Ducks4you for 2022

[ducks4you]

Here is my favorite replacement. The tiny hard wired above the bathroom door light fixture HAD. TO. GO.

It was just TOO ugly to even post a "before" picture of it.

 

[ducks4you]

Electricians are taking Thursday off, finishing last minute stuff on Friday.
I GET MY LIFE BACK!!!!
We eat most meals at DD's house, but they have agreed to dinner at my place on Wednesday. THAT means when I get home Wednesday I can back to my own projects, like SEED STARTING!
My grapes are a mess. They need pruning THIS WEEK. There are two rows of grapes running north to south.
Some grapes have died, but I have purchased their replacements and they are doing fine. The two wooden fence posts on the south have/are rotting out. They were set in cement, and I want to dig that out. I have purchased eight brand new 6 ft metal fenceposts.
I still need to dig out two old ones, which will be repurposed somewhere for...something.
If you have never put one of these into the ground, you hammer them down until you cover the the piece that looks like a small sign with sharp edges sticking up. That makes a 6 ft stake REALLY a 5 footer. It's pretty easy, if you use a ladder.
They come prepainted, usually green with a 4 inch white top.
THAT'S BORING!!!
I have lots of partials of spray paint in my tool shed, thx to DD's who left them there!
I want to spray paint them different colors. Solid is boring. Stripes, maybe. Something else?!?!?
Any thoughts???????

 

[Ridgerunner]

Any thoughts???????

Before you spray, check to see which direction the wind is blowing. Don't wear your glasses while spraying.

As far as colors and patterns I try not to think. That's why I have a wife.

 

[ducks4you]

Worm Factory 360 - Convert your organic waste into "plant gold."

PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING: This item will be shipped directly from the manufacture and can only be sent to addresses within the Continental United States, Alaska and Puerto Rico. Please provide a valid street address for delivery and allow two weeks for delivery. The price of this product...

www.victoryseeds.com

 

[ducks4you]

Window shopping for spray paint that will glow in the dark (for the top of the posts) OR reflect light.
Glow in the Dark paints for exterior metal are Brutally expensive, for the ones that work.
I am thinking of this, instead, bc it reFLECTS light:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Krylon-Silver-Glitter-Paint-Actual-Net-Contents-32-fl-oz/1002601780

I passed on the Gold and the Iridescent. I would like that look you get when your car headlights hit one of those reflective signs/driveway posts, and you can see them in the dark with a flashlight.
What is fascinating about the ones that truly glow in the dark, is that the paint itself soaks up light and then releases the light at night, but doesn't need batteries like my "fairy lights."

 

[ducks4you]

Nope, not for metal. I am wondering if I could use a clear exterior coating?

 

[ducks4you]

Maybe this will work the best:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Rust-Oleum-Stops-Rust-Gloss-Silver-Metallic-Spray-Paint-Actual-Net-Contents-11-oz/3729703

 

[ducks4you]

You see, my 1 acre (where the horses Don't roam,) is really dark at night. Yes, on a clear night star viewing is very good. I would like more light/reflection that won't destroy my night vision.

 

[ducks4you]

Just read this article--referenced it in Pea Growing, 2022--and it is a thorough explanation of Fall Planting.
I haven't started this so far, but I fully intend to be on top of it this year. I have known for several years that Brussels Sprouts don't taste good as a Spring Crop, and it is recommended as a Fall Crop. I didn't know that last Fall is Would have been warm enough for me to have started spinach from seed in September. I thought that I had lost my window, but the weather just wouldn't cool off, so I could have had a harvest. Here is the article:

When to Plant Crops In Fall (Autumn Planting Guide)

Wondering when is the best time to plant crops in the fall? Find ideal planting times for your favorite crops for an autumn garden at Gardener’s Path.

gardenerspath.com

You have to get a notebook and do some figuring and Planning. You will need to know:
1) Last average frost date for YOUR property. Early or late won't matter bc cool weather crops are tolerant
2) How many weeks ahead you need to start your fall crops
3) Direct seed or indoor starting
4) IF indoor starting, soil temperature is critical bc SOME cool weather crops won't sprout weel if the soil is too warm
I hope to master this in 2022 bc I Really want to grow/harvest and freeze Brussels Sprouts
This winter I froze onions and the last of sweet pepper harvest. They have worked well for cooking, albeit the sweet peppers tend to dissolve in the food, taste remains but you cannot see them, like in chili!
I have bought frozen Brussels Sprouts before. As long as I blanch them, they should keep.

 

[ducks4you]

For these little voices: the bee, the fly,
The leaf that taps, the pod that breaks,
The breeze on the grass-tops bending by,
The shrill quick sound that the insect makes.
–Katherine Mansfield (1888–1923)