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HillBilly Jeff's 2014 Adventure - Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!

HillBilly Jeff said:
 

Just throwing this up here to plan out my list for next year.  Looking at some changes to my grow next year.
 
Bodeen said:
Just throwing this up here to plan out my list for next year.  Looking at some changes to my grow next year.
 

Just throwing this up here to plan out my list for next year.  Looking at some changes to my grow next year.
 
Bed two is done and I should have enough dirt for bed three.  Then its just bed 4 to do tomorrow when the next load of dirt arrives.  According to them their truck brings 7 cubic yards of dirt, and my calculations show I need 14.2.  I think they are bringing more than 7 at a crack.  I might end up with enough left over to do some leveling around the area to make mowing this one time pasture a bit easier.
 
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Just about the tree line behind the above picture is one of my wild raspberry patches.  Just SW of the tire is another one.  Should be able to water that one really easily and I am thinking about hitting them with some ferts this year.  
 
 
Might need a bit more fill in this bed.
 
 
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Not only do I have pods before plant out, I have ripe pods before plant out.  Peter Pepper Omelet tomorrow.
 
 
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Tonight's dinner, walleye balls.
 
 
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And yes, spring is here.
 
 
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I checked the 7 day forecast and there is only one day with a low below 40, and it is 37.  I know this is just a tease as May can still frost bad.  But I will take it.
JJJessee said:
:dance:  :dance:
Man, You've got it under control!
That compost looks fantastic, but that cow manure and any other  ferts you wanna put in there will get you some microbial pin action going.
 
Fish look good. I'll be right over :D
 
Come on by.  Got more shoveling to do tomorrow, but I am almost ready for plant out which is 4 weeks out.
 
TrentL said:
 
 
HAHAHAH!!!! That's an epic creepy picture dude. 
 
I'll christen the caption for this one ... "FERTILIZER"
 
I have had this hand for decades man.  I used to put it in the ice machine when I worked at a restaurant and freak out the waitresses when they got ice.  I have had so many laughs with that hand.  Well worth the money I spent back then.
 
 
JJJessee said:
Gardening is a hands-on experience. 
 
It was cheaper than paying him to shovel all that dirt for me :)
 
Jeff H said:
That's a lot of work Jeff. I put in 3 hours myself today, but it looks like you spent all day on that. Looks really nice.
 
Dirt arrived about 9 something and by 4 something I had all three beds done to where they are now.  Still got to add a little dirt to bed three and doctor it up, do bed 4 and my tire.  Might use any remaining dirt to spruce up the front garden.  Need to get it tilled tomorrow as the early direct sow can go.  If there is any left I will level off the ground around the beds.  
 
I am sure there will be some settling going on, but I can fix that next spring before I plant out again.  Liven them beds up with some more goodies.
 
Right now its time for a hot chocolate and a hot epsom salt bath and hope I can walk in the morning. 
 
I know I am neglecting other glogs, but I need to get these things done as I am off until Tuesday.
 
Bed around hobby shop is ready to go.
 
 
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Tire is ready.  Doesn't get full sun all day so I was thinking maybe Manzano.
 
 
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First harvest of the season.
 
 
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First fresh pepper to eat.  Peter Pepper Omelet.  Tasted it straight up and it had a tingle, more of a numbing sensation than a burn.  Put a pepper in each omelet and almost didn't notice they were there.  A little heat in the throat, but the most was a tingling in the lips.  
 
Perhaps because they are the first peppers, the later peppers should be hotter.  They are listed as 10-23 K, but I have had purple Jalapeno peppers that are hotter than these.
 
And to top it off, I didn't get the shape I was looking for lol.
 
 
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Jeff,
 
The beds look great and will serve you for years to come. How did you feel this morning? I know there's no way I could do that much shoveling in one day now, 15 years ago, yeah...
 
Sorry the peters came out to less than your expectations. <--- I could have ran with that one..LOL
 
And then you went out and tilled, youth my friend, enjoy it!
 
Devv said:
Jeff,
 
The beds look great and will serve you for years to come. How did you feel this morning? I know there's no way I could do that much shoveling in one day now, 15 years ago, yeah...
 
Sorry the peters came out to less than your expectations. <--- I could have ran with that one..LOL
 
And then you went out and tilled, youth my friend, enjoy it!
 
Surprisingly I felt good this morning.  Topped off bed three, filled bed 4 and the tire, and tilled the front garden.  
 
 
In about an hour I will be heading to the river for some sauger and perhaps some silvers. 
 
Peters ripe at this time of the year is a bonus, no let down at all.  I am sure they will rise to the occasion once they get some sunshine on them.  First time I ever had ripe pods in the grow room.
 
Tomorrow I plant the strawberries, pear and sour cherry trees, and perhaps rabbit proof the pickle fence on the front garden.  Also have a catfish to smoke.
 
Basement is running 64 degrees and the grow room is just shy of 80 and the heat has been off for a while.Might cut back on light time as well.
 
Enjoy Easter everyone.
 
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