fuzzi's "Gardens and Chickens...and Goats? Oh My!" Journal and More Thread

[Mini Horses]

My next door and a friend both have huge fig trees, don't use them. I pick next door, friend picks hers for me I give her eggs all yr. I started 3 plants, goats ate them. It only takes one getting loose & finding them . 3 apple trees, also. I gave up.

 

[fuzzi]

I need to plant a fig tree!

Do it.

 

[murphysranch]

I love fresh figs!! I've got two planted here, three years ago. They are still small and no fruit. I forgot what variety I planted.

 

[SageHill]

@canesisters you will have to try that recipe too. Hot biscuits out of the oven, with strawberry fig preserves…..so yummy!

DROOL !!

 

[SageHill]

I've got 3 figs. Diana --yum, a God only knows what - was mismarked and supposed to be a Black Mission but it aint and not tasty either, and a Tiger - yum. I've got some Black Mission started from cuttings from a friend's tree. Should see fruit on those in a year or two.

 

[SageHill]

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First echinacea/coneflower bloom of the year!
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I reattached one of the carabiners to the coop door with a new section of wire, as the old wire broke. I got two years out of it, good enough.

And I need to pick up a turnbuckle for the second coop door, will try to do that tomorrow.

SOOOO PRETTY!!!!!

 

[fuzzi]

Picked up the turnbuckle at the hardware store, and when I got home I decided to install it immediately. I was in the shade, using my cordless drill, and pouring sweat.

Oh, that's why.

 

[Mini Horses]

About the same here....we're not way far apart. Cooler temps this morn but humidity so high you didn't notice it much. Gotta put the AC back in window tomorrow

 

[canesisters]

So humid last night! I had a cup with some almonds sitting at my station from about 3 to 7. The almonds became chewy & the salt melted!

 

[fuzzi]

Second sowing of squash is up.

I pulled some weeds from the day lily beds. Too humid to do much else.

I stopped at Aldi's earlier today to buy milk for making bread, bought 2 half gallons marked down to 50 cents! Bread doesn't care if the milk is turning. I'm going to try making bread tomorrow afternoon.

Stopped at a new-to-me thrift store. Bought two books for my granddaughters and an unused roll of nice shelf paper. I almost bought a sewing table/cabinet (no machine) for $25. I am planning to set up a sewing machine I bought a few months ago. I've never had my own machine, was going to give it a try. I might go back to the thrift store tomorrow to see if the cabinet still there.