What did you do in the garden today?

[Sally PB]

The electrician fixed the problem in about 5 minutes. But we need a new breaker box, so he'll be back. He looked at the black spaghetti of wires and asked if we had installed it ourselves. (NO.) I told him that I wanted to ask the guy who built the house how drunk he was when he did some of it. Some of the stuff just makes me wonder "wtf was he thinking when he did this?"

In unrelated garden news, I saw a tiny green bean yesterday! Won't be long now!

 

[TJAnonymous]

My little farm is just the gift that keeps on giving.... *sigh* Tonight I was out in the pasture trying to chase the 4 week old chicks back into the chicken run so the foxes won't get them. (The chicks can fit through the 2x4 welded wire fence.) Anyways, I was chasing the chicks and the next thing I know I'm face planted on the ground. I turned over to see what the hell happened and see a rusty cattle panel half buried in the ground and covered by the grass. Never knew it was there.... Feels like my right foot might be broken or at least badly sprained. My left leg is gouged and bleeding from my knee halfway down my shin. I look like I had a fight with a bobcat and lost... Took the 4 wheeler to get it out of the ground.

Like I said.... The gift that keeps on giving.

 

[WthrLady]

My little farm is just the gift that keeps on giving.... *sigh* Tonight I was out in the pasture trying to chase the 4 week old chicks back into the chicken run so the foxes won't get them. (The chicks can fit through the 2x4 welded wire fence.) Anyways, I was chasing the chicks and the next thing I know I'm face planted on the ground. I turned over to see what the hell happened and see a rusty cattle panel half buried in the ground and covered by the grass. Never knew it was there.... Feels like my right foot might be broken or at least badly sprained. My left leg is gouged and bleeding from my knee halfway down my shin. I look like I had a fight with a bobcat and lost... Took the 4 wheeler to get it out of the ground.

Like I said.... The gift that keeps on giving.

tetanus shot?

 

[Acre4Me]

Some of the stuff just makes me wonder "wtf was he thinking when he did this?"

Our house has had 2 owners before us. First guy lives 1/2 mile down the road, he started his home improvement business while living here, and I'm pretty sure 1. He learned a lot here and 2. I won't hire him to do home improvement work (although, I'm sure he's gained some knowledge and experience). The second guy (one before us) was a "just good enough" kind of guy. A few head scratchers.

(The chicks can fit through the 2x4 welded wire fence.)

We added green plastic fence in the areas the chicks can get through on the chain link fence (where the gates are at, for example bc much bigger gaps), and added some smaller opening plastic fencing to the portable fence where they spend time as little chicks to keep them corralled. Maybe a roll of short plastic fencing and some zip ties will help keep them in the fenced area.

Feels like my right foot might be broken or at least badly sprained. My left leg is gouged and bleeding from my knee halfway down my shin.

OUCH!! A tangle with any kind of flexible, rusted metal always ends in injury! I hope you have gotten mended as much as can be tonight! Hopefully your ankle is just sprained. I've had a very bad ankle sprain before, and it took quite awhile to get better - still better than broken, so I hope you not dealing with any breaks.

 

[TJAnonymous]

tetanus shot?

Not in years.... That would require going to the doctor which is something I loathe to do....

 

[WthrLady]

Not any more. A lot of grocery pharmacies give them now! Our's does and it's tiny! LOL.
We get a booster every 5 years due to our increased risk of filthy cuts, which I live up to on almost a weekly basis. And because the post cut booster is one I'm HIGHLY, deathly allergic to.

 

[TJAnonymous]

Our house has had 2 owners before us. First guy lives 1/2 mile down the road, he started his home improvement business while living here, and I'm pretty sure 1. He learned a lot here and 2. I won't hire him to do home improvement work (although, I'm sure he's gained some knowledge and experience). The second guy (one before us) was a "just good enough" kind of guy. A few head scratchers.


We added green plastic fence in the areas the chicks can get through on the chain link fence (where the gates are at, for example bc much bigger gaps), and added some smaller opening plastic fencing to the portable fence where they spend time as little chicks to keep them corralled. Maybe a roll of short plastic fencing and some zip ties will help keep them in the fenced area.


OUCH!! A tangle with any kind of flexible, rusted metal always ends in injury! I hope you have gotten mended as much as can be tonight! Hopefully your ankle is just sprained. I've had a very bad ankle sprain before, and it took quite awhile to get better - still better than broken, so I hope you not dealing with any breaks.

thanks...I'm thinking it is just sprained. It hurts like the Dickens but not as bad when I'm not walking on it. I would think if it was really broken, it would continue to hurt even when I'm not walking on it. Doesn't really look swollen or anything. Last summer I had surgery on my foot to remove a bone spur that was affecting my ability to wear high heels. Orthopedic surgeon swore up and down that it would do wonders and I would be fully healed afterwards. I wish I had NEVER had that surgery because now the arthritis in my foot is absolutely debilitating. Even the slightest jarring of my foot is excruciating...and of course, this is the same foot I re-injured tonight. I'm more upset about my foot hurting than about the gouges in my left leg that were bleeding.

As for the chicks, I keep hoping they will go through a growth spurt that will make them too big to fit through the fence. My chicken run is rather large (132 ft x 35 ft). I don't have enough spare chicken wire (plastic or metal) to wrap that large of an area. Plus, it's ungodly hot outside and I just haven't wanted to throw myself into dealing with it when I'm hoping it won't be a problem for more than a week or two. Of course, I have 12 more eggs in the incubator as we speak so I'll end up going through Round 2 sooner or later.

 

[BReeder!]

First two tomatoes to ripen came off the vine today. I rinsed and ate them before taking a pic. I am a bit disappointed in their size so far. I'm hoping the others of this variety fatten more before ripening. There are varieties that are still green but looking very promising in size.

 

[pennyJo1960]

fence.) Anyways, I was chasing the chicks and the next thing I know I'm face planted on the ground. I turned over to see what the hell happened and see a rusty cattle panel half buried in the ground and covered by the grass. Never knew it was there.... Feels like my right foot might be broken or at least badly sprained. My left leg is gouged and bleeding from my knee halfway down my shin. I look like I had a fight with a bobcat and lost... Took the 4 wheeler to get it out of the ground.

Like I said.... The gift that keeps on giving.

I took the fall in the main coop this morning but no cattle panels to gouge me Wow

 

[TJAnonymous]

Hallelujah! It's RAINING! And a GOOD soaking rain....

I was beginning to get worried. My grass is almost dead... Pond is SUPER low. And even though I have been watering the garden, it's not nearly enough.... Oh thank the Good Lord! ☺