What did you do in the garden today?

[WthrLady]

I'd break it up into 50ft sections, or less, with quick connects if you need to move it for mowing. Easier than lugging a 200ft hose. Or two 100ft section even, those are seriously heavy too.

For that distance I'd get some landscape tubing from the hardware store and put host ends on it and just lawn staple it down. Put a true hose on the very end and hang it on the garden fence. Remove real hose for the winter and let the landscape tubing drain and stay there all winter. It's what we do here.

1/2inch tubing is inexpensive.

 

[gtaus]

Any power tool that doesn't get used regularly I avoid having gas because the engines don't like to sit unused.

Yep, where I live, we have snow on the ground for about 6 months out of the year so my outdoor equipment just sits in the garage/shed until spring. Most of my outdoor gas machines clogged up long before they ever had a chance to wear out. Unfortunately, we live in age where it costs more to repair a machine than it costs to replace it. On small engines, our shop mechanics will just tell us to buy a new machine with warranty because it will cost less than the new carb and shop labor rate.

 

[WthrLady]

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Rain-Bird-1-2-in-x-100-ft-Drip-Irrigation-Tubing-Coil-T70-100S/204751445
I use this tubing.

I use these ends.
Can't find the link online. ACE brand hose repair. The cheap ones. for 1/2 inch hoses. SLide in one piece and screw one the clip clamp. They're green and black. Compression fits don't work for long before they blow.

I use the long landscape staples to hole the tubing close to the ground from menards, but sometimes they are cheaper on amazon.

 

[gtaus]

Picked a handful of pole beans that I planted alongside my chicken run fence. It was an idea I had to create a "green zone" in the chicken run. Got a number of good comments on that thread Using Chicken Run Fence as a Trellis. Idea was a success, but performance was rather poor during this drought year. Will try again next year.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

My boys helped me pick some garden veggies today for a fee. I was glad for the help. I still have to go out and pick black raspberries and do bird chores for an hour and a half.
Got the peppers cut and in the freezer, got the green beans blanched and in the freezer. I might core and freeze tomatoes tomorrow.

 

[BReeder!]

I used to do that, running the machine dry. The last few years I have been using the more expensive pre-mixed fuel in a can which has additives that last 2 years. If you use that fuel, then they say to just shut off the machine and leave the treated gas in the carb. Supposedly, leaving that treated fuel in the carb coats the rubber rings and helps prevent cracking during the winter months.

In any case, I moved on to using battery outdoor equipment in almost all cases and have never looked back.

The gas helps to prevent rust too. Make sure it's premium gas though because any ethanol (which unleaded seems to always have some ethanol) is bad for those simple engines, clogging the carbs and corroding the seals/gaskets.

 

[Sally PB]

DH's boss gave him 20 6' fence posts and two bales of straw. Just stuff he had that he wanted gone. Isn't great when people have stuff that they don't want that you do?

I bought a post driver today. I was kind of impressed with myself. I got 16 posts in.

Just call me Noodle Arms.

 

[WthrLady]

DH's boss gave him 20 6' fence posts and two bales of straw. Just stuff he had that he wanted gone. Isn't great when people have stuff that they don't want that you do?

I bought a post driver today. I was kind of impressed with myself. I got 16 posts in.

Just call me Noodle Arms.

Did you wear hearing protection, cause if you didn't, not only your arms will hate you tomorrow. LOL.

 

[oldhen2345]

They'll go straight through lesser gloves too, so thick leather palm is a must. I have a love/hate relationship with that plant, as I'm sure you can imagine.

I found rose gloves to be invaluable. I love their tough forearm leather. While the grip is somewhat lessened, the ability to go through anything makes up for it.

 

[gtaus]

I bought a post driver today. I was kind of impressed with myself. I got 16 posts in.

Nice score on that deal. It's great when someone is thankful for stuff someone else needs to get rid of. Win-win.

Driving the posts into the ground is relatively easy compared to pulling them out. I bought a T-Post Puller tool this year that attaches to my farm jack. It's supposed to pull the T-Post out much easier. I have not used it yet, but I have it stored with my jack for the time I do need it.

Amazon sells those T-Post puller plates for about $20.00, but I got mine locally at our Fleet store for about $15.00. If you got noodle arms from pounding the T-Posts into the ground, I'm sure you would have wounded back trying to get them out later! When you know you might hurt yourself on a job, it's worth a little extra money to get the equipment to pound them in and take them out safely. Plus, you got the T-Posts for free, so you don't have to feel bad about purchasing the T-Post driver and/or the T-Post puller. Again, nice score on those free T-Posts.