Good morning!!!!

[RoyJackson]

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39 right now...and that's about the high today. After yesterday's high's in the 50's, we got a lot of melt...so, looks like refreeze tonight and tomorrow

Chores today:
Dump Run definitely....get some ice melt on the drive and walks and hope it'll dry before tonight. Also, replace the shower cartridge and handle (a minor job that I hope doesn't turn into "Project").
That's about it...

 

[ronjhall]

I have it but it goes away when the grass starts coming in, so I never mess with it. No idea what it is.

Same here.

 

[ronjhall]

Fluid Film White Bottle...a gallon or so ought to do the job.

Got a link?

 

[Eric Salop]

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Eric I知 looking for an additional taste of umami (the 5th taste) for your sandwich so it will be more fulfilling for you and you do not feel like you are missing something.

The pic above was my open face sandwich for lunch. The jackfruit sandwich is on a whole wheat toasted bun and there is a bowl of purple (antioxidant) cabbage soup also. Very savory.

What we need to do for you is find that item that is needed to add the umami taste to your sandwich. If all bean hummus is out there is always roasted root vegetable hummus and spices. If there is a bean you can eat there are many spices to make it a taste savory to you.

Don, I never realised that hummus came in more than 1 flavour ! maybe I should have another look next time we go grocery shopping. What I have tried before has always looked and smelt like - well not sure I should say while some folk may be eating breakfast ... here kitty kitty.

 

[Eric Salop]

The wind is up again, we are set for a day of rain. I got out at first light to lift out a couple of hay bales, thinking I wouldn't make quite as much mess as later in the day. While trying to clear the stanchion on my right the top bale nudged the column of bales on the left (the hay has been baled too long at over 7", so it is a tight fit to get 2 bales between each pair of stanchions in the hay barn). I was hoping I could slide it past but nope, as soon as the column of bales realised that I had miscalculated, they didn't waste a second and took the opportunity to tumble down out of the barn and go for a play in the mud. No threat to me or tractor, but by the time I had manoeuvred back and forth to re stack them, my plan to not make much mess was over.

Fed sheep, got back in and made a cup of tea to take up to my wife. Meanwhile I put the microwave on to defrost a solitary hot cross bun I have found hiding in the freezer yesterday. If you ever want to know how long it takes to incinerate one of those buns, I have the answer - I must have been pressing the 10 minute button :duh:

Think I should try and do nothing for the rest of today.:confused3:


David, for a tractor driver, there is no better luxury in life than having diesel delivered :thumbsup:
That is a lot of diesel to store in a single skin tank, we have to use double skin or 110% catch tray on anything over 200 litres.

 

[ronjhall]

Up early. Need to get coffee started. 30° with mostly cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 37° with mostly cloudy skies. Got a dusting of snow overnight. Nothing to cleanup. Got my mess in lawn cleaned up for now. Moved utility trailer into barn so I can get old fenders off and new ones installed. Got one fender off. Did not go as easy as I wanted. 30 year old trailer. May start other fender today. Still picking up tree limbs from yard.

David, I use Power Service for a additive. Always in stock at Walmart. Did you leave enough area for expansion in tanks?

Randy, lots of projects. Always nice when they are done.

Eric, 10 minutes on a single bun. What kind of smell did that make?

Good Morning All.

 

[daugen]

temp was 62 when I woke at 4am, now dropped six degrees already. Bye bye warmth for a week.
Storm pretty much fizzled before it got here last night, windy but almost no rain.

While Eric was incinerating his sticky bun, I incinerated a couple of burgers on the grill. Let's just say they were fully cooked
after just one side...just should not pick up my Kindle while cooking...

Hope you all have a nice weekend.

 

[Buppies]

36 the chill is back very little rain and it looks on the dry side for 7 days or so. Oil change in truck the quick trip to Norfolk and back tomorrow

RNG you should not give me access to things like that I’ll be in the poor house soon enough

Prayers for all

 

[wngsprd]

What gets rid of this weed? I have sprayed 24d and it just makes it grow i think..

It is taking over my yard.View attachment 596046

Gee! That is my yard!

 

[wngsprd]

45 going to 57. Still breezy.

Yesterday's wind gusts were like a contest...every time I'd get a tarp over a pallet of firewood and go around the other side, the wind would blow it off. But I did get all my firewood rounds brought up the hill and split and stacked, and won the tarp contest...took me from 7:30 am until 4pm with no lunch...and only a little frisbee time thrown in.

Bups, sorry about the 1873.

David, that's a lot of diesel to a guy like me that buys 5 gallons at a time.

Rick, the man (Andre Viette) that does the gardening program on Saturday mornings on AM radio loves the Bonide products.

 

[Rich B1]

Good morning, it痴 the weekend! 30 this morning, may get to 40. Looks like both days will be about the same temperature. Chance of some wet snow tomorrow.

Only thing I need to do today is take on of the bike frames to have a new pipe rab welded on. May start gathering up some of the branches that are down in the yard. Basically going to take the day as it comes.

Everyone have a safe and good day.

 

[Thomas]

38F partly cloudy sky low 40's for high,March lion roaring this morning most of the day.
High temp yesterday reach 60F and finally got to step in some mud snow backs hardly shrink.

Only deer show up to feed last evening this morning 8 grays 2 red squirrels 9 turkeys are enjoying breakfast.
Plans for today...Remove ladder from house roof used to clean snow off,wood furnace good cleaning,trip to town for critter food also Mrs. to super market,ground driveway to soft for tractor use removing snow from culverts,tomorrow lower temps when I'll do that task.

Time for my morning E muffin and return outside.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[txdon]

Gee! That is my yard!

I was thinking that that would make a pretty yard, with a very early green-up with no fertilizer.

Good morning 42˚F heading to the 60s.

12 potatoes plants are up - that's about half. I supported the green house by buying 12 starter plants - tomatoes, peppers, okra to start off with.

Worked on placing 180 lb. trail number markers in the ground/rock yesterday, have a few more to do today. The coordinates of these markers are given the the FD with which road access is the closest so an incident that happened a few years ago will not be repeated - a very delayed response to a hiker that fell and had a bleeding head.

During the open house/ribbon cutting of the new trail the Hiking club will have members at trail intersections directing people. I have my assignment but have no idea how many people are expected to turn out. We just have 8 days to complete the finishing touches.

In exactly one week I have my assignment for the Horticulture plant sale - traffic control and set up and take down and loader helper.

In each of these events there are about 50 people that are volunteer helpers. hopefully things will slow down in these two clubs so I can concentrate on the Woodworkers club in April after my safety classes. Some asked about the saw dust vacuum/air cleaning system in the wood shop. Yesterday I was in the back of the wood shop and saw it.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG you should not give me access to things like that I値l be in the poor house soon enough

I'm in that boat right along with you, Buppies, but is sure is fun to look!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Scott's and most Weed n' Feeds are loaded with Atrazine herbicide. IMHO most Weed n' Feeds are crappy fertilizers mixed with dangerous herbicides. In other words ..... they are crap!

You'll soon see lawsuits against Atrazine which, unlike Glyphosate, is a real problem

If you use the correct fertilizer, for the specific time of year, for your specific area, you will have good results.

In early spring, once ground temperatures are consistently at 60°F or higher, you should apply a quick release / fast green-up fertilizer with a N-P-K ratio of 3-1-2, like a 15-5-10.

In a few weeks, apply a slow release product, like a 19:4:10, with a slow release nitrogen.

The Bonide Weed Beater Complete granular is a good low temp pre-emergent / post emergent herbicide for early spring application. Use it again in the Fall when it cools down. You can also use Bonide Weed Beater Ultra, in a sprayer, for low temp spot treatment.

Best advice I can give you, is to meet your County Extension Agent and develop a relationship with him / her.

We are blessed in Texas to have the Texas A&M supported "Texas Agri-Life Program. They are a HUGE resource for us.

This is a great lawn program, kinda specific to our area of Texas, but good information for review for your area.

Randy Lemmon

Randy likes Atrazine even less than I do.

The big takeaway is that healthy soil will grow great preferred grasses that will choke out weeds.

Read The Label. The Label is the Law.

Thanks, will look for some bonita to put down now. Grass just showing hints of greening up.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 47F @ 5:30AM. Mainly sunny to start, then a few afternoon clouds. High 71F. Winds light and variable.

That's one heck of a foundation for that hopper, Don. Do you think they got the slab thick enough?:confused2:

The breeze was a little stiffer than I thought yesterday morning when I started the brush pile fire, and the branches upwind of the ignition point were quite safe from the flames until nudged in with the forklift tines. I learned that letting the tines hang straight down from the FEL and driving toward the middle of the pile is an easier way of banking the flames than using a shovel.:laughing: Good thing, too, because by 6PM it was all I could do to put one foot in front of the other after cutting wood since noon. I feel like I earned my Bourbon yesterday, purely medicinal, of course! And yes, Rick, the tines are really convenient for lifting one end of a downed tree to just the right height for comfortable cutting, cheating the sawbuck out of some of its work. And today I'll push them closer together so I can roll the larger rounds onto them to let the tractor do the lifting and carrying to where they will be stacked until I can break out the splitter.

I hope everyone enjoys a nice weekend!

 

[ronjhall]

Made a quick trip to Sams Club. Roads very slippery. By the time I got home sun was shining. Then it started snowing again. Did get feeders filled while sun was shining.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Gee! That is my yard!

Last yr it took over my garden also. Had it growing a ft high under my weed block. This stuff is thick.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Working on my antique settee, got it webbed up and ready for padding. Then I painted some Sheppard’s hooks. Gotta get the vinyl top on Ellen’s El Camino before show season. View attachment 595977View attachment 595978

How does the webbing get attached to keep it tight?

 

[Bird]

Don, I never realised that hummus came in more than 1 flavour ! maybe I should have another look next time we go grocery shopping. What I have tried before has always looked and smelt like - well not sure I should say while some folk may be eating breakfast ... here kitty kitty.

I could not have said it any better.:laughing: I don't think I've ever been hungry enough to eat that stuff.:laughing:

33 degrees this morning going for a sunny high of 58.