Good morning!!!!

[PJSprog]

46°F and light rain this morning, going up to 72° today.

Wow, that's a crazy amount of deformation, Paul. That kind of pressure is definitely going to find a way out. Glad it wasn't a catastrophic failure.

I was in our local Ace store over the weekend, Chris, and they've completely rearranged half of the store to put the EGO stuff on display right in the middle of the store as you walk in now.

 

[RoyJackson]

I saw that a few of you guys are using EGO mowers and I have been thinking about it. I see that ACE hardware is having a sale on the power + select cut mower. I can't quite figure out the differences between the different models. Man those batteries are expensive.

No mower yet, but I'm considering an EGO ZT.
The largest available currently is a 52" deck and that uses 4 (7.5A/h) batteries. The batteries last a long time. My concern is I have somewhere between 2 and 3 acres of lawn. Even with fully charged batteries, I'd probably have to recharge before I was done
And, not only are those batteries expensive, they're heavy. Don't think I'd want to be hiking a couple hundred yards carrying a couple of these batteries.

My current mower is a Deere Z920 with, maybe, 350-400 hours. This is a commercial mower so it's pretty heavy duty. It's also paid for.
So, my decision will be based upon a cost/benefit review.

That said, for a smaller yard (say, half acre), an EGO walk behind would be a good choice, especially if you have other EGO tools

 

[PJSprog]

Same here, Roy. I mow four of our five acres, so an electric mower just isn't in the cards for me.

 

[pennwalk]

The lot here at the house is 2/3 acre, less driveway, gardens and bushes. It takes a little less than 1 1/2 hours with the JD silver deck push mower. I used to use the JD 425 (54" deck) but the doc is always saying " more exercise, less food" so I thought a nice walk once a week would be good.
I mow at the farm with the 425 and it takes 3 hours so I guess it is around 3 acres. I don't think we will be going electric up there.

Chris

 

[Rich B1]

Here ya go @RedNeckGeek, an example of the workmanship I am finding. Black duct tape on the wiring and the $1.99 on/off switch. The cold solder joints on the start button are an added bonus.





I am convinced this bike was not safe to ride, yet it was raced.

Pop, does that oil tank have a breather? I would think it would, have seen some non-aircraft reservoirs do that when they can’t breathe.

Pretty nice day out, 49 now, supposed to get to 59 today with a chance of rain.

Just got back from the vet, big cat has an upper respiratory infection. Must not be too sick, took 2 vet technicians to hold him for a shot.

Everyone stay safe out there!

 

[sodamo]

66°F and .37 inches rain

Is good day yesterday, only 1 cabinet shelf left, but it is a slider and I want to redo the slider supports. Might have gotten it done yesterday but a friend showed up with a load seedlings from his greenhouse. And then it was time for Happy Hour.

First up this morning, my pre surgery alligator test.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[rswyan]

58F and partly cloudy @ 13:00, headed up to a high of 61F or so for the day. Chance of rain this evening. Current soil temp 49F, 24-hour average 38.6F.

Seems relatively dry out, and with the sun trying to make an appearance, might be a good time to continue on with the mowing and grinding up the few stray leaves that got blown onto the lawn over winter. Cutting it short, figuring that we will eventually hit some warm, wet periods where it will really take off and start growing.

Got the trash and recycles taken up to the road last night and put out, did not get anything done with the Black-eyed Susan seeds.

Vet is supposed to call with the results of the Big Orange Cat's blood work today, either at lunch time or in the evening. Hasn't happened yet, so I guess it will be this evening.

Hope everyone has a great day.

 

[rswyan]

RS, I bought some grow bags for potatoes also. Thought I'd use potting mix in the bags, wonder if that is heavy enough or do I need to mix some topsoil in.

Drew,

Honestly, I have no idea ... been a long, long time since I planted and grew any potatoes, and even then my experience was pretty limited.

The five grow bags I purchased we plan to use for dahlias ... plan to run some of the composted soil I made in those, though I might mix in some of that sheep poop the neighbor brought down ... or maybe some of the cow manure which I still have from last year.

I know with dahlia tubers they don't want to be overly wet, which can cause rotting ... which is partly why the grow bags seemed to be a good fit (another reason being that they can be easily moved inside in case of frost or freeze)

Interesting bit of history on the Salem Oak ... thanks for sharing it ...

 

[daugen]

been going pretty steadily and time to rest.
Went to church and found a place to plant the Salem oak tree so it won't grow over any graves.

then trips to two local nurseries and came home with a variety of flowers and veggies. Planted some more lettuce
and took a chance on four broccoli plants. Never have grown broccoli, shall see.
Wet knees in my jeans, time to take them off.
Lettuce was five bucks for a pack of four. Still cheaper than store but...didn't they used to be 2.99?.......

Thanks RS. I'm going to try Miracle Grow potting soil and see how that goes. Plus some extra fertilizer, taters love fertilizer

 

[txdon]

Good afternoon! 89˚F heading to the mid 90s, full sun.

The hottest day of the year and it had an effect on FireWise cedar removal this morning. One of the guys passed out. Then he got up after being told not to, he promptly went limp and face first into the ground. I got the first aid kit and showed him the damage on his face with my phone before he finally decided to give it up for the day. We drove him home and checked on him later. He was a little perturbed we were going to tell his wife, we did not care. On the home visit he said he was going to call it quits on FireWise, good idea since from now on it will just be getting hotter. He lost a hearing aid during the ordeal and luckily we found it 10' from where he fell.

My wife is starting to line up heavy projects now that my knee is fixed. She is plotting out a raised bed and walkway in the rock garden.