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[superchemicalgirl]

Now that's funny! My last batch of goats I had to constantly monitor cause they'd sneak into the duck pen and eat their food.

I saw a picture on fb a while back of a goat with his face stuck in a chicken feeder.



Ron, is your garden still growing or is it too hot?

 

[Arielle]

Quote: We are getting buckets of rain--buckets are almost half full already--- stop tomorrow noon ish.

Weird how it is cold rain-- should be a warm rain. What's up with that?

 

[superchemicalgirl]

We are getting buckets of rain--buckets are almost half full already--- stop tomorrow noon ish.

Weird how it is cold rain-- should be a warm rain. What's up with that?

Not a clue! It's been so cold this spring. We had our 4 days of HOT and I guess summer's over now?

 

[Arielle]

Quote:

Yup, now fall has arrived.

 

[ozexpat]

the weather my 400+ eggs are incubating in. The humidity is a constant battle

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Today​

Tonight​

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FEELS LIKE 85°​

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Cloudy​

Scattered T-Storms​

T-Storms Early​

Past 24-hr Precip:

0.67 in (est.)​

Chance of Rain

60%​

Chance of Rain

60%​

 

[ronott1]

In contrast, it'll be in the 40's here tonight. We have the pellet stove on.

I think your chickens would like some watermelon. Chilled, of course.

They will get that tomorrow for sure!

Power went out this afternoon--it was miserable. The thermometer on the car said it was 104 at 5:30pm.

 

[ronott1]

Now that's funny! My last batch of goats I had to constantly monitor cause they'd sneak into the duck pen and eat their food.

I saw a picture on fb a while back of a goat with his face stuck in a chicken feeder.



Ron, is your garden still growing or is it too hot?

The plants are ok but I have plants that can take the heat--even special grass seeds of course. We are not as bad a Dar Mahonri--It is not quite hell here....

 

[drumstick diva]

Ronotti if your climate isn't a quite s bad as Dar's - then your area must be "Hades waiting room."

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Ronotti if your climate isn't a quite s bad as Dar's - then your area must be "Hades waiting room."

Why did you lose power? Is that a "brown out" ?

That makes sense about your garden. Oppositely, I grow the "cool" varieties of plants here, I finally last year found a cantaloupe that will grow here. Granted, it's softball sized, but who cares? Sweet melon from my garden! I'm still working on finding a watermelon that will grow here but I think my results from this years experiment won't really work because it's been so cold and delayed.

I think we've got Andrea overhead now. Surprisingly there's no wind but I got soaked going out to do the morning chores.

 

[Arielle]

THe rain has stopped here; sky is getting brighter but still completely overcast. A good soaking rain. Bit cold though.

What variety of melon do you plant??? Size doesn't matter if it grows and matures to an edible fuit.

I bought basil plants-- 3 six packs-- as I sure can't seem to start them from seed. I did start more tomatos seeds, old varieties, as I read that plants started later and have the fruit mature later in the fall store better. ( I maybe mixing this up with other veg that actually store in the root cellars.)