The Old Folks Home

[Beer can]

I wrapped the apple tree cutting that had damage with grafting tape.
They are all budding out. So far so good.
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I had one little nova spy apple tree get girdled by a rodent one winter. Tried to graft the whole thing back to the rootstock but just couldn't get it, no help, plus it was down low. I never grafted before and watched a guy on YouTube do it just by cutting v-notches matching up bark, and wrapping tightly with strips of garbage bag.
I ended up getting four branches from that tree grafted to a crappy wild crab apple at the end of our driveway. Lasted two yrs then that winter a deer ate them, just the one's I grafted didn't touch the rest of the tree...

 

[chickadoodles]

I had one little nova spy apple tree get girdled by a rodent one winter. Tried to graft the whole thing back to the rootstock but just couldn't get it, no help, plus it was down low. I never grafted before and watched a guy on YouTube do it just by cutting v-notches matching up bark, and wrapping tightly with strips of garbage bag.
I ended up getting four branches from that tree grafted to a crappy wild crab apple at the end of our driveway. Lasted two yrs then that winter a deer ate them, just the one's I grafted didn't touch the rest of the tree...

That's sad. Sorry.

I just tied a fork to a pie tin like the old timmers used to do and tied it to my porch door. The wind is blowing it around making it clang. I hope it works!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Good morning yes lots of snow all day yesterday more expected today and tomorrow then back to rain BF has been keeping the snow knocked off the domes

 

[ronott1]

I did go out to p0ut chickens away 10 pm here 8 inches of snow fell
birds will not leave their coop

Be careful in the snow!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Be careful in the snow!

I have the rubber boots from h'll with the screws out the bottom and a walking stick I am never without

 

[ronott1]

Good morning yes lots of snow all day yesterday more expected today and tomorrow then back to rain BF has been keeping the snow knocked off the domes View attachment 1271701 View attachment 1271702 View attachment 1271704

It is pretty but I am very happy that it does not snow here.

 

[pennyJo1960]

It is pretty but I am very happy that it does not snow here.

see I kinda like the snow more so now I cannot drive

 

[ronott1]

I have the rubber boots from h'll with the screws out the bottom and a walking stick I am never without

My DD that lives in Finland uses grips that go over her boots. She fell in the Ice last year and hurt her knee. It gets very Icy in Finland.

You can see some of it in this picture of my Grand Daughter on her second Birthday last month


The Guy in the picture is my Son in Law Tommi

 

[ronott1]

Tired today, new kid on my old job cut his arm had stiches just before he was to work. So I got up at 4:30am unloading milk tankers from 6-1:30 then had to go on old job till 10pm, then like a idiot stayed up late and had a few brews. Sore now, to old for double shifts I guess. Only have to work second shift today and supposedly still getting next six days off (I hope )

I am exhausted just reading about you day!

Take some ibuprophen

I wrapped the apple tree cutting that had damage with grafting tape.
They are all budding out. So far so good.
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It is great to see some leafing out! More signs of Spring

That's sad. Sorry.

I just tied a fork to a pie tin like the old timmers used to do and tied it to my porch door. The wind is blowing it around making it clang. I hope it works!
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I hope it works too

 

[pennyJo1960]

My DD that lives in Finland uses grips that go over her boots. She fell in the Ice last year and hurt her knee. It gets very Icy in Finland.

You can see some of it in this picture of my Grand Daughter on her second Birthday last month

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The Guy in the picture is my Son in Law Tommi

What a great upbringing do you get to see them much ? my 2 grandkids are in Juneau very tough to get up there much need to win the lottery