Worked on chipping. Done! Whew. Was so dusty and sweaty and dirty that I took a shower midday! Clothes were soaked. When I got up I weighed in at 202.5, after shower (stull wet), I weighed 197!
Started mowing the front lawn.
Saturday, August 31, 2013
8/31/2013 update
Worked on chipping. Done! Whew. Was so dusty and sweaty and dirty that I took a shower midday! Clothes were soaked. When I got up I weighed in at 202.5, after shower (stull wet), I weighed 197!
Friday, August 30, 2013
8/30/2013 update
Went up to Pennsylvania.
Checked hydraulic fluid in tractor... it didn't even register! I ended up having to add 2 gallons (all the case hy-tran hydraulic fluid that I had) to get it right!
Funny noise went away! Worked on chipping wood.
Canned tomatoes last night
Canned the ripened tomatoes from the farm last night. They were mostly ripe, just a few green hard spots. Put up 2 quarts and one pint. One of the quart jar cracked on first placing in the water bath. I tried to save the contents and mostly succeeded. I added citric acid to this batch. 1 teaspoon for 2 quarts.
Again, like last time, lots of tomatoes leaked during canning. One of the quarts failed to seal. I made up the lost liquid with water (about a half inch) and re-canned that.quart. it did seal after the second canning
Damn frustrating!
I am thinking of taking some quart jars with me to Pennsylvania in case more are ready.
Total tomatoes canned so far is only 3.5 quarts!
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
TODO for September!
Take a look at the September Garden Planner
Basically:
- order winter rye for cover crop
- plant garlic
- plant spinach
- keep working on gathering mulch (leaves, wood chips, grass, etc)
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Rabbit pelt tanning
Mother earth article on how to tan rabbit hides!
Also check out Facebook group on tanning.
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