toast21602 Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 19 minutes ago, skiincy said: Does anyone use rain barrels for collecting rainwater and using it in your garden? Yep. Haven’t used anything other than this to water our gardens, flowers, etc. since I put it in a few years ago. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackbiker Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 I made a water barrel similar to Toast's several years ago and it hasn't run dry since the first rain every year. Toast, what is the hose at the top of your barrel for? Overflow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFskiDan Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 20 minutes ago, trackbiker said: I made a water barrel similar to Toast's several years ago and it hasn't run dry since the first rain every year. Toast, what is the hose at the top of your barrel for? Overflow? Showerhead attachment 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 31 minutes ago, JFskiDan said: Showerhead attachment I wish. I still want to put in an outdoor shower. It is just an overflow to move the water away from the base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Another berry collection from the garden. Two more pints of raspberries and a cup of blueberries. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRacer Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 11 hours ago, toast21602 said: Another berry collection from the garden. Two more pints of raspberries and a cup of blueberries. I'm waiting for the Grand opening of "Toasts Farmers Market". Maybe you can set up a stand in the Blue mountain parking lot? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benm Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 (edited) i scaled my garden back a bit from last year. kind of let it go until a few days ago... Edited July 8, 2021 by Benm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enjoralas Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 5 hours ago, Benm said: i scaled my garden back a bit from last year. kind of let it go until a few days ago... Doing better than me. I weeded once and didn’t plant anything. It’s an eyesore. If I was me neighbor I’d be pissed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbike-ski Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 yea I'm in the middle of a bathroom reno, barely got mine in fathers day weekend. Usually I have beans and tomatoes by now but not this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 Quick pick this morning before running some errands. Another pint of raspberries and a handful of blueberries. This is just from one raspberry bush. I have a few new raspberry bush sprouts coming up if anybody wants one. plant them this year and you should see them produce this time next year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 9 minutes ago, toast21602 said: Quick pick this morning before running some errands. Another pint of raspberries and a handful of blueberries. This is just from one raspberry bush. I have a few new raspberry bush sprouts coming up if anybody wants one. plant them this year and you should see them produce this time next year. Do your u make smoothies? I bought strawberries the other day from Weis and they were grate. Driscoll brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbike-ski Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 bring one to the next bike/beer ride 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schif Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, mbike-ski said: bring one to the next bike/beer ride When is that btw? I want to come up and try out the LV trails. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFskiDan Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, Schif said: When is that btw? I want to come up and try out the LV trails. Its right after the BC slip and slide. 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted July 11, 2021 Report Share Posted July 11, 2021 My parents are away for the weekend and my mom asked me to check her garden…. I think the zucchini was ready…. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 The berries have wrapped up for the season but I'm still hoping for a late raspberry harvest like I got last year. Now the cantaloupe and squash are starting to get big. I picked about 8lbs of green beans last weekend and there are probably twice that still ripening now. I pulled a a row of beets today to see if they were ready and they are good to go. Definitely a good garden season this year. Hoping that continues. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 Pulled all of the potatoes and prepped them for storage in the basement. Another great harvest. Also pulled the rest of the green beans and prepped them to freeze. I kept a few pounds to cook and eat over the next few weeks. I also found a nice little rabbit nest in the rows of beets. They’re pretty big so I imagine they’ll leave and be on their own in the next day or two. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbike-ski Posted August 2, 2021 Report Share Posted August 2, 2021 Rrrrrrgh groundhog destroyed a section of my fence and most of my beans over the weekend.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFskiDan Posted August 2, 2021 Report Share Posted August 2, 2021 30 minutes ago, mbike-ski said: Rrrrrrgh groundhog destroyed a section of my fence and most of my beans over the weekend.... Groundhogs are total assholes. I hate them fucking things. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiincy Posted August 2, 2021 Report Share Posted August 2, 2021 7 hours ago, JFskiDan said: Groundhogs are total assholes. I hate them fucking things. I'm still batttling with my groundhog. About 3 weeks ago, I walked the dog around midnight. Slipped on some flip flops and headed down my walkway. Took a step down, my flip flop kicked off and I literally stepped on my fat-ass-taco-bell-eating groundhog. He look so annoyed that I bothered him from sleeping on my steps.. About 6 months ago, I put up a trap from Harbor Freight but only caught 2 squirrels and possem. I finally called a pest guy last week. He set up 2 traps and still nothing. I know this 'hog comes by and sunbathes on the side of my house. So, I did what any normal person would do ... I set up an Amazon Blink camera focused on the traps. And, now we wait... 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted August 2, 2021 Report Share Posted August 2, 2021 You are taking a way more patient and humane way of getting rid of that thing than I would have. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbike-ski Posted August 2, 2021 Report Share Posted August 2, 2021 yea last time I tried to trap one I caught a skunk... 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFskiDan Posted August 2, 2021 Report Share Posted August 2, 2021 20 minutes ago, mbike-ski said: yea last time I tried to trap one I caught a skunk... What did you do with the skunk? No way i would deal with a skunk in a cage. i did well with the have a heart trap for my ground hog, but it took some super stinky cantaloupe, covering the trap with brush, and me leaving for the weekend. It was kind of an issue that he was taking up residency under my shed, in my fenced in yard…..made my dog nutso that he had to unwillingly share the yard. I saw round one with my dog and groundhog, fortunately my dog won that fight, but i didnt want to see anymore. If the trap didnt work pretty quick, he was going to be removed by “other means”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiggio Posted August 3, 2021 Report Share Posted August 3, 2021 16 hours ago, mbike-ski said: yea last time I tried to trap one I caught a skunk... Been there, done that. I ended up throwing an old, unwanted blanket over the trap so it couldn't see me. Then I just opened the end of trap and ran like Hell. It eventually made its way out and scurried away. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbike-ski Posted August 3, 2021 Report Share Posted August 3, 2021 18 hours ago, JFskiDan said: What did you do with the skunk? After a few failed animal control calls, I think I got a hold of someone from DCNR(?), the nice lady read me some instructions about covering the trap with a tarp, using a shovel or broomstick to move the cage into the bed of a pickup or car trunk then releasing at a stet park or game land. I asked " I won't get sprayed?" and she laughed and said "it doesn't say anything about that" WTF?!?! She then gave me a number for a guy and he came down and did exactly that and transferred the critter into a wooden box cage for $25. He was hoot, was like a thousand years old in a beat up datsun puck up truck - said he didn't move so good any more and asked he he could drive on the lawn to where the skunk was, I didn;t care if drove across my yard or the neighbors yard as long as he got that thing out of there. 1 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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