"Morning", I'm working, fed dogs, let birds out, washed the porch and screens, about to clean overhead fans, and then, put the two small roasts, with onions, carrots, and potatoes, in the crock pot for dinner. "Busy, busy, busy". Hope you"re, having a "wonderful", day.
Morning, another day here, started as usual, coffee then fed everyone, watered everything and now I need to transplant the blueberries into three-gallon containers, "today". those they are in, are too small for them, and probably getting root-bound. Growing blueberries requires the right kind of soil mix. Blueberry plants grow best in acidic soil. Aim for a pH of about 4.5-5.5. This will be too acidic for other plants to grow, so plan accordingly. I will put a "photo", up, after the trans-plants. "First", I have to make the soil mix for them. Strawberries are doing great, in the new "strawberry patch". Hope everyone's having a great day.
I transplanted blueberries into three-gallon containers and put them in the strawberry patch. I took one photo of tomatoes, to show how much growing they've done.
I am off to a good start today, so far, I fed everyone, watered plants and trees, and set Molly up with her fan, and new water, she never ceases to amaze me. Leo's out-loving life, hard to believe he's the same dog that was abused a year and three months, of his life, even a full-blood transfusion. I'm fixing to adjust the brakes in the van for a full pedal, check fluids, grease u joints, and front end. Then gas freon in the truck for AC, getting hotter down here now, so I will need it soon. Hoping your day is going well.
Got the brakes done and fixed the shift indicator on the van yesterday. Charging batteries a lot today, and more tomorrow. Still have to get to AC on the truck, maybe tomorrow. Getting ready for new well filtration setup. Be here May 04, 2024. Have my work cut out for me, and never slows down. Hope your day was good.
Some of Helene and Milton; back to back hurricane damage. I was thinking I was getting caught up and Mother Nature said no you not. This one was on my building, so I used my truck to pull it off.
It popped the trees like tooth picks. Powerful winds, Helene hit at 140 mph right over us, sound like a "freight train", at 11 pm at night. "Scary"; Marie and I were outside, on porch and you could hear trees popping, but not see them in dark. It popped the trees and threw them across the property to different areas. This one on trail I cut with chain saw on side of trail, then cut it on other side of trail 3\4 of the way threw, and thought it will break when I snatch it with the truck and chains. No way it wouldn't break had to cut it the rest of the way through. That's how I knew, just how powerful that storm was. Popped trees, in half, and threw them. Lots of healthy limbs, that are big as trees everywhere you look.
These cedar trees keep losing limbs each hurricane. Moving them with my truck. Used some for flower garden; Marie's idea.
This old tree is about 150 years old; Marie stood by it showing the size of it. We slowly getting it done, but as you know; it never slows, after retirement. These are only a few photos showing the damage here, from hurricanes, I've still not got me a tractor; found another one though, waiting for them to call back hopefully.
The place looks so much different now, we can see the sky in several new places we couldn't see it before. The place now has a lot more sunlight. I don't have to lean on a tree for balance to see the full moon now.. Too bad hurricanes love vines, didn't touch a one, only useful plants were torn up.
The guy called me back on the tractor, he still has it, and told to come look at it anytime. Now I'm working on Marie about it. It's not new, but he said it's in mint condition, and if I put a down payment, he will hold it for me. Wish me luck and help me convince Marie.
@Marie Mallery -- we have taken a secret vote and it appears that SoC believes that Jake should get the tractor.
May I suggest 3 selling points @Jake Smith. 1. It’s cheaper than fixing the old one. 2. You’ll get things done faster if you don’t have to keep replacing old parts. 2. You’ll let Marie drive it to the church house on Sunday.
Beth so does my kids which I knew what they would say. He does deserve one, just being in debt is my concern. Looks like he is winning the vote all the way around, He has always wanted a tractor. He sees the men here up and down the dirt road riding theirs and says, 'that's what I need'. Looks like we will look at it tomorrow.
r The old one was a 1950 Massy Ferguson it was a 6 cylinder, paid $250. sold it in 2001 for $1000. He never got to use it he broke his back a couple months later.