjust it. a few sessions on youtube helped a lot.
i fried some radishes for my first trial. just with salt and pepper, they were not too bad. next i will boil some. might be a good addition to soup or stew ?

 

[Molpet]

take a couple of days off and i miss all the excitement . lol
just a fyi, yesterday i turned 83. had a nice get together with friends and family at my fav Asian restaurant. 17 years to go and i can retire
missed the Packer football game. but caught it later, at midnight on the NFL channel.
watched the whole game. until 2AM lol
can't watch a game without a brew so i popped a home brew that i made 3 years ago. still has a nice head on it.
very dark lager.
today i am returning the borrowed box blade. the driveway is a lot smoother. it took some trial and error to adjust it. a few sessions on youtube helped a lot.
i fried some radishes for my first trial. just with salt and pepper, they were not too bad. next i will boil some. might be a good addition to soup or stew ?

Happy birthday
I wonder if the beer you made will be good in 17 yrs

 

[jvls1942]

Molpet, I hope this batch of beer doesn't last that long. i am pushing in onto everybody I can to get the bottles empty. i need the bottles for the wine i am brewing. so if any of you are in the neighborhood, stop in for a brew..

 

[jvls1942]

hi all.
we have not had a frost yet, but the growing season is almost over. yesterday i pulled a carrot.
i planted the Nantes "baby " variety. it was about 3 " long. tasted very sweet. i will wait until after the first frost to dig them all up,.
still have the woodchuck. we call him Upchuck.
he is very tame. causing no harm so we will leave him be. in fact Annie tossed out some watermelon pieces for him. I hope we are not creating a monster.
not getting to work on the driveway as much as i want to. we had something going on every day this week. today i think i can get an hour or so to work on it. i am doing a small section at a time. it is 1oo yards long. i have about half of it finished.
got the wine in the secondary fermentation container. will leave it there until about haloween. then rack it into the finishing jug. should be done by Christmas.