What did you do in the garden today?

[WthrLady]

My last rubber hose, real rubber hose, lasted 3 years before it started to split. I then cut and spliced them until they were more bits than hose. I just purchased a new one.

 

[WthrLady]

1st challenge I foresee is the hose will stack outward in the intersection of the figure 8 quickly, causing that section to be really thick and likely a challenge for 150ft of hose. Better off wrapping around one hose hanger until it it's full and then over to the second one.

2nd challenge I foresee is the wheels you are thinking of using. Most rims do not have a very tall wall where the tie bead makes contact. This lack of a wall means you'll only be able to contain one or two layers of hose and the rest could easily fall off potential.

Have you thought of a winding hose real. Mine has 100ft of hose on it and could probably hold 200ft if needed.

Mine holds 200 feet just fine, from ace.

 

[Smokerbill]

What on earth would have done this??

I was getting ready for work and I took a quick walk to the blueberries and found this.

I've got to set some sort of trap before I leave.

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Did you use some kind of fertilizer when you planted that would attract animals? Or maybe fish based fertilizer was used on them before you got them.

 

[WthrLady]

@LifeSimpleAndSweet My vote is a possum/raccoon/any other animal that LOVES bugs and grubs and you stirred up the scent of them planting. They're just there looking for more. The bushes just got in the way.

 

[TJAnonymous]

I'm so sorry to hear your mom is not doing well.
I tried to find the original place you mentioned it, but I could not.
Can you remind me what has happened?
I pray for comfort for you all.

How precious to be able to spend that time in the place she loved and worked in. It's a bit like being with her, immersed in the sweet memories.

My mom had COPD/Emphysema. Prior to this incident, she was on oxygen 24x7. She ended up with pneumonia which turned septic and her lungs collapsed.

 

[gtaus]

I got my husband a JawHorse like 10ish years ago. He LOVES it and it has seen a ton of action. He uses the heck out of it. This year, not earlier, the polyurethane pads disintegrated but it has been more than worth it. You can also get replacement pads but they're overpriced in my opinion.

That's good to know. I expected my Harbor Freight Bauer Clamping Workstation (a knock off Rockwell Jawhorse) to also last many years. I loved it, used the heck out of it - for 10 hours - then it broke.

I hope the Rockwell Jawhorse is made of better-quality metal than the HF Bauer model, because it looks more and more like I'm heading that way and will have to order one soon. Those JawHorse type of workstations are really nice. I just need to get one that lasts for a number of years before it needs to be replaced.

Maybe that's why the HF Bauer only has a 90 day warranty whereas the Rockwell JawHorse has a 5 year warranty?

 

[CluckNDoodle]

That's good to know. I expected my Harbor Freight Bauer Clamping Workstation (a knock off Rockwell Jawhorse) to also last many years. I loved it, used the heck out of it - for 10 hours - then it broke.

I hope the Rockwell Jawhorse is made of better-quality metal than the HF Bauer model, because it looks more and more like I'm heading that way and will have to order one soon. Those JawHorse type of workstations are really nice. I just need to get one that lasts for a number of years before it needs to be replaced.

Maybe that's why the HF Bauer only has a 90 day warranty whereas the Rockwell JawHorse has a 5 year warranty?

I feel like they had just come out with the JawHorse when I got it for him. I worked at Lowe's at the time so I got excited when I saw something new that he didn't have yet (last minute anniversary or birthday, lol) ended up being one of the best gifts I've ever given him.

 

[BReeder!]

Garden pics:
Asapragus (1st year)

walking onions

Onions

Garlic and shallots

carrots (the lower half was pelleyed seed that I am not impressed with)

peppers

kohlrabi

rainbow chard

Potatoes

tomatoes

sunflowers (planted close I know...it so be interesting)

watermelon and charenteis melons

Pickling cucumbers

peas

yard long beans in the greenhouse that need to be transplanted

And the shed/coop demo that's nearly done - just a coop really right now.

And irises I transplanted from my grandmother's yard last year that are beginning to bloom. They remind me of her while also decorated my favorite dog's grave - hence the statue hiding in there.

 

[WthrLady]

The tasty treat tomatoes needed brought in from the greenhouse. They are a true vine tomato and were over 3 feet tall in the greenhouse. I had to stake them and there's no room in the greenhouse to do that to 4 dozen tomatoes!

 

[Sally PB]

Mine holds 200 feet just fine, from ace.

I need one of those to hold my hose. I have at least 250' of hose. And found a big split in one just today.

Anyone know what kind of bush this is? The flowers don't have a lot of scent. I don't think it's honeysuckle.

I didn't know ants could bite! I mean the little tiny ones.

Dang, does it ITCH!!