What did you do in the garden today?

[AllenK RGV]

I forgot to mention, once I get brave enough to venture outside later I hope to give the pineapples a look over to see if they are starting to fruit yet as they are due. But that is a jeans and long sleeved shirt thing with our mosquito explosion. I wish I owned steel toed flip-flops. So far it looks like i'll be able to oversummer 3/5 artichokes.

Ok I checked(Late Edit) my pineapples are not starting to fruit yet. The chicken are happy in the fresh grass though and 4/5 artichokes are hanging in there. I do have 4+more pups from the agave to repot and more prickly pear cactus to relocate than I care to see. I really need to get better gloves before attempting their relocation. Regarding the gloves for the cactus if anyone has a good suggestion I would be grateful for input. I still have embedded spines from the last big push, but their tunas really help the local wildlife, plus make for a cheap fence. Also they flower in early spring they are my version of a crocus.

https://www.valleycentral.com/richa...d-moore-outdoor-report-peerless-prickly-pear/

 

[WthrLady]

We finally had rain and can grow grass again. Plan is to get out with the lawn equipment today or tomorrow. We still have a tomato plant hanging on for dear life in the garden, but the cantelope look happy still

My desire to go out right now is a bit limited as our rains naturally brought mosquitoes as well. Can I safely treat myself with Permethrin? The product label didn't have a human dosage on it? Cows, check, horses and poultry check just no information on their keepers.

I know I end up wearing enough of it for a few cows after I spray livestock. Flies still come around.

 

[WthrLady]

I forgot to mention, once I get brave enough to venture outside later I hope to give the pineapples a look over to see if they are starting to fruit yet as they are due. But that is a jeans and long sleeved shirt thing with our mosquito explosion. I wish I owned steel toed flip-flops. So far it looks like i'll be able to oversummer 3/5 artichokes.

Ok I checked(Late Edit) my pineapples are not starting to fruit yet. The chicken are happy in the fresh grass though and 4/5 artichokes are hanging in there. I do have 4+more pups from the agave to repot and more prickly pear cactus to relocate than I care to see. I really need to get better gloves before attempting their relocation. Regarding the gloves for the cactus if anyone has a good suggestion I would be grateful for input. I still have embedded spines from the last big push, but their tunas really help the local wildlife, plus make for a cheap fence. Also they flower in early spring they are my version of a crocus.

https://www.valleycentral.com/richa...d-moore-outdoor-report-peerless-prickly-pear/

I used to wear fishing gloves while off shore sea fishing that nothing could get through; spines, pokers, fins, tiny teeth, barbs. You could try those.

 

[AllenK RGV]

I used to wear fishing gloves while off shore sea fishing that nothing could get through; spines, pokers, fins, tiny teeth, barbs. You could try those.

something like this? https://pelagicgear.com/collections/fishing-gloves?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=G_Pelagic Gear_DSA&utm_id=go_cmp-1871122473_adg-83763787350_ad-426418499746_dsa-19959388920_dev-c_ext-_prd-&gclid=CjwKCAjwk6P2BRAIEiwAfVJ0rFrQYj3g8g8HZdo05n-RNvWCxHasdcub0uboyoNOZ_0jsPgL3mFrchoCKRcQAvD_BwE My hands are getting too arthritic for embedded spines.

 

[WthrLady]

Dug through my tackle box..... omg the smell. First of the seasoning opening. NO IDEA WHAT I left in there. Worse than a turkey house after the spring thaw. YACK.

Youngstown Puncture Proof Gloves - Kevlar

 

[AllenK RGV]

Dug through my tackle box..... omg the smell. First of the seasoning opening. NO IDEA WHAT I left in there. Worse than a turkey house after the spring thaw. YACK.

Youngstown Puncture Proof Gloves - Kevlar

Thank you!!

 

[WthrLady]

Now that I just do lake and stream I'll be switching to a simple one piece partial glove to grab the slimy, barby b@st@rds
Ouzong Fishing Gloves

 

[WthrLady]

Thank you!!

It's just a thought. I'm sure they haven't been tested on cacti! LOL.

 

[AllenK RGV]

It's just a thought. I'm sure they haven't been tested on cacti! LOL.

All I care about is the needleproof protection. I won't blame you if they don't work! but did select HexArmor® 9014 Cut Resistant Gloves
They had the highest needleproof protection I could find. I would like to complete this project. I've spent way too much wasted money on gloves for this fence=)

 

[WthrLady]

Managed .55 inches of rain yesterday. Just 20 miles south 1.8 and another 5 south of that 5".
Ya. I'm good with .55.
More coming tonight and tomorrow night and Monday. Every drop counts this time of year.
Today is scrubbing chicken prison cages, poo picking, and scrubbing the winter panels. I also need to get to the market and deliver poo. Not in that order of course.

Niece graduates HS at 1pm Eastern. They drive by the school front office at their designated time, with a car full of family, jump out in cap and gown. Grab diploma, get quick photo and jump back in car. (Every parent's dream ceremony, every graduates nightmare.) The senior class was broken up into 5 groups. Each group has a day next week assigned to them. Then on that day from 5-7pm they can sit outside their decorated house/lawn and people can drive by and honk and wave in celebration. No stopping, no parties. I mailed a ton of decorations last week as they have been in lock-down and everything has been closed since March. So she's all ready. Full Academic Ride to Private univeristy. Sniff, sniff....so proud of her. (For those that remember the saga from last year, yes, this is the family the dad simply walked out on last MAY. Just up and left and has never returned.)

My DS didn't have a ceremony either, he was home schooled. We went out for our traditional end of school year banana split. Since he was graduating, I sprung for extra cherries. LOL.

He graduates college next June: Double major, double minor.

So Hats off to all the grads this year! @TropicalBabies