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I have never seen a full total Eclipse, in 2017 we were close, but we did not experience the total eclipse.
My wife and I worked on the raised bed rebuilt today, we got the base layer and a little more done and the outside flashing installed to keep the grass out. Tomorrow we will get the flashing on the inside and probably finish stacking the posts.
Looks like good progress Tim. I finished the blueberries and then cleaned up the six rows of asparagus as it will be popping up here if this weather continues. Also cleaned up three other plots and now ready to till. I put lime on everything that needed it last week. Normally I have all the gardens cleaned up in the fall but with my wife breaking her hip last Oct., really put me behind on several things. Funny how your priorities can shift in a matter of seconds.
Hey Steve, sounds like you had a productive day. How's is your wife doing? We had a few errands to do downtown this morning, then I lined up a project with my buddy to install another water meter tomorrow. Maria and I worked on our raised bed and finished up with all the flashing and stacking the posts. Now to backfill and cut off some of the T-Posts so at least they are even.
Then it was time to have a beer and cook a pork loin and make some tacos!
Evening Tim. Sounds like quite a bit of accomplishment. Before this morning's rain, I was able to dig the parsnips and some horseradish. Then I tilled the biggest plot and one of the small ones. That really felt like enough. This afternoon I took down some of the fencing I have to put up to keep the local deer from eating the shrubbery. Makes it really feel like Spring. Last year the deer even ate the rhubarb, right down into the ground to its roots. First time they have ever bothered that, and I have been here since '86.
I got the horseradish ground up and put in the fridge later. It smells pretty good!
Steve, Tell me more about the horseradish. We have a horseradish plant here but have never done anything with it. And as far as a deer fence goes, we fenced in 3.5 acres a couple years ago. We must have 50 deer running around on the hillsides and or across the street and in the orchard that my neighbor is working on putting up a deer fence.
Here are just a few of the photos of the process!
Our First run!
Then Across the top of the Donkey pen.
My wife crimping the wires together, and at this point we are still using ladders.
Then I build this item, no more ladders to drive the posts.
My Wife taking a break!
Once we got across the rock ravine, we build a trail and commandeered part of a deer trail.
ThongTastic Thursday morning Washington, Tim, Wayne, Steve and all the crew.
Tim, looks like I see one person working and someone taking pictures! LOL
Looks like you have everything planned and under control.
Wow Tim, that is some serious fencing. I have four different plots fenced in with the fifth one still open. I have considered joining them but just haven't. I have 4-foot fence and there have been two occasions where the persistent things jumped over it. The have been multiple times where they have crash into it as well. Again, your fencing operation is impressive. Pretty cool that you two can work together. I really miss that sometimes.
For horseradish, when the weather fist turns mild and the tops start to grow, that is the time to dig it. I have several plots of it here and there, so I rotate where I dig. You dig up the main root and cut off the top about an inch or two from where the leaves start. Then you put the top back in the ground. you also leave all the small roots there as well. It is hard to kill and will regrow. Just press the soil down around it to give it good contact. I then take the bigger pieces and sort of scrape peel them to get it nice and clean. I suppose you could just brush it and wash it but peeling it make a nice white product. Then I use an old blender we have and cut the root up into two inch or smaller hunks and put it on grind. I then pour in some apple cider vinegar to the mix. I have never measured but I sparing add vinegar until the ground up root starts to fall back into the blades instead of building up on the wall of the blender. Once it is done, I put it in the smallest jars we have and try not to have much airspace above it to loose its charm. It takes a couple of days to get the vinegar to really blend in with the root, but it is worth the wait. The trick to eating it is to never breath thru your mouth if you have some in there and it seems like it is too much. Most folks will open their mouth first when they think it is too much for them and it makes you strangle and makes matters worse. Just breath thru your nose as normal. We love it on ham, and it is great on other stuff too. Today for lunch we had grilled sauerkraut and hot dog sandwiches with it on, really good.
If you only have one plant, it might not be big enough the following year, but I have never tried it as I always just use a different clump. I have never tried to use it after the leaves have grown butt my dad told me it wouldn't be as good then so I haven't. We have used the leaves in mixed greens before but they are very fibrous. They do have a nice horseradish flavor though.
By the way, that looks like a pretty nice bump side parked in your pole barn.
Fantastic Friday Washington, Jim, Steve, Wayne and all the crew. Cool in my woods and very windy. We haven't had near the rain that was predicted for today. Rivers are well out of there banks and the NWS has issued flood warnings for many areas!
Wife and I did our Friday routine and now home!
Been some interesting reading....
I would like to grow gardens, just don't have the time.
I am hoping once we move to Texas next year and get settled in, we can tackle gardens....
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