Recent content by murphysranch

I'm so proud of both of you!!

Our neighbor dropped dead in his hallway one morning in January. His wife of almost 10 years moved out within 3 weeks and moved to Portland, near her DD. The house was left to his two daughters. He was a hoarder in the out buildings. He carved every piece of wood in that house. The estate sale...

The only way to get rid of crabgrass is to spray it with killer and appy a pre-emergent in the winter Dont know it this is safe for gardens tho.

Woke up with a cold. I had a scratchy throat yesterday, and today I've turned into a bass singer in a barbershop quartet!

me too.... it was worse than any shot I've ever received.

I had a thawed giant chicken breast. So hubs asked for chicken pot pie. I only had one crust left in the box of 2, so I put croutons on top. YUMMY!!

I had some large flour tortillas, and no imagination. So I put some lunch meat in them, topped with cooked cauliflower and cheddar cheese. Fold and heat/cook in a fry pan. Served with a salad and a 2022 large can of refried beans. YUMMY!!!

We cut down an old apple tree. The main trunk was leaning, about 7" diameter, and had exactly ONE limb on it. Hubs planted a new type of apple to us, about 2 ft away from it. I need to look at the tag to remember the name.

Too early to plant here. Our last frost date is May 1st. It got down to 34 two nights ago.

I'm off shortly to go set up for this Self Sufficient Fair. Its our second year of attending. The Super and I from the Canning and Dehydrating Dept at the County Fair will be set up on 2 8' tables.

I've tried netting. Birds get trapped in it. Its absolultely frustratingly impossible to remove after the season.

Like you said, I looked up the instructions on my winter spray. Its too late for me. I'll fight the peach leaf curl another way, I suppose. The trees look so nice, since I had them professionally trimmed. What a good one that was!!

Welcome from Southern WA state. I was in Desert Center CA for the month of March. Whooooo Eeeeeee - sure did get a scorching heat spell. It made the KTLA news about how hot it was in the LA area. How did your garden fare?

My 7 hens are not earning their keep. 2 - 3 eggs a day. :(

Two clearance lamb shanks. In the crockpot with chicken stock, a carton of red wine, fresh rosemary and sage, simmer all day. We ladled it over spaghetti squash!!