Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Seven

[Kenna]

For affectionados of hot peppers in PA......

Chile Pepper Festival September 8 & 9 2017 Bowers Pa 19522

I've been to this one....peppers, jams, rubs, chili.....anything you could make with them,and.....the first time in my life I had a bowl of chili so hot I couldn't eat it...

I love festivals of almost any kind. I say almost on the off chance that there might someday be one I don't like!

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[2legsshrt]

@2legsshrt and @MikeE3 - prayers sent for both of you.

Thanks Semi

 

[2legsshrt]

I'm going to try to not worry about it (right). Glad I got xanax.
Going to wait till I see the Oncologist and not go on the VA radiologist. This doc is really a nice caring civilian doc who also gave me my iron infusion. Dr. Arvind Chaudy from India. He's not only an MD but also a PHD.

 

[Kenna]

ok, @cigatron The one that is sickly has the jalapeno growing on it. The one that looks good did not produce a chili. I did notice that black ring at the joint, and had read about that, that if it had that and wasn't doing good, it meant a couple different bad things

View attachment 664087 this is definitely the sickly one

View attachment 664089 pretty sure this is the healthier one, but not certain. Might just be another area of the bad one, but I think this is the one where you can see the black ring on the stem at the joint

we picked the chili and will try it when my son gets back

Just leave them alone for now. It looks like it might be trying to make peppers. See those little round things where the flowers were?

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[Kenna]

Heres the label from my German package. As you can see no state even though he included it but it had a bar code maybe it was on there. DHL he is looking for a better mailing place. If you can see it it had been x-rayed also.

Also notice the dog scan was on the job checking it also.

As long as the zip code is there anyone actually looking at would be able to direct it correctly. But scanners? Nope. So much for automation.

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[Kenna]

Jup they always make em for Christmas and New Year's. Best NYE I ever spent was a friend who did a traditional mexican spread at her house......tons of good food and some of the best menudo I'd ever had. she didn't make it herself, really wish I knew where she got it. Love good homemade tamales...........used to have several clients I bought them from years ago, but now, Omgggggggg ya gotta mortgage the house to buy a couple three dozen these days! I know it's a ton of work, but wow they have really gotten super expensive.

There is a Mexican restaurant here in town that makes huge tamales! Huge!

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[Kenna]

Well it is blueberry picking time again. Just in time too. Only had a pint and a half left from last year... I would have a hard time without blueberries in my pancakes...

And muffins. Yum!

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[Iffy]

The VA just called me and the spots on my lungs are increasing in size and they are concerned so I'm going to see an oncologist on Thursday.

Me too Pat. I had a cat scan that showed a 1-2 cm inflammation in one lung. I'm scheduled Thursday for a PET scan. Sure hoping it's nothing serious but if it is the Doc wants to catch it early. Guess both of us would do good with some Porch Prayer.

Pat, hopefully it's just scar damage!

Mike, hopefully it's just an inflammation!

Regardless...

Bowling, darts, maybe a new mod or two, or maybe just a few things to hold me over until next pay day?

Had to give up da first two activities quite a while back [was pres of our local steel tip league fer two looong years]. New mods, never too ol'!

 

[cigatron]

ok, @cigatron The one that is sickly has the jalapeno growing on it. The one that looks good did not produce a chili. I did notice that black ring at the joint, and had read about that, that if it had that and wasn't doing good, it meant a couple different bad things

View attachment 664087 this is definitely the sickly one

View attachment 664089 pretty sure this is the healthier one, but not certain. Might just be another area of the bad one, but I think this is the one where you can see the black ring on the stem at the joint

we picked the chili and will try it when my son gets back

Sometimes it's phito blight that causes those black ring joints, sometimes just stress. If stress from initially under potting (root bound) , weather too cool and wet or recent transplanting they'll recover. Either way I've had those black rings on plants that produced pounds of chilis so no bigs imo. Pick the pepper from the one plant and sprinkle 1 Tbls of epsom salt under each plant covering an area the size of the foliage. As the plants are recently transplanted I would fertilize with a mild 4-4-4 product or very watered down miracle grow. The idea is to get them to root as deep as possible, so more infrequent watering (once a week) and fertilize (once every 3 weeks) will encourage them to dig deep for water and nutrients. The payoff is stronger, healthier, disease tolerant plants that will withstand heavy fruit loads, winds and especially heat. The deeper the roots go the cooler the soil so when when the temps run into the high 90's in the summer the plant's roots will stay cooler and set loads of peppers. Healthy Jalapeño plants can easily produce 3 lbs. of peppers if they're happy. Good luck.

 

[Kenna]

Sometimes it's phito blight that causes those black ring joints, sometimes just stress. If stress from initially under potting (root bound) , weather too cool and wet or recent transplanting they'll recover. Either way I've had those black rings on plants that produced pounds of chilis so no bigs imo. Pick the pepper from the one plant and sprinkle 1 Tbls of epsom salt under each plant covering an area the size of the foliage. As the plants are recently transplanted I would fertilize with a mild 4-4-4 product or very watered down miracle grow. The idea is to get them to root as deep as possible, so more infrequent watering (once a week) and fertilize (once every 3 weeks) will encourage them to dig deep for water and nutrients. The payoff is stronger, healthier, disease tolerant plants that will withstand heavy fruit loads, winds and especially heat. The deeper the roots go the cooler the soil so when when the temps run into the high 90's in the summer the plant's roots will stay cooler and set loads of peppers. Healthy Jalapeño plants can easily produce 3 lbs. of peppers if they're happy. Good luck.

Totally agree!

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[Semiretired]

And muffins. Yum!

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Yep, everything goes better with blue-berries on it...

 

[Semiretired]

I just don't get it. We are trying to sell some of our furniture. Every time we get a call they are making a lower offer and they haven't even seen it yet. All the stuff we are selling is real wood - solid furniture - before they used particle board and plastic. I have had many ask if it is real wood or not, but the price they want to offer is for cardboard / particle board furniture... I just don't get it.

My prices are way below what they are worth, but I am not giving it away. I have already sold two pieces - I had to convince the people to see the furniture first - then we could talk price. In both cases they paid my full asking price and knew the were getting a bargain. Like I said - I just don't get it... They want the real furniture, but...

 

[MattB101]

Well some not so good news. The VA just called me and the spots on my lungs are increasing in size and they are concerned so I'm going to see an oncologist on Thursday. Not what I needed at this point. They said they don't know that it is cancer but the doc on Thursday will discuss more. Like I didn't have enough wrong.

Prayers for you my friend.

 

[MattB101]

Me too Pat. I had a cat scan that showed a 1-2 cm inflammation in one lung. I'm scheduled Thursday for a PET scan. Sure hoping it's nothing serious but if it is the Doc wants to catch it early. Guess both of us would do good with some Porch Prayer.



Oh ... nice ... will have to try to remember to watch for it later in the year.

Prayers for you too Mike.

 

[misswish1]

Well some not so good news.

Me too Pat. Guess both of us would do good with some Porch Prayer.

Prayers on the way for you both!

 

[MattB101]

I just don't get it. We are trying to sell some of our furniture. Every time we get a call they are making a lower offer and they haven't even seen it yet. All the stuff we are selling is real wood - solid furniture - before they used particle board and plastic. I have had many ask if it is real wood or not, but the price they want to offer is for cardboard / particle board furniture... I just don't get it.

My prices are way below what they are worth, but I am not giving it away. I have already sold two pieces - I had to convince the people to see the furniture first - then we could talk price. In both cases they paid my full asking price and knew the were getting a bargain. Like I said - I just don't get it... They want the real furniture, but...

People are cheap. No other way to put it.

 

[Diver9543]

Well it is blueberry picking time again. Just in time too. Only had a pint and a half left from last year... I would have a hard time without blueberries in my pancakes...

I buy my Blueberries at Sam's. A 5-pound bag of frozen Blueberries, they do really well in my oatmeal.
I have tried to grow Jalapenos one time. I couldn't figure out what was wrong until I came home and found out my Lab pup was using the area as her bed.
Today, I figured the superglue had set-up long enough on the recliner repair. I uprighted the recliner and checked it out. It works like new. Of course, the real test was a functional test. Nap tested, nap approved! Now I will see how long it holds up. If it happens again I will use Epoxy on it to hold the metal strips in place. I really don't think I will have to do that though.

 

[MikeE3]

People are cheap. No other way to put it.

yep ... I bought a couple from Wally World ... but they didn't work out so I returned 'em.

 

[Iffy]

For ALL our porchers dat have or may encounter dat dreaded dashboard 'Check Engine' warning beacon, a lil' personal experience.

After I gifted myself a Samsung smart phone (android G7) fer my Christmas/birthday, decided to track down my dashboard dire dilemma, da cursed CEwb.

First ordered an OBDII and just plugged it in my under-dash port. Den downloaded da free version of Torque Lite to my G7; easy Bluetooth pairing. Thus far I've resolved two issues; replaced a gas cap (weak relief spring) and just today a coolant temperature sensor. Da latter was really kickin' my Tahoe's 'tailpipe, not countin' my fuel con$umption! and just plugged it in my under-dash port

Fer 'bout $50 total (sans phone) and maybe 10 minutes, I'm now cruisin' beacon (note: not bacon) free! Besides, I've also set up my G7/TL to monitor what I consider my engine's critical computer computations. Can't imagine what a dealer$hip would charge...

 

[Iffy]

I just don't get it.

I just don't get it.

Phil, if ya still have a couch left over when ya head on back down here, haul it on and I'll foot a 'real' brunch or two, or three, or...