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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 44 Entries.
Sunday, January 5 View Page
well we have a high of 55 today& low of 9° currently 51°& supposed to drop fast at 6 & it just started rainig.wonder how this gonna play out
 
Friday, January 10 View Page
we arent equipt to handle that cold.half this town pipes busted .mine were wrapped, left dripping&still busted.plumbing used be my job when i was younger so atleast it just cost parts.sorta made me miss crawling in a 1' space soaking wet.lol
 
Sunday, January 26 View Page
i really like my bucket of earth magnetics scrapped out bout 30 computers& a 100 harddrives.i felt like johnny 5 the last 3 days.
 
Wednesday, February 19 View Page
well roll that window down& cut those sleeves off,feeling good in tennessee today
 
Thursday, February 20 View Page
i do beleive march is roaring on in here few days early.
 
Wednesday, February 26 View Page
score one for the home team.got this beauty off craigslist for free.actually profited $55&paid my $20 in deisel off the scrap pumps& heater unit.gona make a nice compost bin yes sir yes sir
 
Wednesday, February 26 View Page
folks like to dump stuff on some my family property but when its sqaures of two layered peices of tarp material thats fine i geuss.i can make shade cover ground cover.can even open up the 2 layers & set over mater plants. there like a big feed bag with both ends open couple hundred of them.works for me
 
Sunday, March 2 View Page
hmmm nitrogen maybe
 
Tuesday, March 4 View Page
really liking this hot tub compost bin easy to add stuff good lid keep dogs from steeling deer carcasas.the lid was even condensating& dripping keeping it moist.it was 30° & felt great with all the heat.the hippies got it right heating there water with compost
 
Sunday, March 9 View Page
never been happier to been bit by a mosquito yesterday.
 
Saturday, March 15 View Page
picked up few co2 tanks at a scrap job couple still got some in it.come here mr.tomato plant
 
Wednesday, April 30 View Page
That's funny
 
Wednesday, April 30 View Page
That's funny
 
Wednesday, April 30 View Page
Well not much to say so far got a few plants goinng indoors but still to cool at night to mess with.most farmers here just now spraying& turning.say by mid may I'll have stuff in ground.
 
Sunday, May 18 View Page
Well blackberry winter finally came.maybe I can get something in the ground this week
 
Wednesday, May 21 View Page
Well grandaddy has spoken said the ground will start warming & can start getting stuff in.
 
Saturday, May 31 View Page
I finally got my greenhouse up& seed is in the ground
 
Monday, June 2 View Page
Duct tape to the rescue ,got my rain jug hooked to shop today
 
Friday, June 6 View Page
454 LA riviere is looking good after germination.glad I am growing on covered row mounds with all the rain yesterday& next couple days.no weeds.no mud,no dirt splatter,no root soak& dry vines.all I got a do is cut a slit for roots& train vines on mounds.
 
Monday, June 9 View Page
My fishing buddy & mines catch yesterday pretty decent day
 
Tuesday, June 10 View Page
Well I'd say that cover crop will break some soil up
 
Thursday, July 3 View Page
Well this AG is just destroying itself.trying to grow straight up in the air& will split down grain fall over & do it again& it double vined but gonna treat the smaller main as a secondary.got my gourds out doing good few tomatoes plants,tall corn sunflowers& a couple watermelons.life went looptie loop again few months ago& had some extra put on my plate so I'm trying to find time to still try& grow something big
 
Wednesday, July 16 View Page
1st pollination this morning its only 8' out not lot plant behind it but did anyways.it should take cause its only 80° here at 11:00 a.m.sorta makes me nervous it this cool in July here
 
Friday, July 25 View Page
4½-5 lobe not quite sure
 
Tuesday, August 5 View Page
Hasn't rained in week& half or so.I put down soaker hose under plastic in case needed at beginning,so got an old swimming pool pump hooked to a 325 square tank.bout 60' of 2" rubber hose grandad had around.split 3 ways to hook to 50' soaker lines & worked liked a champ you could hear the water hitting plastic had such great pressure
 
Wednesday, August 6 View Page
Damaged 2lb7oz all I did was prune plant ,no soil prep or ferts& let it get rained on.wanted to see what my soil would do on its own.
 
Friday, August 8 View Page
I pruned a 2' limb off plant& decided to root it.buried in a pit of various stuff I had laying round.
 
Saturday, August 9 View Page
Lot on my plate this year but still got a few things going.haven't posted much don't wanna get hopes up.but this photo taken July 29th
 
Saturday, August 9 View Page
Same kin as above post this photo taken august 7 454 lareveire.think that's right
 
Monday, August 11 View Page
454 laRiviere 15 dap
 
Monday, August 11 View Page
Overveiw.. plants not to big .no ferts& no sun till after 12
 
Tuesday, August 12 View Page
Seen all kinds of teeth marks but I'm stumped.it made smiley faces...evil critter
 
Wednesday, August 13 View Page
Its been such a nice summer I ain't know what to do with myself but drink beer & fish
 
Thursday, September 11 View Page
Day such & such would have. To look back.not nothing like halls.but I'm happy& neighborhood kids like it
 
Sunday, October 19 View Page
Well pipsqeuk weighted in at 380.nothing compared to yalls .but I grew a pumpkin I can't pick up..so I'm happy
 
Friday, October 24 View Page
Ain't no ray villfane .but half way threw with some kinda dobby elf crawling over my pumpkin
 
Friday, October 24 View Page
Well looks like its gonna be another 5 pm to 6 am& 2 pints of Canadian mist .sorry not as quick as y'all .hands are adapting to the pressure from wood to pumpkin.
 
Sunday, October 26 View Page
Uuurrrggghhh 60 hours& just watched it collapse...don't even have a good face photo with jaw
 
Sunday, October 26 View Page
Foot
 
Sunday, October 26 View Page
Hands
 
Sunday, October 26 View Page
I couldn't go out like that..so masterpiece to disasterpeice
 
Sunday, October 26 View Page
Hmmmm!!! What's in here said the curious grimlin
 
Sunday, October 26 View Page
So I pyled it up..best I could..now I wanna do a 1500+..with a few grimlins battling it out..
 
Tuesday, October 28 View Page
He look so sad..I didn't have enuff room for big jaw so nose& upper jaw was together ..& turned the jaw sideways to go with wall witch gave it action I called it a sloppy jaw..looked like it was tearing into something....
 

 

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