Devonviolet Acres

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So sorry to hear about your fall :( You really do need to try and maintain focus... Hope there's no lasting damage and the swelling goes down quickly. If you and your DH would like to come over for a visit, I do have that jacuzzi in the back and you're welcome to use it. I'm afraid you can't put salt in it :ep but it does provide the heat and the jets. You could always rub the salt into your skin after you exit the spa... then rinse it off later. ;)
 

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OUCH!! I sure know about the knee pain, but have gotten to the point with it that I just become a "Pill Head" and stay on the pain meds during it. I hope yours heals quickly for you. I have also found that uneven ground can be a painful experience, too. I used to use a knee brace for support and protection, but the joint is too deformed to use it anymore. The brace tries to straighten the joint and is painful too, so I laid it aside. I'm sure it will be stiff for a couple of days and sore. Hope it is only annoying and not the "Center of Attention" for ya. As Mom would've said....oh Honey, ya gotta be more Careful....:)
 

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How's the knee this morning?

Way back when I tore my first one the doctor said basically the same thing..."live with the pain until you can't walk or bend your knee". He said that the surgery was not all that good of an idea. Fast forward 15 years and knee surgeries were a walk in the part. In and out same day, crutches for a day or two, and softball again at 2 weeks post op. Of course I knew that there would be consequences later for removing cartilage but it did fix the pain for about 20 years until the arthritis started.

I have seen some interesting articles lately on regrowing cartilage, now to get Kaiser insurance to pay for it. HA HA.
 

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Good news! I'm not as sore as I thought I might be, after my fall yesterday! :celebrate

I was sore this morning, but started taking my 200C Arnica, homeopathic remedy, every 20 minutes, for four doses. That seemed to help a lot. During the day, I took two more doses. My knees are a bit sore, when I f first stand up. But, after a few steps I don't even notice it. :)

DH & I just stood on the front porch, repotting plants (in 12 oz plastic cups, with holes in the bottom), that I started from seed last February. We had them in the office on a 6-1/2' wire shelf, with a 4' grow light hanging from each shelf.

Some, of the plants had gotten kind of leggy, and were cold weather plants (like broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, & lettuce. So, we didn't plant those.

I was able to plant tomatoes, Purple Tomatillos, as well as Sage & Thyme. I'm most excited about the 29 Echinacea plants and 25 Lavender plants I was able to plant in cups! :celebrate

I still have 2 more flats to transplant into cups. One has more herbs & Marigolds another has kale, broccoli & Swiss Chard.

In addition to all that, I also have at least 50 sweet potato slips, That I am rooting in water.

I'm hoping this will give us incentive to get back in the garden, finish digging out weeds & Bermuda grass roots & till in compost, so we can finally have the vegetable garden I have dreamed of since we had a garden plot at the community garden in York, PA, in 2013.
 

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Happy to hear that your knee pain is not as bad as you had feared.
I WILL get the garden planted this week end. I WILL, I WILL, I WILL :hide
Tomatoes , peppers, corn, zucchini, cucumbers, green beans, and winter squash will probably be all but I need to get it done. I was hauling in composted goat manure just a few hours ago.

I also need to pick blackberries, they are going to be coming on in buckets here in a few days. Blueberries too but I don't expect to pick many of those as there are not many and they are not under bird netting. The birds are getting my few cherries too.
 

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I finally caught up....Yay!!!

I don't know, it doesn't get too hot in the mountains of eastern TN either (compared to most southern areas anyway).
I think okra will grow in TN. @Mike CHS have you planted okra?

Better late then never...just thought i would mention. Okra grows in Michigan...i have grown it in my garden so i could make pickled okra. It likes sandy soil and our first recommended planting date is June 1st.

No, we can't tell the difference between the Muscovy and Pekin eggs. So, we will have to see how our hen handles the difference in hatch dates. And no, I don't have an incubator, to put the eggs in, if she deserts them. Maybe in the future, we will separate the Pekins from the Muscovies overnight, so we know which eggs we are putting under the hen.

This broody hen, of ours, is a Gray Marans. She has been broody, along with some of our other hen's, that are no longer with us. I notice that she leaves the nest, in the morning, to eat. But, then she stays the rest of the day. For a while, I was pulling her out, of the nest box, to see if there were new eggs, from her or other chickens, that beat her back to the nest in the morning. I did find one of the Production Reds in there one morning - and she was in the next box.

Anyway, she really doesn't want me messing with "her" eggs! When I pull her out and put her back, she pecks the heck out of my hand. Last night I decided it was time to leave her alone in the box.

If your keeping your muscovy ducks and your pekin ducks together you will end up with mule ducks and the hatch date could be anything from 28days to 35days since chicks normally hatch in 19-21 days it will definitely be up to your broody.

I'm glad your knee is doing ok!!!
 

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If your keeping your muscovy ducks and your pekin ducks together you will end up with mule ducks
I hear what your sayin' Misfit. However, I have watched our Muscovy & Pekin drakes. I have never seen a Muscov drake go near a Pekin hen, or vice versa. The two breeds seem to go their separate ways. DH says the same thing. Although, I know its possible they do it when we aren't looking.
 
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