While not a major project, a satisfying one to get done.
Upgrade to 1/4” vinyl coated SS cable and all SS hardware except the plastic pulleys. Should last at least my lifetime. The 1/8” vinyl coated non SS cable lasted 11 years.
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You've built your first zip line! Ground might be kinda hard if you fell off...
Another inch of rain last night, more on the way today. However looks like heaviest rain going North.
Up wide awake at 4am, pulled all the food pantry veggies out of my fridge, organized them, taking them to pantry later this morning.
Last big watermelon, one of the yellow ones.
I was told ever so nicely that while folks seem to love the yellow watermelons, the huge number of seeds is
a problem, not GMO at all, and perhaps some seedless red watermelon for next year? Okra and watermelon, so far the two biggest movers by demand.
Okra is easy, and some of my okra plants are now seven feet tall and headed for the moon. Wonder if I'll need a ladder in a month...
Tomorrow morning at distribution day, I'm taking down two little baggies of chocolate habaneros, and trying to see if someone knows someone who will eat these things,
and survive. 400k scoville, entry level super hot. Local Mexicans and firemen have said no thank you. There's usually about fifteen volunteers there for distribution day so hopefully someone with a cast iron stomach will get to enjoy them. I'm not growing them again for sure. Peppers seem unaffected by all the rain, some have ripened too soon, but they are just pumping out daily. Taking hot peppers, banana peppers and bell peppers in today.
Was able to pick a few tomatoes yesterday, but they are all cracked. Taking them to food pantry anyway; they are really good dark tomatoes and taste wonderful, just blemished.
later on this week looks to be drying out a little. Lawns are growing like mad, mow 6 acres minimum every five days, 10 acres every week or ten days. Couldn't do it without big mowers.
Interview new Hispanic helper this afternoon.