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@RoseTeas thank you for the reminder of this post. Three seedling grapes survived the summer, and one seedling apricot. Both almonds appear to have died in the last few weeks, but I have them marked and we'll see if they come back next spring. Of the 2nd year seedlings, all that made it...

My mother had a stock of these. I never knew they were so rare!

The irony here is that there was an add for pond maintenance right under your post.

Good idea. However, I have sworn off outdoor cats until I am done with chicks (i.e., never). Indoor cats...still considering. I want them. I've always had cats, but it seems cruel to keep them cooped up indoors, and I would need at least two.

Of course, there's still the mouse hotel under the dishwasher and the one under the dryer, but I'm not ready to dispense with those yet.

Dehydrate and powder your peppers for use during the winter.

That is definitely an option, but after kitchen fires and an almost (that's how I figured out it was mouse damage, then yesterday I actually saw one run down inside) I'm thinking this might be a good time to make some adjustments. There's only me. I already removed the microwave because my...

Actually, if I went in that direction the outer shell could be firewood storage...hm...

I appreciate the suggestion. It would definitely be a workspace of some kind. Another thought was to use the inner liner as the shell for my insulated cabinet. (Put hot stuff in to keep it hot, ice for cold). Just brainstorming at the moment.

I have firebrick, and if I used it for that it would be considerably changed.

Brainstorming. I have mice in my stove that are wreaking havoc with the wires. I will need to replace the stove. However, I don't want to just discard the old stove and I'm trying to think of ways it could be reused. First idea is to use it in the outdoor kitchen I'm building. Can it be used...

The woodchips potatoes did ok but not great. Starting a wicking bag test tomorrow.

Interesting. That hasn't been my experience, after having taken ax or saw to the tap root to get some dead trees out. Maybe we have different definitions? Most of my trees are planted dry (or have been in the past) so maybe they were forced to dig deep for water and a primary root took that role?

Today I got more tomatoes, 3 watermelons, and watered the greenhouse. I haven't watered the watermelons at all but apparently they're still getting too much water under the woodchips. They split, almost explode when cut.

I planted pumpkins mid July. We'll see if they produce this year. I've had late planted squashes produce before, but that was in a different environment.

Most prunus (which includes almonds) have a taproot.

Likely part are from a Halls Hardy almond, others from various purchased or gifted seeds. I just grabbed a few and threw them in a bag, so could be just about anything. It's even possible that some are a peach or nectarine cross. The goal is to find what actually thrives here, so a varied...

Tree question. I have been trying to grow most of my trees from seed and just planted some almond seedlings. The "guidelines" all say to make sure soil stays below the graft, but since these trees will not be grafted, can they be planted deeper? I want them to have deep root systems so the holes...

Can I deliberately trigger the OCD of the towel purists? I hang both towels and sheets.

I have had caffeine in only twice, both times on accident. It's the innocent bystanders who suffer.