Good morning!!!!

[LS Tractor Owner]

Wife's flowers are coming now. Part of many bulbs she had me plant

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Beautiful asiatic lilies! Give them a couple years.... the bulbs will multiply at a crazy rate. 5 years ago, we planted 4 lilies in planters that were 12" x 24"..... they totally filled those planters to the edges. As reported a few weeks ago, we got literally hundreds of bulbs out of those (4) planters

They don't like a lot of water, so be careful watering.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Kilroy, you mean like this "shed porch"?

The shed manufacturer wanted another $1400 to add the porch and roof (their price included some fancy handrails and ballusters). I did pay an additional $50 to have them include 4 panels of the matching metal roof. Cost me around another $200 in materials and a days work.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

A successful day! WOOHOO! Strawberry planter is done!


Hopefully the berries that have started already, continue to ripen /develop. We were going to break them apart and spread out in the planter, but decided that less trauma to the roots would be better, so just placed the whole "ball of roots" as one.

Finished just in time..... a brief shower chased us up on the deck. Once it stopped, finished putting away the tools and admired the planter. We have had 3 more light 'storms' come across. No soaking rain, but any helps.

Still have plenty of plants being propagated......

The new sequoia in the foreground. This doesn't include whats in the greenhouse.......

Made another early dinner, this time chops on the grill. Leftover backed macs. Chocolate chip cookies and a scoop of vanilla IC for desert.

Time to put the feet up and watch some PBS.

 

[KilroyJC]

Kilroy, you mean like this "shed porch"?
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The shed manufacturer wanted another $1400 to add the porch and roof (their price included some fancy handrails and ballusters). I did pay an additional $50 to have them include 4 panels of the matching metal roof. Cost me around another $200 in materials and a days work.

Maybe a little more elaborate than that. Or simpler, depending…

Up until the time of delivery, Mrs was second-guessing the shed we ordered: 10x16. However, when you come through our gate (which, if you have followed some of my picture, has a sweeping downhill right hand turn and the space between the post and the gate on the hinge bolts is 11’11”) the maximum you could get through is about what we got… AND it rained the night before and we have that good greasy red Southern mud… and as the truck was coming down the hill it was tilting and sliding and—- it made it unscathed, but just barely. And then Mrs acknowledged that I WAS RIGHT and we couldn’t have gotten a bigger unit in there.

lone of the things she second-%guessed was not getting an “office-style” with the covered porch and railings etc. but I had to take into account the length of the building plus the cab of the delivery truck and the turning radius and bigger just wouldn’t work.

my plan is to make a lean-to shed -type roof angling down off the front at about a 2/12 pitch right about where that horizontal trim piece is above the doors, as opposed to trying to trying to match the roofline extending out.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

BEF, that wreck looks nasty. How is the driver?

I heard driver lived, don’t know any more.
We average 1 wreck per year like that.

You have a safe summer driving.

 

[KilroyJC]

GM UPDATE:

Did not get to do any tractor work but just about the rest of the clearing work done with the mini-ex:

i will likely take down more trees here come winter, but this is good enough for now as I have a whole bunch of veggie plants that really need to go in the ground this week! So we will go with “Good ’nuff”. In the last photo, Mrs is standing on what would be the “road” to the back, so everything to the right will get plowed, harrowed, furrowed, and planted.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

The little piggie was very good tonight

No rain, storms were up in PA.

 

[KilroyJC]

The little piggie was very good tonight View attachment 804031
No rain, storms were up in PA.

Looks yummy!!!!! Save me an ear

 

[PJSprog]

61°F and clear skies this morning, got up to 92° today. Humidity was low, so it wasn't terrible outside. Seems we got our typical two weeks of Spring weather, then right into Summer this year. Been up in the 90s for a few days now.

Been away awhile. Not confident that I'll ever get caught up again.

Wife and I got the new chicken coop finished last weekend. Bought a pre-made henhouse from a regional builder and had it delivered. We built a base of framed gravel for it. Then we ("I") dug a bunch of holes and concreted in the 4x4s, and built the rest out of pressure treated 2x4s. Put in some outside roosting bars, a couple of swings, and a sandbox. The chickens seem to like it. So do I, as it's slightly over 6' inside and I can walk upright. Even the henhouse is 6'6" at the peak inside. We mounted a couple of solar powered lights on the outside, and one on the inside. This turned out to be a bit more expensive than the first one, which we were surprised to note actually lasted five years ... about three longer than we'd anticipated.

Hope everyone is well.

Good evening, Gents.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Sunday) early arvo. Overnight Low of -1.2C (frost) and it's presently warmed up to 16.4C, clear and calm.

The 'Mad Agisting Horse Woman" & daughter did not return yesterday evening from Pyengana (they rode the 'beginner' 20km course) but the horse float & horses were here when I got back from Church this morning. That would've been a frosty camping out for them last night... probably many stories & drinks had around the campfire with other 'Mad Horse People'.

Anyway, the rest of the day is His.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Been away awhile. Not confident that I'll ever get caught up again.

Wife and I got the new chicken coop finished last weekend..

Good to hear from you. Nice job on coop!

 

[Buppies]

52 now 84 yesterday lots thunder no rain. Grass needs mowed no bird feeder out no bear interesting correlation. Been up since 2:00 cannot sleep. Wife had fun yesterday that’s all that counts

Safe travels L4N see you on the flip side

Prayers for all silent or spoken our Country

hope wngsprd is ok

Nice to hear from PJ

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is brewing. 55° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 79° with plenty of sun. Nurse visit was good. Window cleaning did not happen. Got tools out. But could not find streak free cleaner that I use. After nurse visit I went to Menards for cleaner. By the time I got home it was to hot of window cleaning. Hope to get it done today. Did start putting E-track on trailer. Will get at that later today.
June Strawberry Full Moon.

Prayers and best wishes for everyone.

Good Morning All.

 

[ronjhall]

Looking, have a safe summer of trucking.

 

[ronjhall]

PJ, good to hear from you. Chicken Coop looks good.

 

[KilroyJC]

Good Morning!

God has given us another chance to get it right (or at least not screw up too badly…).

59.0F, going to low 80s. showers/T-storms later today, which will dictate the day’s activities after church.

Yesterday was some good progress on clearing a food-growing spot. I didn’t get to do any tractor ing because Mrs said we had to go home and let Harry out of the crate, so we knocked off when I finished the excavatoe work to a sufficient point. I think Mrs is finally getting the idea that the only way to get it done is to be up there and put in substantial time. I say this because she was talking about going for a ride after church today, with several possible destinations, but after getting so much cleared she was like “Maybe you should do the plowing tomorrow instead of the ride?”

I am starting to get an inkling of what I am doing with the excavator—- I am by no means skillful, but at least I am no longer completely incompetent! I also have a decent idea as to capabilities of the machine now, particularly reach and balance. I know yesterday’s session went well because when we shut down and took a walkthrough, Mrs said “WOW - this is really open now! It looks really good!”

yay me!

Anywho, coffee is calling . . .

I hope everyone has a happy healthy safe blessed day!!!

 

[daugen]

good morning all
there's where PJ got to, good to hear from you Paul.
fine looking chicken complex

Ted, I really like the colors on the new shed.

I'm being lazy and in slow mode. going to go to local garden shop later this morning, bring something home to plant.
need to check out supply of fruit trees. Now that I have an phd and 12" auger whenever I need it, can plant a few trees in the back.
Seems silly to plant apple trees when I live between two apple orchards, so keeping an open mind. Another willow would be nice.
since a big area floods, really have to avoid that. But I would like to plant some visual barriers at the very rear of property where lots of trashy
yard refuse has been dumped. Shady area. Not hosta. three to four feet tall.
suggestions?

I'll see what the garden shop has. Been going there all my life, Bountiful Acres in Lahaska.
Expensive but first class experience. Need to find something to plant in raised garden where radishes were.
Have plenty of tomatoes growing. Maybe some pablano peppers, a very mild heat pepper I can cook with.

RS, Burgess is addictive. Some of there stuff is so cheap. Yes when it shows up you think who shrunk the plant...
but most of my stuff has grown. I've complained before here of their management and QC issues, but sure can get in a lot of trouble
reading Burgess catalog on the throne.

 

[pennwalk]

"storms were up in PA."

None in this part of Lancaster. The sky got green and the wind whipped the trees around but not a drop.

PJ, good looking chicken plantation.

Nice quiet morning here and nice and cool.

Chris

 

[Thomas]

Glad you and Mrs. doing well PJ.
That one fancy chicken coop.

 

[Thomas]

49F misting mid 50's for high on/off rain into tomorrow early AM.

Outside chores done E muffin time.

Plans for today...other than check game cams slow putter day.

Enjoy your day all.