The Old Folks Home

[ronott1]

Corn not even close here. It's about half grown. Potatoes are getting close. I'm still planting chiles and tomatoes.

The corn is from seed my wife and daughter brought back from the elephant sanctuary in Thailand.

I did pick a bunch of apricots today. They're perfect. I have a bucket of black raspberries too.

ETA
Not be a bummer, but
As y'all know, I'm not a medical type. One of my best friends is a doctor though and his girlfriend (one of my wife's best friends) is a nurse. She (the nurse) had lung cancer 3 years ago, had a lung removed, had chemo and radiation and it seemed to be cleared up. A week ago she discovered she had brain cancer. She has 8 tumors on both sides of her brain. Her oncologist told her yesterday that at this stage even though they're doing a whole head radiation thing, she may have 2-5 months left. They're hoping for a miracle. He came by today on his lunch break. (he's a home visit physician and occasionally has patients up my way). He walked up to me in the garden and just broke down in tears.

I am so sorry to hear about this!

 

[IttyBiddyRedHen]

Oh..that's so sad CC! My thoughts and prayers are with them and their families.

 

[IttyBiddyRedHen]

Quote: Don't know what kind of corn it was. It was all cleaned and in a ziplock bag when she brought it over. With 2 more garden ripened tomatoes. I gave her some fresh eggs for them.

It was good though.

 

[chickadoodles]

Oh..that's so sad CC! My thoughts and prayers are with them and their families.

x2 Prayers going up for them and their families!

 

[Cynthia12]

We stayed one summer in my uncle's cabin in Minnesota it only had a sink in the kitchen with running water. A rain barrel outside the door so if it rained you could take a bath or shower in the rain with a bar of soap. If it did not rain we had to bathe in the lake and came out covered in leeches!

Way not cool.

 

[Cynthia12]

Corn is also about half way here too. I'm seeing watermelon stands though. Utah grows some great watermelon. I've never been able to get a decent sized one myself, so, don't try now.

Sloppy Joes here tonight. My DH loves those things. Actually, anything tomatoy.

 

[subhanalah]

Corn is also about half way here too.  I'm seeing watermelon stands though.   Utah grows some great watermelon.  I've never been able to get a decent sized one myself, so, don't try now. 

Sloppy Joes here tonight.  My DH loves those things.  Actually, anything tomatoy. 

I believe the problem is phosphorous-poor soil?

 

[Pozees]

Not be a bummer, but
As y'all know, I'm not a medical type. One of my best friends is a doctor though and his girlfriend (one of my wife's best friends) is a nurse. She (the nurse) had lung cancer 3 years ago, had a lung removed, had chemo and radiation and it seemed to be cleared up. A week ago she discovered she had brain cancer. She has 8 tumors on both sides of her brain. Her oncologist told her yesterday that at this stage even though they're doing a whole head radiation thing, she may have 2-5 months left. They're hoping for a miracle. He came by today on his lunch break. (he's a home visit physician and occasionally has patients up my way). He walked up to me in the garden and just broke down in tears.

So sorry to read this, what awful news. A fellow byc'er lost his wife this week, she battled breast cancer almost 12 years. He and his children took care of her at home the last several months, she died a peaceful death surrounded by her family, just a month after their youngest graduated from high school. They are managing well, and were prepared, but that doesn't erase the sadness and loss. Cancer is such a cruelty. He is lucky to have you there to be his friend in a time of such need.

 

[Pozees]

CCHS class of '77, Go Saints!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Soil where chickens have been is high in phosphorus. Perhaps one can mix the two.

I had an indepth professional soil sample done this spring on one of my beds where chickens had been. It was so worth the money. It turned out all I needed was a little nitrogen and the phosphorus was a little high.