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Since that's no good, I've been doing some other jobs this morning and hoping for it to dry a bit.
Under the old harrow I hauled away were several small Linden saplings. I dug them up and replanted them by the forest edge near the spring. Planting trees brightens the mood.
Then hauled some more junk up from the valley shack, including parts of this tiny hut that fell down. I found a message, someone had written "pasaku namelis" (little fairy house) on the inside above the door. Curious. Always wondered what that thing was for. Fairies, apparently. They seem to have moved out a while ago.
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Well, that cover sure kept the rain out of the trench and it didn't get muddy at all 😬
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Another thing that was in the crooked shack (the one with the useful beams) was this pile of dried bundles of reeds.
No idea what these were collected for here. Don't think I've seen many thatched roofs around. No, I don't want to build one either.
What to do with this? Someone spent a lot of effort gathering and bundling them.
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Back to foundation work. Guide string and depth gauge out and hacked away the clay to the right level. That last bit is always manual work.
Pulled out the grounding rod for the old phone line, which was pounded in deep along the foundation.
Then some rock drilling and hammering anchors for connecting rock and concrete and I even got the long glass rebar pieces in before it got too dark.
Finally threw some improvised cover over the hole as tomorrows forecast is for heavy rain and I don't need to wade around in a mud pit the day after.
Oh, those Colorado spruces I felled because they were too close? Found their roots. Under the foundation rocks. So they did indeed have to go.
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Looks seedy.
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Another sleep deprived night, this time on account of #Knirps having a 4am dance party.
Strong morning coffee and back into the trench, patching the poor house up.
Cleaned out most of the rot and fitted a support for the window post that is somehow still intact, then moved the exterior brace over to a smarter place, after much thought.
Mortared the back gaps a bit, stuffed in some reclaimed slag wool, OSB on top and cladding back on to hide my bodge.
Its not great, obviously the beams still need replacing once we find some and are ready to make a huge hole in the living room wall. But it'll last the winter.
Ready to resume work on the foundation, which is what I actually was planning to do. Alas, tomorrow the usual flood resumes. 😫
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Well, that sucked. I cut away a section of the cladding to see how far the hole goes. Its partway up the window. Must've leaked for 50+ years, the beams are gone entirely, up to the backing strips of the plaster in the living room. Something has been living in there as well.
The rest of the wall luckily was not so bad. One more long small beam replacement on the bottom.
Then I cleaned up the big hole and went looking for at least one big beam. Found one too short, one too narrow and one too moist. Saw a baby racoon dog though, which was very cute.
So I spliced in what I had, another of the small beams at the outer bottom. Better than nothing. Then a big beefy 14x7 brace on the outside so I can sleep again, which I could not last night.
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Picked the #blackberries from my driveway, the #figs from behind the house, and the #apples from the nearby public fountain.
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Picked the #blackberries from my driveway, the #figs from behind the house, and the #apples from the nearby public fountain.
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Picked the #blackberries from my driveway, the #figs from behind the house, and the #apples from the nearby public fountain.
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Picked the #blackberries from my driveway, the #figs from behind the house, and the #apples from the nearby public fountain.
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Picked the #blackberries from my driveway, the #figs from behind the house, and the #apples from the nearby public fountain.
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You know summer is over when the rodents are trying to get inside again.
Or perhaps they're back because the storks have left. Another sign of the season ending.
Also had to escort six butterflies from the sauna. They're looking for a place to sit all winter and this is not a good one.
The first yellow leaves are falling, along with a rain of acorns, apples and mousefruit*
* Small yellow plums that look like Mirabelle plums but are actually something else that doesn't really matter because they're sour and even the mice don't want the fruit but they do gather them to eat their seeds in winter.
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Rest of the garlic harvest done.
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Definitely won't have any vampires around the house tonight.
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Found me some sawmill junk and with a bit of tablesaw work and a few screws turned it into two more frames for drying racks.
Then some fence maples got a draft letter and before long were chopped up and nailed to the frame on one end. Green maple doesn't split when nailing, unlike dry sticks. And they do grow fast and furious here.
Can dig more garlic now.
#Garlic #Harvest #Drying #Curing #Rack #DIY #Homestead #Garden
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Garlic harvest. Only half of it because all the drying racks are full, even the Volkswagen one.
Yes, the garden is weedy as fuck. That doesn't matter and may even be beneficial. I strimmed the weeds down to the level of the garlic leaves so I could see it and went digging.
This is winter garlic, planted in October. Voles dug tunnels under the snow and mulch all over this bed but didn't touch a single garlic bulb.
Need to build more drying racks before I can get the rest out. And next year plant less of it :)
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Gary Pilarchik: How to Have Amazing Zucchini, Cumbers, & Tomatoes in August (Staggered Planting!) https://www.allforgardening.com/1923989/gary-pilarchik-how-to-have-amazing-zucchini-cumbers-tomatoes-in-august-staggered-planting/ #flowers #garden #gardening #GaryPilarchik #growingfood #herbs #homestead #plants #TheRustedGarden #vegetables #VLog
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5 Fall Crops to Plant Now in August (All the Steps – Direct Seeding) https://www.allforgardening.com/1920382/5-fall-crops-to-plant-now-in-august-all-the-steps-direct-seeding/ #EdibleGardening #flowers #garden #gardening #growingfood #herbs #homestead #plants #vegetables
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Gary Pilarchik: 6 Tomato Care Steps for August/Fall Tomato Plants (Maximize Your Final Harvest) https://www.allforgardening.com/1915153/gary-pilarchik-6-tomato-care-steps-for-august-fall-tomato-plants-maximize-your-final-harvest/ #flowers #garden #gardening #GaryPilarchik #growingfood #herbs #homestead #plants #TheRustedGarden #vegetables #VLog
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Gary Pilarchik: E-214 Live Garden Mentoring Questions & Answers (Fall Crop Transplants) https://www.allforgardening.com/1914144/gary-pilarchik-e-214-live-garden-mentoring-questions-answers-fall-crop-transplants/ #composting #gardening #GaryPilarchik #GrowFood #GrowingFood #homestead #homesteading #organic #SelfSufficiency #SelfSufficient #sustainable #TheRustedGarden #VegetableGardening #VLog
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Gary Pilarchik: 3 Secrets to Midseason Watermelon & Pumpkin Care July/August (Bigger Yields) https://www.allforgardening.com/1901549/gary-pilarchik-3-secrets-to-midseason-watermelon-pumpkin-care-july-august-bigger-yields/ #flowers #garden #gardening #GaryPilarchik #growingfood #herbs #homestead #plants #TheRustedGarden #vegetables #VLog
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Gary Pilarchik: Grow Zucchini & Summer Squash Vertically (Manage the Squash Vine Borer, Pests & Diseases Better) https://www.allforgardening.com/1892771/gary-pilarchik-grow-zucchini-summer-squash-vertically-manage-the-squash-vine-borer-pests-diseases-better/ #flowers #garden #gardening #GaryPilarchik #growingfood #herbs #homestead #plants #TheRustedGarden #vegetables #VLog
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Gary Pilarchik: Get Free Strawberry Plants Now (How to Buy & Propagate) https://www.allforgardening.com/1890737/gary-pilarchik-get-free-strawberry-plants-now-how-to-buy-propagate/ #flowers #garden #gardening #GaryPilarchik #growingfood #herbs #homestead #plants #TheRustedGarden #vegetables #VLog
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Gary Pilarchik: Pruning Cucumber Plants and Identifying Male & Female Flowers https://www.allforgardening.com/1878043/gary-pilarchik-pruning-cucumber-plants-and-identifying-male-female-flowers/ #flowers #garden #gardening #GaryPilarchik #growingfood #herbs #homestead #plants #TheRustedGarden #vegetables #VLog
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Hrm. Down in the soggy trench chiselling off wrongful concrete while trying to keep the muck from stealing my boots.
My box of screws got wet and fell apart. I guess that's why the ones in plastic boxes cost more.
Also not liking what I find under the concrete. Rotten wood. This is why you never put concrete against wood. Its exactly as that old house surveyor said: Wrongful renovation is the primary cause of old house death. Had they used lime mortar like the original builders, the moisture could've left instead.
A few spots are really bad but luckily not the entire log. Need to get more lime soon.
Also evicting the ants that are living under there. There's even more ant nests this year than last and it was already crazy.
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Gary Pilarchik: How to Perfectly Grow Cucumber Plants (Spring Through Fall) https://www.allforgardening.com/1872029/gary-pilarchik-how-to-perfectly-grow-cucumber-plants-spring-through-fall/ #flowers #garden #gardening #GaryPilarchik #growingfood #herbs #homestead #plants #TheRustedGarden #vegetables #VLog
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Gary Pilarchik: Clean Fungal Diseases Off Your Tomato Plants (3 Steps to Save Damaged Plants) https://www.allforgardening.com/1870042/gary-pilarchik-clean-fungal-diseases-off-your-tomato-plants-3-steps-to-save-damaged-plants/ #flowers #garden #gardening #GaryPilarchik #growingfood #herbs #homestead #plants #TheRustedGarden #vegetables #VLog
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Gary Pilarchik: Fall Crops to Consider Starting Now (Garden Live Questions & Answers E-81) https://www.allforgardening.com/1865172/gary-pilarchik-fall-crops-to-consider-starting-now-garden-live-questions-answers-e-81/ #composting #gardening #GaryPilarchik #GrowFood #GrowingFood #homestead #homesteading #organic #SelfSufficiency #SelfSufficient #sustainable #TheRustedGarden #VegetableGardening #VLog
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Gary Pilarchik: E-209 Live Garden Mentoring Questions & Answers https://www.allforgardening.com/1860109/gary-pilarchik-e-209-live-garden-mentoring-questions-answers/ #composting #gardening #GaryPilarchik #GrowFood #GrowingFood #homestead #homesteading #organic #SelfSufficiency #SelfSufficient #sustainable #TheRustedGarden #VegetableGardening #VLog
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Gary Pilarchik: 15 Vegetable Plants to Direct Sow/Seed in July (Mature Plant & Seeding Examples) https://www.allforgardening.com/1856233/gary-pilarchik-15-vegetable-plants-to-direct-sow-seed-in-july-mature-plant-seeding-examples/ #flowers #garden #gardening #GaryPilarchik #growingfood #herbs #homestead #plants #TheRustedGarden #vegetables #VLog
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The surprise tobacco plant that popped up in the onion bed is doing well and I've been looking up how to process it.
Maybe we should let it grow seeds instead and start a tobacco farm? 😆
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Stay off my lawn, err, corn patch. Damn weeds.
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Gary Pilarchik: 3 Tips to Save Your Garden From A Heat Wave (Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Peppers) https://www.allforgardening.com/1850167/gary-pilarchik-3-tips-to-save-your-garden-from-a-heat-wave-tomatoes-cucumbers-peppers/ #flowers #garden #gardening #GaryPilarchik #growingfood #herbs #homestead #plants #TheRustedGarden #vegetables #VLog
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Gary Pilarchik: How to Plant A Summer Garden in Containers June/July (All the Steps) https://www.allforgardening.com/1846280/gary-pilarchik-how-to-plant-a-summer-garden-in-containers-june-july-all-the-steps/ #flowers #garden #gardening #GaryPilarchik #growingfood #herbs #homestead #plants #TheRustedGarden #vegetables #VLog
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Gary Pilarchik: Reduce Whitefly & Garden Pest Damage With These Plants (Marigolds & Dill) https://www.allforgardening.com/1844425/gary-pilarchik-reduce-whitefly-garden-pest-damage-with-these-plants-marigolds-dill/ #flowers #garden #gardening #GaryPilarchik #growingfood #herbs #homestead #plants #TheRustedGarden #vegetables #VLog
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Gary Pilarchik: Planting Container Tomatoes, Peppers, & Bush Beans in June/July (Grow Vertically) https://www.allforgardening.com/1838327/gary-pilarchik-planting-container-tomatoes-peppers-bush-beans-in-june-july-grow-vertically/ #flowers #garden #gardening #GaryPilarchik #growingfood #herbs #homestead #plants #TheRustedGarden #vegetables #VLog
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Gary Pilarchik: What to Direct Seed in Your Vegetable Garden for June & July (Garden Live Questions & Answers E-79) https://www.allforgardening.com/1837323/gary-pilarchik-what-to-direct-seed-in-your-vegetable-garden-for-june-july-garden-live-questions-answers-e-79/ #composting #gardening #GaryPilarchik #GrowFood #GrowingFood #homestead #homesteading #organic #SelfSufficiency #SelfSufficient #sustainable #TheRustedGarden #VegetableGardening #VLog
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He made a simple screen door for his chicken coop using scraps he had lying around.
YouTube/Chicken coop summer door | 2013-08-09 - jnull0
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MIgardener: This is Going to Be HUGE! https://www.allforgardening.com/1836258/migardener-this-is-going-to-be-huge/ #BeginningGardener #carrot #compost #FirstGarden #garden #GardenTips #gardening #GrowFromSeed #GrowingCarrots #GrowingCucumbers #GrowingFood #GrowingOnions #homestead #homesteading #HowToGrow #migardener #Onion #OrganicGardening #Pepper #peppers #permaculture #potato #RaisedBed #SeedStarting #simple #SimpleLiving #SquareFootGardening #sustainable #tomatoes #UrbanGardening #VegetableGarden #VegetableGardening #vegetables #VLog
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Gary Pilarchik: How to Plant Potatoes in June/July for Fall Potatoes (All the Steps) https://www.allforgardening.com/1829184/gary-pilarchik-how-to-plant-potatoes-in-june-july-for-fall-potatoes-all-the-steps/ #flowers #garden #gardening #GaryPilarchik #growingfood #herbs #homestead #plants #TheRustedGarden #vegetables #VLog
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Gary Pilarchik: How to Grow Eggplant Successfully in Your Garden (Keys to Proper Planting & Pest Management) https://www.allforgardening.com/1825096/gary-pilarchik-how-to-grow-eggplant-successfully-in-your-garden-keys-to-proper-planting-pest-management/ #flowers #garden #gardening #GaryPilarchik #growingfood #herbs #homestead #plants #TheRustedGarden #vegetables #VLog
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MIgardener: I Owe You an Apology… https://www.allforgardening.com/1821073/migardener-i-owe-you-an-apology/ #BeginningGardener #carrot #compost #FirstGarden #garden #GardenTips #gardening #GrowFromSeed #GrowingCarrots #GrowingCucumbers #GrowingFood #GrowingOnions #homestead #homesteading #HowToGrow #migardener #Onion #OrganicGardening #Pepper #peppers #permaculture #potato #RaisedBed #SeedStarting #simple #SimpleLiving #SquareFootGardening #sustainable #tomatoes #UrbanGardening #VegetableGarden #VegetableGardening #vegetables #VLog
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Clueing up about flail mulcher attachments, because it looks like our hay meadow deal is going that way 😕
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Bread, Butter, & Campfires: The Perfect Friday! 🪵 #shorts https://www.allforgardening.com/1785791/bread-butter-campfires-the-perfect-friday-%f0%9f%aa%b5-shorts/ #BackyardFarming #ChickenCoop #ChickenEggs #chickens #DayInTheLife #EggHarvest #eggs #FarmFreshEggs #GardenPlans #GatheringEggs #HenLayingEggs #homestead #HomesteadChickens #HomesteadLife #homesteader #homesteading #OffGrid #OffGridLiving #OffGrid #oklahoma #RaisingBackyardChickens #RaisingChickens #RuralLife #ThisOffGridLife #TntHomesteading
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"You can't weld cast iron!!!111" the internet says.
Well, it was half right. The big nut cracked when tightening. The other part, which is a sort of bushing fixed into the wheel that had both ends broken off remains intact, even with the impact driver tightening the bolts.
The wheel nut is not strictly necessary on these wheels, so unless I find a suitable replacement nut laying around somewhere I'll consider my log hauling contraption wheel repaired.
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so, this little pile of ash, sycamore and beech logs are waiting to be split and stacked in the next weeks.
Bluetooth speaker with very Loud Tiesto at 7am awaits me thinks.
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The burning of the brash in the field behind us of another one of the huge tress blown over by #stormamy last year has provided a great bed of embers for a spontaneous bbq. It was a beautiful beech tree and it was over 120 years old.
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MIgardener: Start These Seeds NOW In March https://www.allforgardening.com/1659186/migardener-start-these-seeds-now-in-march/ #BeginningGardener #carrot #compost #FirstGarden #garden #GardenTips #gardening #GrowFromSeed #GrowingCarrots #GrowingCucumbers #GrowingFood #GrowingOnions #homestead #homesteading #HowToGrow #migardener #Onion #OrganicGardening #Pepper #peppers #permaculture #potato #RaisedBed #SeedStarting #simple #SimpleLiving #SquareFootGardening #sustainable #tomatoes #UrbanGardening #VegetableGarden #VegetableGardening #vegetables #VLog
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MIgardener: This Was a GIFT to Our Garden https://www.allforgardening.com/1509579/migardener-this-was-a-gift-to-our-garden/ #BeginningGardener #carrot #compost #FirstGarden #garden #GardenTips #gardening #GrowFromSeed #GrowingCarrots #GrowingCucumbers #GrowingFood #GrowingOnions #homestead #homesteading #HowToGrow #migardener #Onion #OrganicGardening #Pepper #peppers #permaculture #potato #RaisedBed #SeedStarting #simple #SimpleLiving #SquareFootGardening #sustainable #tomatoes #UrbanGardening #VegetableGarden #VegetableGardening #vegetables #VLog