[Alabammer]

We had a tomato overage 3 years ago so I told the church guys they could have some for free. No takers. Made me mad so I sold several grocery bags. This year I planted 48 which was way more than we needed. Told the church guys and again…no takers. Bizarre. I sold enough bags to pay for the garden. Nobody and I mean nobody in my neck of the woods was selling home grown. I had the market…all I wanted. A pain in the butt…but it made a lot of people happy and I broke even.

[Alabammer]

This year as usual we had peppers, tomatoes, corn, straightneck squash, and a few cabbages. I had one of my best gardens ever with less bugs while all others around me were complaining of having the worst. (Exception, my Marconi peppers. I saved the seed and I think the rascals messed around and crossed with my bell pepper.) I have been growing on this 60×80 patch for the last 40 years or so. My soil left to its own devices is a heavy clay type. I figger I’m so old that I have just about run out of gardening mistakes Glad to share how I did it if you’re interested.

[Alabammer]

I have noticed that YT doesn’t like links. Mebbe that’s what happened. The way to get around that is to suggest Freesteading dot com. Any reader with 2 brain cells will figger it out. Gotta go easy with it, wouldn’t want to blunder into a turf minefield.

On the other hand, I quit one prima donna prepper lady channel which I won’t mention. I made a helpful breaking news suggestion and my comment kept vanishing. I rewrote a couple of more times. Poof! Finally she replied instantly about the third time around that she was going to do a vid about whatever it was I was writing about. Obviously she was deleting as soon as I wrote the comments.

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[Alabammer]

Hi Bonnie,

From the sparse info I read just about nothing removes Aflatoxin. It’s like the PCBs of the plant world. Also I read that the kind of weather we had on my poor corn this summer is prime breeding habitat for the noxious stuff. Now, you may be privy to more info. My goal was to grow some, as I have not before, and then grind for various stuff including some for the old nixtel stuff. And I had the corn…but I was worried to use it. Drat.

I mean, anyone can see moldy corn….and mine was not….but not knowing exactly what to look for I chickened out. No doubt there are old farmers who would slap their knees laughing. I can take it. I’m pretty dang good with sweet corn if I do say so my own self…..but field corn? I’m a babe in he woods. I appreciate your hollering. Really.

[Alabammer]

We cool. I appreciate the suggestions!

[Alabammer]

This is true and then some. I confess we’re not saints when it comes do doing shut-in duty. Could do more, yes. Thankfully at this time I can’t really speak to any, but like a lot of churches, ours is maturing fast. There will come a time when there will be many. Yep.

[Alabammer]

Appreciate your reply Grumpy G. Absolutely correct on all you said. Gotta food up and church up as well. The longer the slowdown goes on the easier for the godown to roll right on in.

[Alabammer]

I like the part about the fire station. I hadn’t thought of that. Oh yes, they would be glad to get them.

[Alabammer]

Ha. Try selling them like I did. Then you will have results. Strange, sad, but true.

[Alabammer]

Happened again last night. I left the FS suggestion…very low key in a kindly way on one of my top gotos. This guy would do very well here. He deleted. You’d think I cussed him. Many of these people are VERY territorial. To their discredit. I know this phenom has to be puzzling and frustrating the owners of this place. Glad to hear from ya!
Norm

[Alabammer]

I had no squash bugs this year. First time EVER. And I am OLD gardener. Normally I begin my BT spray routine when I see the first silk on the corn. This year I began at the first fruit on my straightneck squash. No holes. Zero zip nada. Dittos cucumbers. No holes. I also did likewise with the tomatoes. Not a total success but much less early hornworm damage than usual. And as for my corn…. For most of my career the perfect ear was the exception. I’d usually lose a third of the crop (chopping off ends) to ear worms. Since I started using BT…the bit end corn is the exception. I counted less damaged ears out of about 300 stalks in the last couple of years than I have fangers on one hand. This year I also added Cap Jack Dead Bug to the mix. Fantastic success. If it’s a worm…it’s dead of the bellyache pronto. And you can eat the produce the same day.

• This reply was modified 2 years, 3 months ago by  Alabammer.

[Alabammer]

I am old gardener, having plowed my same 80×60 or so patch for more than 40 years. And I couldn’t agree more. I had a fair good garden this time around while everyone else was crousing about their awful gardens. I ascribe my success to the notion that I’m so old that I have just about run out of mistakes. Even so, I made a pepper boo boo saving seeds. Ever heard of a Marconi bell pepper? Neither had I. Not a pretty sight at all. Another lesson learned. Ha. You nailed it. Takes time. Lots of time. And weather. And cooperative bugs. Etc. Etc. Etc.

[Alabammer]

You’re certainly in a position to know more about RR stuff than me. I’m only guessing…but I didn’t get off that last bus either. Wheels within wheels. The way I see it the admin will either see to it that the trains keep rolling (one way or the other) or they’ll throw a party when they stop.

[Alabammer]

Funny you should mention that. We going to try out our brand new factory EcoZoom Versa Camping Stove this evening with some hamburgers. I’m not a metal worker nor a brick layer and I don’t trust cement blocks to last so I said what the heck. When the things first got popular I dismissed them, but lately the rocket stove is making a heck of a lot more sense for us. It’s the backup or the backup. Let’s see how she does afterwhile!

[Alabammer]

Since I don’t see a way to upvote a comment on here. UPVOTE!