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Thank you Petra. All the shelling is done and I'm going for a visit to a friend's place in Florida for a month and half. Novenber to...

Technically we haven't had the "killing" frost yet, but ice has frozen several mornings. Coal Camp is still hanging on but otherwise...

Always sad when the summer veg are finished, but an extra 3 weeks is not to be sneezed at. I bet you made good use of it. I feel a...

yes, Venda is like that too, better to shell before they dry down completely. this remind me that i have some Provider to shell out at...

yes, Venda is like that too, better to shell before they dry down completely. this remind me that i have some Provider to shell out at...

I shelled the 'Stanley' bush bean pods tonight. That was a truly stellar green bean, a standout of 2025. And it stood out again as a...

Early this morning 10-24-2025 we had a killing frost. Growing season is now over. This was almost three weeks later than many of our...

Almost all of mine are podded too. An untimely early frost forced taking in all remaining mature pods for seeds to dry fully indoors...

Because of the drought, many trees' foliage dried out and dropped off without ever displaying any color, just green to brown and then...

My sugar maple went in stages this year. Part of it stayed green, and I knew by the time that part turned, the first part would have...

Maple saplings are a huge issue here too. They continue to ocreep along the perimeter of the pastures. They grow like weeds and a yearly...

Glad you're feeling better!

Here’s where the sunsets in the west and the rise of the moon in the east meet up in the sky at the same time. Pic Oct 2 taken at 5pm...

The temperature just made it to 60°f (16°C) this afternoon. The chance for that much warmth for the remaining days of 2025 might now...