What did you do in the garden today?

[Rick589]

Our tax is based on what the county THINKS, BELIEVES, you can SELL your house for at the time of the assessment. Fairy dreams and wishes when it's your retirement house. I swear, I feel like I'm paying rent to the state/county for something I've paid in full for already.

Exactly what I tell the county clerk every year when I walk my payment in, because I don’t trust them and want the receipt in my hand when I walk out, ‘I’m here to pay my rent’. My property ha been paid off about ten years now.

 

[Backroadlogic]

Soo much weeding. My wife makes me keep a bunch of wild medicinal plants so no matter how much I wees it always has "weeds". Good thing I like that woman

 

[WthrLady]

Sounds like you guys need to get your civic engine running and oust whatever politicians or bureaucrats are running that racket.

Believe me, we've tried. Year after year, bills go up to reduce Property tax %, and they keep failing. They passed a measure to let a casino come into the country for the express purpose that the funds generated to the county by said casino would offset needs that property taxes currently pay, there by lowering property taxes. Nope didn't happen. They just increased spending. UGH OH, and they tax at 100% valuation.

 

[WthrLady]

Exactly what I tell the county clerk every year when I walk my payment in, because I don’t trust them and want the receipt in my hand when I walk out, ‘I’m here to pay my rent’. My property ha been paid off about ten years now.

exactly!

 

[Sally PB]

The beans I planted right next to the onions and shallots. I hope their companionship works out ok. LOL

Alliums and beans/peas are not good companions.

 

[Justagalwithchicks]

The sick thing is the same part of government that collects the $ assigns the VALUE of your home/property that the tax is based on. They're supposed to base that on what a house sells for that is comparable to what your place is to others within a mile of your place. Makes sense if you are in a city. In the boonies there are only a couple places within a mile of your place. AND NO house compares to another out here. Covid market rush screwed up pricing as people paid above value. And every since then it's been screwed up. Last evaluation they comp'd all of us against a guy building a NEW home. UM NOT FAIR.

We can contest the amount, but last time I did, the woman said you can contest it, we'll send a person out to to redo your evaluation, but your evaluation could go UP. I took that as a threat and dropped it.

This is why ppl are NOT retiring here. They live in Missouri or Iowa or Kansas and commute here to work until they find work elsewhere.

How’s the texture? You say you use them for soup, how do you think they’d do in other uses?

They are soft for sure. I also use them in casserole dishes and as a side dish with ginger powder, honey and butter.

 

[Justagalwithchicks]

The sick thing is the same part of government that collects the $ assigns the VALUE of your home/property that the tax is based on. They're supposed to base that on what a house sells for that is comparable to what your place is to others within a mile of your place. Makes sense if you are in a city. In the boonies there are only a couple places within a mile of your place. AND NO house compares to another out here. Covid market rush screwed up pricing as people paid above value. And every since then it's been screwed up. Last evaluation they comp'd all of us against a guy building a NEW home. UM NOT FAIR.
We can contest the amount, but last time I did, the woman said you can contest it, we'll send a person out to to redo your evaluation, but your evaluation could go UP. I took that as a threat and dropped it.

This is why ppl are NOT retiring here. They live in Missouri or Iowa or Kansas and commute here to work until they find work elsewhere.

Our taxes on our house are ridiculous. We are one of the highest taxed areas i believe. We are retired and it really makes it hard. Both our kids are married and settled here and I take care of my mom who lives a couple miles from us, so moving isn't an option..

 

[SnackMeat]

I finally got around to finishing mixing concrete and old paint together and poured into a wooden mold to make concrete pavers for a low section that is all puddle during the rain. Even included some rainbow marbles. The question will be if I can demold them okay because it's a 8 square mold and I poured and cured three pavers almost two weeks ago that are still in it

 

[Acre4Me]

About 40 (!) pages behind.

Looks like the rain and cool weather has caused some fungal issues on fruit trees. But, luckily heat is coming our way (along with some humidity).

Yesterday we got A LOT of rain around early afternoon. We have a waterway along the side of the yard, so it can flood thru there as it goes from one farm field across the street, thru the side yard, and onto the farm field behind us. Husband got out his canoe (17 ft long) and paddled down the waterway.

Today we went to a family farm to eat a Father’s Day lunch. In addition to the 100+ acres of crops, They have 17+ acres of just woods and single ATVs, and multi passenger ATVs and a few motorcycles. Well, most people, including the kids (buckled in in the “safer” multi passenger ATVs), were enjoying the trails today - many very muddy areas, to pond-like standing water from the rain. I was in a 2-person ATV, buckled in, this one had doors (but windshield was propped open) and I’m flecked with mud spray as I chose to wear a plain black tshirt…but you can see the clean strip where my seatbelt went across my chest. Lol.

But canoeing and ATV time and grilled food made for a good Fathers Day weekend .

 

[Smokerbill]

Alliums and beans/peas are not good companions.

I'll try to get them to discuss their differences and work things out.