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It's pansy planting time!
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It has been dry here, but not extremely dry although we had about a month where we got less than a half-inch of rain total, but have gotten over an inch in the last week. Hopefully with September, that will change somewhat. This latest FL hurricane (Dorian) does not appear to going to impact with rain where I live. Florida is going to get hammered if the forecasts are even close to correct. If I lived there, I would seriously consider heading north for a "vacation".
Tomatoes continue to produce here. Celery is growing.
Glad you well has maintained its' water leveltaldesta . That is really important. It gets really inconvenient if the well goes dry. Your flowers look great. With September, the hummers will be preparing to head south. Here, most of the hummingbirds split about September 29-30.
In the last few days, hummingbird activity has been high here. I counted 6 hummers hitting the one feeder yesterday at the same time. It was hard to count them actually with all the movement. I switched out the nectar as they drank it down pretty quickly. It is possible that these are migrating hummingbirds? Don't know.22-rimfire almost all hummingbirds left several days ago - except the two little ones ... and I am hoping against hope that they will just be gone one morning soon. No adult female (i.e. Busby I suspect) is here with them except on rare occasion. Their acrobatics together are so entertaining ... they fly so much in sync like siblings which I believe they are. Now, I hope their mom isn't bringing along a second batch like Busby's mom apparently did last year - as wonderful as the experience with Busby was, I hope never to overwinter another hummingbird again in my lifetime !
Finches are getting more irregular to the feeders and the chickadees are arriving - times a changin' ... definitely cool nights.
Ha. Must be cooling off if it's pansy planting time in TNI'll start watching the sky for geese.
Would work for snow also .
I feel sure the propane torch would work but be careful you don't set the field on fire in the process. I have one of the propane torches that you see on TV used around equipment to warm things up. Not something I use very often.
It would if the melt water didn't refreeze.Would work for snow also .
It would if the melt water didn't refreeze.
taldesta Is this propane device something you have acquired or just looking? I have had to melt ice in garden hoses with the temp in the low 20's (F). You might wonder why on earth I needed garden hoses at that temp and with snow on the ground? Ans. I needed water inside the house to do my work and I was getting water from a distant neighbor (about 250 yds away). That is a LOT of garden hose to be laid out on the ground in sub freezing weather. Had to keep the water running or it would freeze inside the hose. Needless to say at the end of the day, draining the hoses was critical. Took the hoses inside my motel room to keep them warm at night. It was quite a big pile.
Would work for snow also .
taldesta I did some searching on the "propane flame torch" designed for weeding (because I like gadgets). I believe your version uses those small 1 lb propane canister that would screw into the back by the adjustment valve. They also make ones with hoses to connect to (I assume) standard propane tank fittings. I would thing you'd probably want a small cylinder versus the 20 lb ones commonly used for gas grills. I think they weigh more than 20 lbs full. Heavy to me and would be heavy to move around much. The concept interests me not so much for weed control but for a portable torch for things like yellow jacket nests or even ant hills. They make 5 lb tanks too.... interesting.
Do you have any idea how long a 1 lb canister would last.... minutes or an hour? It obviously depends on use, but I am curious as how quickly the little tanks would be emptied. Obviously, the 1 lb canisters are lighter and more convenient to use. It also depends on how often you would use such a thing as storing a bunch of propane tanks and not using them is a pain.
Interesting. I think the 1 lb canisters would work just fine unless you have a lot of need for it. Lasting an hour is plenty for many tasks and it is certainly easier to buy the little canisters for occasional use than getting refills on a larger canister. I have a small gas grill that I take on picnics that uses those canisters. I do prefer building a fire, but sometimes activities are such that the fire tending isn't convenient.FYI Re: overhead use of mini weed torch - there is a caution that this unit is designed to be operated at the 6:00 o'clock to 8:00 o'clock position - never invert past 8:00 o'clock position.
Yes, 1 lb canister - a nicely balanced piece of equipment from a quality supplier here. They have the connector hose ones with cart for the regular bbq tank size as well. Accurate regulator - this is why I chose this dependable supplier. I always have the small propane around - buy when HD puts them on deal - for camp mostly - oven, lantern, stove - great to have when fire bans mean no campfires.
I have been surprised that 1 lb will last until I quit, perhaps after an hour?, with plenty to spare - sorry - no hard data - should have timed a few sessions. It's quiet on low where I use it, noisier on higher setting of course. Also, when moving locations, you can turn it off and the fuel in the tube keeps on flaming for a little bit so it need not be sparked to start up again. This size 32" overall, 25,000 BTU, USA
Once I ran hot water only for a raised garden and it cooked all the creeping jenny in its path until the tank ran out of hot/or I made the discovery ... needless to say, creeping jenny returned tenfold!<....> Since my beef (meat) allergy started, we have done very little grilling outside. Burgers, hot dogs, and sometimes chicken was the usual fare. For info, I tried the new Burger King beef-free burger.... it's actually very good and you can't tell it from beef. That said, the first one was great. The second time they had the patty already "cooked" and it was a little "tough" like an older burger patty that the restaurant might have left sitting cooked in waiting for the next order. So, the next time I will request a freshly cooked one just in case.
Added: Planted some onion sets today in the Legion container. The ones I planted in the spring are sprouting up now in the regular garden. They did rather poorly this year overall. I am definitely curious how onions will do in containers. Yes, Ace Hardware had onion sets when I stopped by yesterday.
On line, "they" said to have at least a foot of soil depth for the onions in containers. Can't imagine them needing that much depth unless it is geared toward moisture retention in the soil.
I may be ordering another container from Home Depot.....To me they are a little expensive. But will last for years and years unless you somehow crack the container.
Hot water is generally a great way to ruin a normal garden hose. I believe they have to be rubber to hold up to the heat. Growing up, we had one outside faucet that had hot water piped to it with a valve to switch between hot and cold water. Don't think many people do this any more.
Anybody tried the propane fired mini weed torch on laneways or walkways?
Killed two in the last two days off my two new tomato plants. I saw the damage but could only find one worm. Today, I found the other one that I knew had to be there. I don't like these snackers. (I wanted the photo, but some how deleted it. Oh well....)....Tomato hornworms (6 in all so far) eating leaves in the wild veg garden. Fine with me - the tomatoes are ripening faster that the pups and I can eat them now ... and they are delicious. The larva seem to leave the fruit alone mostly. These sturdy snackers are about 3" long.
Thought I would show your photo of the Hornworm.....Tomato hornworms (6 in all so far) eating leaves in the wild veg garden. Fine with me - the tomatoes are ripening faster that the pups and I can eat them now ... and they are delicious. The larva seem to leave the fruit alone mostly. These sturdy snackers are about 3" long.
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Suprisingly, no hornworms this season on my tomato plants. I think it just been too hot. Several days so far well over 100.Thought I would show your photo of the Hornworm.