Morning all. Cool and rainy. I'll take it.
Mowed all 7 acres yesterday afternoon. I used a new spray on sunscreen that was so sticky I thought I was going to crawl out of my skin. It was STILL sticky after mowing. I looked like a lawn monster with all the windrow clippings stuck to me. It was even hard to wash off! $12 down the drain as I am tossing that can immediately.
Planted the last 15 tomatoes, and put down a layer of clippings to prevent splash-back. I have 5 that are in the same row, same variety, from the same nursery that have curly top leaves. I'm watching those like a hawk. I had that a few years ago on one plant and it never grew out of it and it just kept being curly, and never really produced.
I also have two or three plants that didn't take transplanting well. All sick plants have ONE week to turn around, or out them come for replacements.
The only thing NOT in the ground are the luffa, which I have germinating in the shed with the ginger plants and peace lilies.
Now it's just a matter of pruning, feeding, and swearing at pests and hail storms.
Next project, restoring an barn find bicycle. Today I'll wash, dry, sand, and prime it. Tonight I'll paint. Tomorrow I'll second coat and clear coat, and Monday I'll take the rims to the shop for new tires and pick up a new chain to install. Then I'll put the whole thing together and put on a new basket.
As weather permits, I need to get the electric hot wire around the orchard. It will make mowing a PIA, but I need to train this doe and fawn that my orchard is a No-No space.
Oh and Miss Broody butt, she's wither on day 18 or 15, but we candled last night and she's down to 3 MAYBE eggs. I swear. I think my rooster is getting too old. He tries through. If we get none from these I might get day olds from the farm store on Tuesday morning and slip them to her. Next broody I'll order eggs.
