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[LittleLakePhil]

View attachment 1786384 Morning! quiet on this shore of the pond, hoping no storms on your end. Break in the rain today so I should finally be able to get those tomato plants in the ground before precip rumbles back in tomorrow. Prayers for no nasty weather for those around the rest of the pond



Morning Whites, It's not been easy, but like Phil, I've been behaving myself so recovery is going great. Tomorrow I find out if I can finally return to a bit more normal, aka outside chores, life.

I'm no where near putting Tomato plants in the ground.... Not till after D-Day (also my birthday).... Haven't even got my garden tilled because of all the rain.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

I can relate. I hate being told I can't do something I do every day; major frustration.

I'm doing most of the things I was doing before... Just slower... With a lot more breaks.
The one thing I was able to accomplish during my down time was painting the ceiling in the TV room..... Kitchen.... And laundry room.
But in really ready to start doing some more outdoor work... Weather isn't cooperating.
I did put a mirror in Dave's truck yesterday. That was nice....I felt useful.

 

[chickisoup]

I probably would yell "Hand over Keith's lunch and nobody will get hurt!" Turn around and find several police officers behind me.

It is likely a very good thing we live so far apart. Your mind (and sense of humor) function is far too akin to mine. Put that together with our potentially combined IQ's and the possibilities for havoc would probably have been endless!!!

I'm no where near putting Tomato plants in the ground.... Not till after D-Day (also my birthday).... Haven't even got my garden tilled because of all the rain.

Most of my "tender" gardening is done in raised beds lined with sand filled landscape blocks which allows for early ground thawing (snow permitting) and maximum heat retention. I have also devised, thru years of trial and error, means of defeating those "crispy" nights that shouldn't happen in June (or July or August) and have often even succeeded in getting thru the first killing frosts of late August/early September to take advantage of our inevitable Indian summer.
Not so avid a gardener these days. Guess I just grew weary of the annual battle with Mother Nature after 20+ yrs just at this location. I once was a true finatic holding Master Gardener certifications from two states and developing my own cold resistant plant strains, taking pride in growing species/varieties no one else could get a crop from. Even at one time taught a few classes on northern gardening. Over the years, one flower garden at a time was the first to go, (got tired of feeding the deer) then one less veggie plot each recent year until we are down to a far more manageable, and less time consuming, kitchen garden, garlic patch and what we call the field garden where the DH mostly grows pumpkins and root stuff.
I still also tend one flower bed in the front and a favorite bed of hostas under a White pine we moved from the woods as a seedling in the early 90's.
My beans are up and of course it's time to split the roots of my massive heirloom Rhubarb plants again. I never lack for volunteers to take the leftovers. LOL. I need to stop rambling on and get outside for a bit before we get ready to head to town. I really hate the thought, it's going to insane, but the dr appointment can't be rescheduled (and there is no way DH would let me even if it could be ).
Have a safe Memorial holiday all my american ponders.

 

[chickisoup]

to Phil and all the ponders that served.
THANK YOU

 

[perchie.girl]

Sigh I never was very good at gardening.... But managing fruit trees Thats more my perview. Especially Citrus..... so easy... We dont have extreme cold here so When I go home I am thinking about doing raised beds... and giving Aquaponics a try. To grow a few of the things I like.... Like Okra and Blackeyed peas... English peas.... Tomatoes.... And maybe some fodder for the critters....

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

Oh and I want to espalier all my fruit trees for access.... Oranges make a great physcial barrier for intruders as well. So Mandarines Lemons and Limes are on my check list for Cold hearty trees... Figs as well. A containered herb garden will also be on the list.

Winter in the high desert is cold and very windy so I need Citrus that is good down to 20 degrees. The ones I listed do well in some species. And of course Apples and Stone fruit...

I already have a giant mesquite growing in my Circular drive.... I can harvest the beans and make flour out of them.

deb

 

[chickisoup]

Oh and I want to espalier all my fruit trees for access.... Oranges make a great physcial barrier for intruders as well. So Mandarines Lemons and Limes are on my check list for Cold hearty trees... Figs as well. A containered herb garden will also be on the list.

Winter in the high desert is cold and very windy so I need Citrus that is good down to 20 degrees. The ones I listed do well in some species. And of course Apples and Stone fruit...

I already have a giant mesquite growing in my Circular drive.... I can harvest the beans and make flour out of them.

deb

I'm jealous!!!! I've always wanted to grow citrus, or any kind of stone fruit. Just not happening where we are located. Because worse we are located in a cold spot within a cold zone, even cold hardy apple varieties struggle to survive on our property. Lots of wild berries because of our acid soil, always fighting to keep the raspberries from coming up too close to the house so it doesn't attract bear. Been hunting for a wild plum to transplant, they make amazing jam, lost my original source when our good friend passed away and we no longer have access to her plum trees.
Phil can probably relate to this. I would kill to be able to grow a PawPaw tree, sigh, where's all this global warming when you want it?

 

[chickisoup]

I'm home!!! What insanity! I think the entire state of Illinois was in a road race to the north Two week post surgery checkup. Mostly great reports with one minor hiccup. Nothing a week of an antibiotic I've never heard of can't take care of. At least I was cleared to lift 20 lbs so not all bad. That means at least I can clean the coop and finish the planting. Took us forever in town so nothing else got done today.

 

[Alaskan]

I'm home!!! What insanity! I think the entire state of Illinois was in a road race to the north Two week post surgery checkup. Mostly great reports with one minor hiccup. Nothing a week of an antibiotic I've never heard of can't take care of. At least I was cleared to lift 20 lbs so not all bad. That means at least I can clean the coop and finish the planting. Took us forever in town so nothing else got done today.

Good update!

infections scare me.... keep on eye on that.

 

[Alaskan]

@kwhites634
When is your next doc visit?