What type of pear tress do y'all have? I'd like to plant one.
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Mine are Kieffer pears. The fruit has a course texture & it is not suitable for eating out-of-hand... it is most well-known for it's use in cooking, baking & preserves. It is an excellent substitute for apples in pies (apples will not grow here).
Went & lowered the flag to half staff when I woke up. I'll go & raise it again at dusk. Put new flags on FIL grave & on his memorial here at the ranch.
Clean/refilled the redbird feeders.
Watered the trees, garden, asparagus & flowerbeds.
Prepped a sirloin steak that I'll smoke later for supper.
Clean/refilled the redbird feeders.
Watered the trees, garden, asparagus & flowerbeds.
Prepped a sirloin steak that I'll smoke later for supper.
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RLwhaler
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I honestly don't know. My Mother In Law bought it a while back and plant it. She wouldn't remember if I were to ask her now. She's up there in age.
Wolffman, I can keep you & your wife busy this fall canning pears, just give the word. I'm serious, they're loaded.
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Mr_Yan
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Don't have any pears but I found two peach seedling volunteers going this year.
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Topped out around 96 F today.
Was up at the community garden at 5:15 am - official dawn is 5:30.
Built the swing set. Bought this as a hardware kit and loose lumber.
Was up at the community garden at 5:15 am - official dawn is 5:30.
- planted 16 rows of beans (28' long rows)
- planted 3 more rows of corn
- hoed / weeded my 25 x 75 garden
- watered the garden
- mowed with the tractor to push back the field again
Built the swing set. Bought this as a hardware kit and loose lumber.
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ksk
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Ranch I planted two Kiefers a year ago and they seem to be doing ok.How old are your's?
Took Mrs. Ranch to pickup her new eyeglasses.
Started spraying RM43 herbicide around the home site.
Started spraying RM43 herbicide around the home site.
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Getting some hats/shirts done up for the business. After messing with several large companies that "couldn't do this and couldn't do that", I ran across a small veteran owned shop that is taking care of business for me. Small business is where it's at these days.
And here's the 'proof' from one of the big companies. You gotta be kidding me.
And here's the 'proof' from one of the big companies. You gotta be kidding me.
I want a hat!!!!
Harvested jalapenos & green beans to go with tonight's supper. Also harvested the peas & can't say that I'm impressed at all with the yield of the 'Wando'.
Clean, level & refilled one of the cattle's water troughs. Also replaced the float valve & hose to it.
Clean, level & refilled one of the cattle's water troughs. Also replaced the float valve & hose to it.
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Mr_Yan
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Topped out at 80 F, got 1.1" of rain according to my gauge.
to do list as long as my arm but no motivation
to do list as long as my arm but no motivation
Made bread.
Went to pay the quarterly taxes, get fuel & pickup license sticker for the truck.
Watered the porch pots & hanging baskets.
Made 2 buttermilk pies, one for us & the other for a neighbor.
Went to pay the quarterly taxes, get fuel & pickup license sticker for the truck.
Watered the porch pots & hanging baskets.
Made 2 buttermilk pies, one for us & the other for a neighbor.
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ksk
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Powered washed front porch area yesterday.Will repaint columns today.Picking cucumbers daily now.Also getting a handful of berries each day.
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I work for a business unit of a fortune 100 company (conglomerate) that is also in the Dow Industrial 30. It sucks.
Yep, I've worked for the 4th largest employer on the plant and the 8th. Now I work in my shop by myself. I'm about to get a dog, much better company than any idiotic co-worker could attempt to offer. People lose their minds in the workplace.
Watered the garden, asparagus, flowerbeds, & all the trees.
Harvested green beans.
Cleaned another water trough, leveled it with sand & replaced the float valve/hose.
Sprayed RM43 herbicide in the hay trap & around the barn. Then did the main entry. I wish I could have done more, but it's too hot.
Harvested green beans.
Cleaned another water trough, leveled it with sand & replaced the float valve/hose.
Sprayed RM43 herbicide in the hay trap & around the barn. Then did the main entry. I wish I could have done more, but it's too hot.
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ksk
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Ranch how do you store the green beans,freeze[vacuum pack] ?
Yes.
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ksk
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Do you blanch or just wash them?
Remove the ends & pull the 'strings' as neccessay, snapping them into the length you want.
Wash them in cold water.
Blanch in boiling water for 2 minutes. Then put them into a large bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process before transferring them to colander to drain. After they are well drained, spread them out on a towel to dry before bagging.
Place the bags in the freezer... you want then frozen solid before vacuum packing to prevent crushing them.
Wash them in cold water.
Blanch in boiling water for 2 minutes. Then put them into a large bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process before transferring them to colander to drain. After they are well drained, spread them out on a towel to dry before bagging.
Place the bags in the freezer... you want then frozen solid before vacuum packing to prevent crushing them.