Good morning!!!!

[rswyan]

71F with a mix of sun and clouds @ 12:45. Heading up to around 74F for the day's high temp.

Woman is out back, faithfully weeding ...

On the agenda for today:

Refill mealworm feeder. Need to get to that hopper feeder and the tube feeders as well, as they are now empty .

Need to finish up mowing over on the west side of the house.

Also need to refill the starboard fuel tank on the Cub ... since I emptied it while mowing yesterday.

Should sneak over to the barn and snag the live trap as well. Grab some more chickenwire cages while I'm over there.

See about planting some of the plants. Areas for the blueberry plants and rhubarb roots probably need significant preparation ... so might have to pot those for the time being.

Better odds with the strawberries ... maybe just some light tilling with the Stihl FS 66 brush cutter which still has the cultivator head mounted on it.

The good news is that the soil is pretty friable, thanks to all the compost added last year, and should break up pretty easily.

The bad news is The Woman doesn't know I ordered more strawberry plants and She will probably be fit to be tied once She finds out.

Refund from the feds came in already ... surprised they processed and issued it that quick (about a week ?) Still need to get the RITA return in the mail.

Hope everyone has a great Tuesday ...

 

[rswyan]

Jay,

Yes ... no shortage of firewood, just need to cut and split it. Have plenty of fallen ash that could be harvested as well. Likely more than I will ever use.

Neighbor cut and stacked probably 4 cords, said I was welcome to it if I wanted any.

Little fishies are good ... always have to order them on the side though, Woman can't stand them ...

 

[jbrumberg]

Jay, I do not see the Pileated Woodpecker or White Tailed Grackles here a lot. I think they are overflow from large park west of me. I am waiting for Bald Eagles from park to show up here.

I hear the Pileated woodpeckers drumming, but rarely see them.

 

[sodamo]

That’s sad, Kilroy
Was thinking maybe some pics of license plates.

 

[sodamo]

I’ve tried that and it was more laborious than pulling the staples, also makes dealing with the old fabric more troublesome.
I did pull the trigger and ordered the Milwaukee fence stapler and Makita battery adapter though.

M18 FUEL™ UTILITY FENCING STAPLER | Milwaukee Tool

MILWAUKEE® M18 FUEL™ Utility Fencing Stapler provides a 6X Increase in productivity and a reduction in Peak Muscle Effort compared to Manual Staple Installation.

www.milwaukeetool.com

Looks like a very handy tool, Paul. I know hammering fence staples not a favorite of mine.

 

[jbrumberg]

Jay,

Yes ... no shortage of firewood, just need to cut and split it. Have plenty of fallen ash that could be harvested as well. Likely more than I will ever use.

Neighbor cut and stacked probably 4 cords, said I was welcome to it if I wanted any.

Little fishies are good ... always have to order them on the side though, Woman can't stand them ...

It is sad to see all the dead and dying ash trees around here. I have quite a bit of dried ash stacked and ready to burn. We used to burn <2 cords/season. Nowadays with the mini-splits and high efficiency wood stove We burn +1/4 cord.

We will probably order a white pizza takeout this week and I will load my side of the pizza up with the little fishies and kalamata olives.

 

[rswyan]

MG,

Re: late for planting seeds ?

Largely depends on what seeds one is planting.

Stuff that should have been started indoors, weeks before the last frost ... yeah probably.

OTOH, local weatherman says there is a possibility of frost in the outlying areas (we qualify) this coming Thursday or Friday - which is unusually late for us ... so ... ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

Still have plenty of time for certain things though (beans, peas, squash, pumpkins, etc.)

 

[rswyan]

I hear the Pileated woodpeckers drumming, but rarely see them.

Same.

 

[sodamo]

Hmmm, Zoe have any Boxer in the blood

Was very fortunate when I took Kekoa to school that the teacher was well acquainted with Boxers and their attitude. Staid after class one session for help. He performed the exercise 1 time perfectly and she couldn’t entice him with any of her special treats. She picked them up so not to waste.

Needless to say when test day came, I wasn’t very confident. Of course, he executed flawlessly, even eliciting comments from the tester.

 

[txdon]

I couldn't wait, had to pull a few. 1/8th (1/2 of one of the 4 rows) pulled and got 15 pounds of the 10 pounds planted. Looking good to get 100 pounds+ from the one raised bed. Light rain started so will pull the rest Thursday.