Noice. I suspect Ben has no beer, or at least no alcohol, in the house. Smart man, found his limit and did something about it.
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Yeppers! That's what that ditch in the middle of the garden is for.....but I have to pump it out!
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Grass update
This picture was taken June 1st.
The red area is 14 days since being sown, seed was pregerminated for 5 days.
The red area is 5 days since being sown, it was pregerminated for 7 days.
I should have taken a picture Monday before I left, much of the blue area has caught up to the red area.
This picture was taken June 1st.
The red area is 14 days since being sown, seed was pregerminated for 5 days.
The red area is 5 days since being sown, it was pregerminated for 7 days.
I should have taken a picture Monday before I left, much of the blue area has caught up to the red area.
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I think you are mixing up your red's @Craigerrr
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Ummm, did I miss something? Knew I hadn’t seen him post much lately, so is he completely out of the hobby/craft? That’s almost depressing because he is so inspirational and adaptive and very creative. And to hear of an Aussie that voluntarily stops drinking completely is almost sacrilege. Beer is a huge part of their culture. I’ll still try to get by there for a howdy. It would be pretty rude not to. I’m sure I’ll still hit some of the local establishments with the BIL.
He's decided to craft less beer.
I am absolutely 100% totally certain that he would be completely thrilled by a visit. believe me. If you're within 20 miles of him and don't stop in, I'll disown you and you'll be out of the will.
We are enjoying our second Spring here in our part of the Shire, where things grow quite well. All around in our gardens are lots of flowers to attract pollinators, including a portion of the parkway reclaimed from grass and dandelions, now planted with a good variety of wildflowers.
Out back is where the excitement is. Raised beds hold garlic and onions, which are almost ready for harvest. There are carrots, potatoes, salad greens and tomatillos growing in the beds, too. In the ground, we have blueberries (7 bushes), French green beans, 3 varieties of peppers and tomatoes, and a row of snow and sugar snap peas. My Centennial hop rhizome with multiple aggressive tendrils is in a box with a riser and chord, and 6 potato plants are in hardware cloth cylinders. And finally, one of our two apple trees is bearing fruit (Spitzenberg). It seems our Honeycrisp likes skip production every other year.
Out back is where the excitement is. Raised beds hold garlic and onions, which are almost ready for harvest. There are carrots, potatoes, salad greens and tomatillos growing in the beds, too. In the ground, we have blueberries (7 bushes), French green beans, 3 varieties of peppers and tomatoes, and a row of snow and sugar snap peas. My Centennial hop rhizome with multiple aggressive tendrils is in a box with a riser and chord, and 6 potato plants are in hardware cloth cylinders. And finally, one of our two apple trees is bearing fruit (Spitzenberg). It seems our Honeycrisp likes skip production every other year.
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I had been wondering where you were @Herm brews
Yeah, it was sorta more about getting a good look at his setup. He does so much of it including the malting and growing his own hops. Crafting less isn't quitting, but I completely understand cutting back. Especially if there are health issues involved.He's decided to craft less beer.
I am absolutely 100% totally certain that he would be completely thrilled by a visit. believe me. If you're within 20 miles of him and don't stop in, I'll disown you and you'll be out of the will.
I've considered hops bines as well, but it's gonna have to be a sub-species that likes hard rocky clay or growing in a pot. Since they're supposed to be cut back to the ground every year, in a pot might not be a bad idea. Apparently not all hops grow equally well in different climates, so I'll have to choose one that's close to something I like that will grow in the heat and humidity around here. Apparently Centennial does okay here and a couple others, but most of them like wetter/cooler climes.
We've foregone the garden this year, though, because of our travel plans (in 3 weeks). That's typically the hottest and dryest part of the summer, and I don't want to leave a garden for someone else to take care of. I can't be mad if someone lets my prized hops die from neglect if I don't have them yet.
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Little play on words, flower bed, hospital bed...
Just a place to keep them alive until next spring when I do some more landscaping and have a place for them.
Yeah, I wouldn’t leave them there long. We planted a few bulbs a few years ago and when we decided to move them, I wound up moving nearly a quarter ton of dirt with each of the massive root clusters that resulted, and still didn’t get all of them. Like @Donoroto said, any that are not close to the house are deer fodder. Most lilies are poisonous to some extent, proving just how hard it is to poison a deer. They’re just goats with a different body. Unless you’re planting them in a place where you don’t care how much they spread, I would suggest planting a 5 gallon bucket first to control the spread. They’re quite invasive in a flower bed.
Three raised beds, planted with garlic, onions, carrots, salad greens, tomatillos and potatoes.
Walla walla onions are plump and ready for harvest and sharing.
Sugar snap peas are producing abundantly. Snow peas to the left are just about done.
Potatoes in hardware cloth cylinders.
Centennial hops, cones are starting to grow.
We have been very busy in our garden this Spring, a very beneficial use of retirement time.
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Digging the Tater Towers! (See why I did there??)
