CntryBoy777 - The Lazy A** Acres Adventures

[greybeard]

Ya could always just throw a couple of square bales of hay on the ground....cut out a hole 2-3/bale....depending on spacing....put in some potting soil...and plant your plant in the hole. Quick, easy, and maintenance free excepted for watering......to fertilize just put some pen cleanings on the dirt. Ya can grow most anything, plus ya can sit on the bale and not the ground to tend to them.

2 words.
Fire ants.

I've tried to raise earthworms--fire ants got to them.
Potatoes in a barrel--fire ants.
Hanging plants--fire ants.

It's a constant battle here keeping them red devils out of the roses and other flower beds and anything else with good soil in it. Them things come out of that 100' away National Forest like Genghis Kahn's invading horde.

 

[CntryBoy777]

I know how bad they are here, and I know they are worse there, too. I don't envy ya a single bit on that either. They were horrible in Fl. We had them coming out of the wall sockets in the house.

 

[CntryBoy777]

It seems that I took a couple of days off from the fence job, I had to let my back and swollen, blistered hands a rest. We have gotten 1.3" of rain since yesterday evening, so everything is pretty well soaked. I reached for my phone while in the duck pen this evening to get a pic to share, but I had forgotten my phone....so, no pic.
We went to the Doc this morning and it didn't turn out as bad as I had anticipated. Tho, the blood test results aren't back yet, so it could change things. I did get my refills...with company coming I will need the BP pills...
I did get the area outside the fence mowed yesterday ahead of the rain. I guess I'll get back after the fence tomorrow, we have temps this next wk getting up to 90°, so not much time to waste on that front. Oh, and Joyce wanted me to let everyone know she has her first pickings of squash and string beans in the fridge....

 

[Mike CHS]

I'm jealous. We just got our squash in the ground two weeks ago and the beans are only about 4" high.

 

[CntryBoy777]

I know this is getting old for y'all, but I feel better counting it down....cause I'm sitting here in a sweat soaked Tshirt typing this..... ...so, now there are 4 left. I have 1 more in the field, which is also in the sun...and have to use the van to anchor to. I will get that tomorrow, tho I don't have enough Tposts to complete it, but enough to support it until I get some more.
The neighbors were outside today at goat walk time, so they headed in the opposite direction.... they headed over to the ducks and munched on the honeysuckle poison ivy, and oak....along with green blackberry canes and leaves.
Last fall I posted a pic of Joyce's shrimp plant....here is an update on it now.... ...it has started to really bush out.

 

[farmerjan]

I don't think it is getting old, at least not for me, because I can really see the PROGRESS you are making. And I envy you the fortitude to keep at it. With my ankle and knee issues, it hurts somedays to even walk out to feed the chickens and move the "chicken tractors" but it gets done because it has to. I can say that the one knee has shown much improvement from the prolotherapy so I am very thankful. Next to the knee on the other leg, and I will probably have to do it on alternate months from the ankle because I need to be able to hobble around some....
So I give you ALOT of credit for getting done what you are doing. ESPECIALLY with the heat down there. We are having such up and down temps here, but they are staying mostly below 80 so days are nice. Did have frost 2 nights just last week but our last frost date is May 10th normally, so I wasn't surprised. Will get into the garden this week now.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Thanks @farmerjan , it got up to 92° in the sun here today, and 82° in the shade. I certainly have my days, but if'n I was in your shoes I really don't think I could push thru, like ya do. I certainly hope to do just half of what ya get done on a daily basis. I could sure enjoy those temps ya are having, but the only relief we will get, will be in the humidity levels, cause when it gets to 90° that is really what matters.

 

[Mike CHS]

We all have our limits but you are doing great. I had to change my avatar because seeing Max whenever I logged on made me sad . 16 years with an obnoxious bird gives you a long time to get close.

 

[CntryBoy777]

I understand that, too. He was a really nice looking bird. Ours was small, but could be loud and messy. Tho, there was times he was a Hoot. He loved to whistle the Andy Griffith theme with the TV, but didn't like it when anyone tried to whistle...just would give a nasty toned squawk. We only had him for about 7-8yrs, so I can imagine. Joyce and I agree that there will never be another one....

 

[CntryBoy777]

And now there are 3!!.... ....I had to wait til this evening to put clips on the Tposts, and I need 4more to finish up. It got up to 95° in the sun today, so I had to break thru the heat. I got the heavy stuff done by noon and stayed in the air til sun started going down. Now I have to get to town tomorrow and get a few things to be able to finish up....the rest of the pulls are in the shade and there are posts to anchor to. I do think that with each pull I get it just a little tighter than the last one...I have certainly learned a lot. But, truly can't wait to get finished....