I advertised my crab apples and no one was interested, I advertised my pie apples and got three people and everyone raved about the crabapples and took some of them too. Well I do have very nice apples.
Yesterday a neighbour picked me two buckets of apples to press for juice and I'm doing that now. Today one of the ladies picked me another two buckets of apples. I may have to use one of my bigger carboys, I'm out of small ones. I'm running out of milk jugs to put the juice in too. I will have ten or twelve litres just from todays pressing. Another vehicle in my yard, another picker, I better go.
I found 5 slugs in a trap I made, but there were so many other bugs in the trap! This trap was to rid the hostas of insects which are perforating the leaves.
I'm not sure the slugs could do the damage I found on the many leaves, In the morning, I'm excited to find out how many more there are, giving me enthusiasm to wake in the morning.
A book about recovering from depression talks about the morning anticipation, so if I could find that title, it might help me recover from sadness about leaving work.
I made a slug trap this morning, finding slugs last night on hosta leaves which were perforated. Hopefully I'll see some slugs caught, and the hostas may recover before they hibernate for the winter, so the leaves are renewed.
Davit, Thanks for the tip on the wagon. I agree the wheel barrow is a pain. Last time I used it I got hurt. Lifting and pushing it around the yard made my hernias a lot worse. So I guess I am gonna have to get me one of those wagons. I have been thinking about it for a while now. I am not ready to give up the gardening just yet even if it is on a small scale. Gardening keeps me sane..It's something I have been doing since I was a kid..and this old kid isn't giving up yet..
Well I better go for now. I forgot to eat today so I better get me something to eat. Have a glass of juce for me Davit...
Red, I buy from Lee Valley when they pay the freight. Mine is the same but red with white wheels and has a lever for the steering. It gets in the way and is too short to pull it with. Can't steer while sitting on it anyway. I have a little seed basket besides the tool tray. I usually just lift one end to steer. I have a matching wagon with the same wheels. Wagon is real handy. Better than a wheel barrow.
Davit, I bought mine at Harbor Freight Tools..You can have their stuff shipped right to you..We go to the store here in town and get stuff we just can't find any where else. It's kind of a fun place to go to..Anyway I am back in the saddle again..
Yeah! Lavender does stink. We love the smell of it...The smell takes me back to nature every time. Especially when I can't get out there at the drop of a hat like I want to..So it's like being home again.
Just got the seat home and it works beautifully. Put up this pic for you..
Spent the morning out in the yard trimming all the spent flowers on the lavenders this morning..and I was able to sit in a low lawn chair to do it..We have a rolling garden chair I am going to get of storage today. It has a John Deer tractor seat on it that pivots around and knobby tires which makes it easy to roll along the flower bed without getting up and down.. Anyway I am happy that I have found way to keep working in the yard..Man do these lavenders grow like weeds and without much work really. I am glad I planted them this year.
