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It won't post one of my photos, I don't know why. Anyway. Good morning.
The farrier is coming today and he has a greed to give Crystal a lesson on hoof cleaning. Fun!
The ladies will be here soon to work in the garden.
We had a pack rat but Hubby finally got that monster!
The farrier is coming today and he has a greed to give Crystal a lesson on hoof cleaning. Fun!
The ladies will be here soon to work in the garden.
We had a pack rat but Hubby finally got that monster!
Not sure but there may be a size limit? Thanx for posting all those beautiful photos. Tell DH next time to catch the crab from behind lol. The left coast sure looks different than the right coast. Even in Fl. the Gulf coast is totally different than the Atlantic.
That is a nice size watermelon! I can see why you might have picked it early, because I would look at its size and think it was ready tooWe finally got to have watermelon for dessert tonight. I think I picked it too early, it wasn't really very sweet at all, but it sure smelled like watermelon -
(The meat was actually much white than the photo, almost snow white.)
We picked another watermelon yesterday and it's about a third bigger than the first one. I'm going to watch them more carefully and won't pick them until I see no growth for a few days. They should be ripe by then.
Lizzie, it's only a nice beach if the water temp is over 75 or 80 and I'll bet it wasn't there, LOL.
Lizzie, it's only a nice beach if the water temp is over 75 or 80 and I'll bet it wasn't there, LOL.
Behind the vine there is a small "coil" , the one that the plant uses to grab onto something. When it dries out then it's ready to be picked.
Also the underside, if it's white it's not ready yet, if it's yellow it's ready.
Also if it has small hairs on the vine they do tend to fall off when it's ripe.
Some of mine do not have a white or yellow underside, they are perfectly green all around.
Also the underside, if it's white it's not ready yet, if it's yellow it's ready.
Also if it has small hairs on the vine they do tend to fall off when it's ripe.
Some of mine do not have a white or yellow underside, they are perfectly green all around.
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How to Tell if a Watermelon is Ripe One page says it takes 80 days from the time you plant the seed but there are too many variables to use that as anything but a guideline. Here's a whole bunch of research. Google is my friend. We used to look for the signs mentioned but the "thump" test always produced the best results. Course you've got to get a few not ripe ones before you develop an ear for it. Hope this helps.
The sound should be exactly like when you slap the .... of a 18 year old redhead virgin (ok that's impossible to find) while she rides a fluorescent green unicorn.
I tried the thump test before I picked it and it sounded pretty good. So much for the thump test, LOL. I will start looking for 18 year old virgins to practice on though for future reference 
I tried the thump test before I picked it and it sounded pretty good. So much for the thump test, LOL. I will start looking for 18 year old virgins to practice on though for future reference
Does Mrs. Awsum know about this? Just asking, not turning you in or anything
And while you're trying to find one the whole field is going to rot.The sound should be exactly like when you slap the .... of a 18 year old redhead virgin (ok that's impossible to find) while she rides a fluorescent green unicorn.
Eewww. The melons, or the virgins?And while you're trying to find one the whole field is going to rot.
I have my toes in the sand and I am holding my PV. I am a happy camper
Now, that's the life! Toes in the sand and holding a PV.
Good to know! Especially if I ever attempt to grow watermelons again. I've not had much success in that department. 'Course, it may have something to do with trying to grow them in a forest.
The sound should be exactly like when you slap the .... of a 18 year old redhead virgin (ok that's impossible to find) while she rides a fluorescent green unicorn.
And while you're trying to find one the whole field is going to rot.
Been busy, busy, busy like Lizzie. In addition to my eBay robot auctions that I'm tending, I got a bee in my bonnet to market the leftover stock of fine jewelry that I made back in the early 2000's. It's all rare gemstones in sterling silver or 14K gold. I started being outsold by the overseas marketers on eBay way back then and gave up on auctions. Now I'm gonna try my hand at Etsy as a venue. It's a learning process and I still haven't gotten anything listed. Lots and lots of photography to be done. That's a struggle because I need natural lighting for faceted gemstones. Then there's lotsa text to write and forms to fill out. 'Tis a pain, but I'll git 'er done. Thank goodness the weekend is almost here! I need a break.
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Good morning, Voltpeeps.
You sound busy, Raven.
The farrier is coming today. Somehow we had a mix up [he sounded kind of frazzled when I talked to him yesterday]. Crystal is not going to get her lesson on hoof care but I told her he will be coming again in a couple of months.
The three of us gardening buddies got a lot of corn done yesterday. Robin will be back today to help do some more.
We caught two nasty pack rats near the freezer shed. We are working on the long shed now.
You sound busy, Raven.
The farrier is coming today. Somehow we had a mix up [he sounded kind of frazzled when I talked to him yesterday]. Crystal is not going to get her lesson on hoof care but I told her he will be coming again in a couple of months.
The three of us gardening buddies got a lot of corn done yesterday. Robin will be back today to help do some more.
We caught two nasty pack rats near the freezer shed. We are working on the long shed now.
Did I mention that we saw Tule elk while we were on vacation. Really cool to see them close up. Very pretty with blond bodies and dark brown head and necks. Really contrasting. We saw an elk mama and calf and four bulls.
They live in a reserve at the north end of Point Reyes.
We also saw a hawk with a snake. I turned around to look at the hawk sitting on a fence post and it decided it needed to get its prize away from us peeps. It flew away with the snake in its talon.
There are numerous cattle ranches in Point Reyes as well.
The Bodega sand dunes were neat. Lots of Monterey pines and cypress trees and tall grasses.
They live in a reserve at the north end of Point Reyes.
We also saw a hawk with a snake. I turned around to look at the hawk sitting on a fence post and it decided it needed to get its prize away from us peeps. It flew away with the snake in its talon.
There are numerous cattle ranches in Point Reyes as well.
The Bodega sand dunes were neat. Lots of Monterey pines and cypress trees and tall grasses.
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