tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39643685460940762562024-03-18T21:06:18.934-07:00Old fatass fartbigfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13156114587163220800noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964368546094076256.post-81178741967198955272021-12-26T11:09:00.001-08:002021-12-26T11:14:08.515-08:00My vintage stereo receiver collection .... WARNING. Snowflakes shield your eyes-!!!<p> Over the last three years or so I've been bitten by the vintage music reproduction device bug. My Dad had a nice tube amp and tuner when I was a little kid in the late 1950s/early 1960s. Every time I hear some classic Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Sinatra, Perry Como, Four Freshmen, etc....it takes me back to getting Alberto VO-5 smeared in my hair while my mom got my brother and me ready for first grade/kindergarten...and an album filling our small house with music.</p><p>Later in life, after I was off to college, my Dad eventually gave away his tube equipment. Cassettes and later CDs were the latest technology, and albums faded away.</p><p>I only have one "tuber"....a 1959 Sherwood S-5000 amplifier (20 watts per channel, but over a high efficiency speaker it sounds like 40 watts). I've had it recapped and serviced recently. I also have the S-2000 Sherwood tuner, but probably need to have it cleaned, aligned, and serviced. It's on a shelf.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhc5xO-tsTe5c17EgOQKsmH0L49Cx8pnd4NgR2q9P7ZXEtMfqtzl5mNGs08VNWLHMhYHbXNMK7l5BmbsoRt9cIyqS3r9wszDbj6Y_5ctHRoEpalGe66-a0OmXCr4J6R9PUrB0a9dryVy0mbl0nsi10XBZPRuK8pVPbKjlvn0ALdb-meEMNaMA4M17oJ=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhc5xO-tsTe5c17EgOQKsmH0L49Cx8pnd4NgR2q9P7ZXEtMfqtzl5mNGs08VNWLHMhYHbXNMK7l5BmbsoRt9cIyqS3r9wszDbj6Y_5ctHRoEpalGe66-a0OmXCr4J6R9PUrB0a9dryVy0mbl0nsi10XBZPRuK8pVPbKjlvn0ALdb-meEMNaMA4M17oJ=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Everything else I own is from the 1970s....the Platinum Age of receivers, before receivers fell in quality to bigger corporate profits and everyone chased power and watts for more bass and LOUD playback. The way they rated the wattage output changed somewhere around 1980/81 so everything seemed way more powerful than it truly was. (Kinda like the way our fearless leaders have changed official inflation calculations for us dumb sheeples)<br /><p>Most everything I've collected has been from EBay which is very risky due to 2 possibilities. First and most likely is a seller that doesn't understand how to properly package a 30-45 lbs vintage receiver. I've lucky for most purchases. Secondly is a misleading seller, that describes the item one way, and says they've checked it over, lightly, but it ends up not exactly as described. Words and descriptions are at times vague and variable in interpretation. </p><p>I've got a couple receivers via craigslist in the DFW area. </p><p>Initially I was chasing the big popular name brand stuff. ...Marantz, Sansui, Pioneer. But the demand for these names has driven the prices too high for me. I've been looking at Realistic for awhile, but Radio Shack (based in my hometown of Fort Worth, TX) made a ton of different models over the years. Some crummy, some mid-level quality, and a few very good quality and great sounding models. Most hard core stereo-philes wouldn't even consider a Realistic unit, just because Radio Shack was focused on the lower-middle level consumer. And do have some crappola models out there.</p><p>Other brands I have been drawn to that are lower priced but excellent quality builds and very good sounding are.....SoundCraftsmen, Rotel and Sherwood from the 1970s.</p><p>Most of my collection is around 30 to 35 watts in output. I do have a 60 watt (recently recapped) Realistic STA-2200 that has a MosFet amp. Not sure what that is, but supposed to be very good, and kinda rare in mid-level receivers. It's a 1980 model and that's beginning to creep up into crap-tastical newer electronic equipment era. It's the newest receiver I have....for good reason.</p><p>Replacing all the capacitors in these 40-45 year old receivers is always a good practice, but only if you demand music amplification to sound just like the receiver sounded when it was brand new. Some just sound fine as-is, but a recap job and servicing to clean switches and controls of 40 years of dust, grime and possibly nicotine .....really provides the optimum sound quality.</p><p>Capacitors all age, and performance diminishes after 20 or more years. Usually gradually.</p><p>The guys that do this type of reconditioning and cleaning, that are skilled....are slowly vanishing. Most, but not all, are in their 60s and 70s. And many have 6 month backlogs to get to your job. And it's not cheap, these skills are not common, and valuable, especially in this higher demand time with folks becoming more aware of the value of vintage equipment. Expect to pay $350 - $500 for full recapping, servicing, and internal cleaning. And this with a unit that seems to be working fine when you bring it in for refurbishment. Higher end units usually have more capacitors to replace. </p><p>I'm no expert, and my years of whiskey soaking my brain almost every night has, I believe, impaired my abilities to comprehend newer, complex things. But I do read alot online, so a little bit somehow soaks in.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNiiX11SO21i5GgwEAvZnT1Gp-q94zOps8iqacs39PDi4rNCG8hJa5cpEIX5cvtdm-XXsDuqikfTBJf9UTjhfq7Gld86cDKru9WXBYcWQYv3iHI76WRVoHbl_GxiYnMYehEH-qh3hUT1p5hEOzwFy90PahIn8qYAtzeU1VvKowpFof0GDxENm7p-Db=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNiiX11SO21i5GgwEAvZnT1Gp-q94zOps8iqacs39PDi4rNCG8hJa5cpEIX5cvtdm-XXsDuqikfTBJf9UTjhfq7Gld86cDKru9WXBYcWQYv3iHI76WRVoHbl_GxiYnMYehEH-qh3hUT1p5hEOzwFy90PahIn8qYAtzeU1VvKowpFof0GDxENm7p-Db=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjViDuEGqMNmw-djPiWbUz06lAAsSprHy8WnoGCeqo_j7P0HaZ0nCC-JjECUfkoGf_e1vP1hI2Vn4qh5aJdp6NQ-8G9Ik5s78BYTZr8jLFpxqg3rpIXYENWXENeXmp5dqL8TV4Sqcq7rwWLOzdUCRc0rDtOmzYQH_u3p8RvP3qtwX91QlATpradLYmU=s3200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="3200" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjViDuEGqMNmw-djPiWbUz06lAAsSprHy8WnoGCeqo_j7P0HaZ0nCC-JjECUfkoGf_e1vP1hI2Vn4qh5aJdp6NQ-8G9Ik5s78BYTZr8jLFpxqg3rpIXYENWXENeXmp5dqL8TV4Sqcq7rwWLOzdUCRc0rDtOmzYQH_u3p8RvP3qtwX91QlATpradLYmU=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVMwD1Lui8B5l7Adp-YA9j1vb99G0tXQVwPQs7RjSO6nChpfgVjQJsrjXqGEfHPnW64hegCOioeLWWUt7UI_0ZK_0doPpfIC9kJ-8M11skjsoSs4hc9FbZNQmfmiJFWpZWJyd0EjTnTsTQsU0BRp2wKT9WxWLR0zZdWcB39ehw8zzHvZLPi_bWYQH8=s3200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="3200" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVMwD1Lui8B5l7Adp-YA9j1vb99G0tXQVwPQs7RjSO6nChpfgVjQJsrjXqGEfHPnW64hegCOioeLWWUt7UI_0ZK_0doPpfIC9kJ-8M11skjsoSs4hc9FbZNQmfmiJFWpZWJyd0EjTnTsTQsU0BRp2wKT9WxWLR0zZdWcB39ehw8zzHvZLPi_bWYQH8=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinkGChNWIcjCD4-M84Y0uYYFlg-hAAcEUPeEAe1kE6gTOGd_PimJNkziu5yIrZx2wvR-SzvILrfZK8gZ0qm-SStd6-SRwo1cRVPF0CrBYcW9lGCe6tlHP8BfbDXIc5lrEY-rBD8y5-fHM3PK-6Z2DEOoYxn-Plnp_ItZDGiqd8rUrs8la3UeFZBPet=s3200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="3200" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinkGChNWIcjCD4-M84Y0uYYFlg-hAAcEUPeEAe1kE6gTOGd_PimJNkziu5yIrZx2wvR-SzvILrfZK8gZ0qm-SStd6-SRwo1cRVPF0CrBYcW9lGCe6tlHP8BfbDXIc5lrEY-rBD8y5-fHM3PK-6Z2DEOoYxn-Plnp_ItZDGiqd8rUrs8la3UeFZBPet=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>My area is 50 miles west of the edge of Fort Worth, so without a tall FM antenna, I can't get much in the way of FM signal. Primarily using 3 Denon CD players in various groups of receivers. (All same model 1930CI)....a couple low/mid level turntables (I have 700 old albums I bought from a craigslist seller).....and a few powered Bluetooth gadgets that I use with my phone or tablet.</p><p>I have a couple of commercial grade computer rack tower shelves that I use. Just finished assembling one in my man cave listening area. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixKGqp4YA0-hUrXD-A8d0aOUfwImF3AAY4Eve8TrxPnS7ckfgcZoaY8YixaYEUV8ytqrbr3QeUSdmL8FLodCaMkagJZbYN6YrcB9T6sBr7k88ccRm3UYc26qHqq84YpYDl6Klf_rJ22NU5QEegKGWyNLGCAHSBqEin5myVWxJmBxDX2pGlQu6TO-wf=s3200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="3200" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixKGqp4YA0-hUrXD-A8d0aOUfwImF3AAY4Eve8TrxPnS7ckfgcZoaY8YixaYEUV8ytqrbr3QeUSdmL8FLodCaMkagJZbYN6YrcB9T6sBr7k88ccRm3UYc26qHqq84YpYDl6Klf_rJ22NU5QEegKGWyNLGCAHSBqEin5myVWxJmBxDX2pGlQu6TO-wf=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6BafHKTujWLKYEkjQB7gykipVPXv0t0uqfPyPd1fnNlgHhiVe32_dPCSaXssREb8gT0W4k-8ARaG4KCqFzOaUulaqYpr8R0MFBwaVE-oa6rCSgEkacMcKkV3atZLAqHG2-S4kJIPKYssCSPYlOWHCWe-Kj1dDCxTt34AOEwxZqc_AthwE03QYiUeU=s3200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6BafHKTujWLKYEkjQB7gykipVPXv0t0uqfPyPd1fnNlgHhiVe32_dPCSaXssREb8gT0W4k-8ARaG4KCqFzOaUulaqYpr8R0MFBwaVE-oa6rCSgEkacMcKkV3atZLAqHG2-S4kJIPKYssCSPYlOWHCWe-Kj1dDCxTt34AOEwxZqc_AthwE03QYiUeU=w225-h400" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbi6DGliTz3yietnTG48EKmaTlLwBHjJ4rQBgGRaaug1cmS4F0jQR_Rr9koocH5wk3QI1wWwCpNQuIaSH_FyaYwNHpy4aXB4HPSEQirp6VwJLluF70YI1BzhZJ1U6Vp9yZidI-PM7nQyQ6j9A7M8e9V74AsxcKh8l-D6wZafiYDpNlV-LDYa3hPqoO=s3200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="3200" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbi6DGliTz3yietnTG48EKmaTlLwBHjJ4rQBgGRaaug1cmS4F0jQR_Rr9koocH5wk3QI1wWwCpNQuIaSH_FyaYwNHpy4aXB4HPSEQirp6VwJLluF70YI1BzhZJ1U6Vp9yZidI-PM7nQyQ6j9A7M8e9V74AsxcKh8l-D6wZafiYDpNlV-LDYa3hPqoO=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div>My next ADD hobby topic is Vintage German sewing machines. I've never stitched anything on a sewing machine. Just love these long life, amazing, all metal machines.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxPT2DJNMxsezMtsCW-nu5KMZTxFIJFH4csC3gzAhW4ODCnAVockqhyVnj3EZ7wGfVP5B5dB6wQ6CLqs13l3D-UaNd9l9vkuWkIQJIrJQsv_t7AON54WW5G-A84U89n4P6a3DVE0t1Aa9KTz1LpcWrUNd5HczKuI7JqvwMh06zRm5_F_4rblPx4k5z=s917" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxPT2DJNMxsezMtsCW-nu5KMZTxFIJFH4csC3gzAhW4ODCnAVockqhyVnj3EZ7wGfVP5B5dB6wQ6CLqs13l3D-UaNd9l9vkuWkIQJIrJQsv_t7AON54WW5G-A84U89n4P6a3DVE0t1Aa9KTz1LpcWrUNd5HczKuI7JqvwMh06zRm5_F_4rblPx4k5z=w314-h400" width="314" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>bigfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13156114587163220800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964368546094076256.post-82633733395501431722021-05-17T10:11:00.001-07:002021-05-17T10:11:16.412-07:00North Texas Garden . Quick Update<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9z2QzbBIjsfbe38i4yPqNmQ8XXYJe_bGQuw-qncVsP69P_ShKEqPyPMx6T5iqhYEBhXZZPd81Hrq-TAvS5Ryw7mlli8dbM2isa2tMx5Y9LDoawas1PXE4cPs6Y_8AVLGS-uAgGwoJM4M/s2048/IMG_20210517_1132154_rewind.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9z2QzbBIjsfbe38i4yPqNmQ8XXYJe_bGQuw-qncVsP69P_ShKEqPyPMx6T5iqhYEBhXZZPd81Hrq-TAvS5Ryw7mlli8dbM2isa2tMx5Y9LDoawas1PXE4cPs6Y_8AVLGS-uAgGwoJM4M/w400-h225/IMG_20210517_1132154_rewind.jpg" title="Harvesting..ate a couple zucchini last night, not in this photo" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Squash, cukes, and zukes</span>. <span style="font-size: large;">We ate three zucchini last night, not in this photo.</span></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQPYycq2sf-Z-YjP69zeHPMpyzZyfmifhDwrEFsYYY_mf_EBBKpTxVXUGCdDG9YhsIgZ8djs4yTOjlzQn9rhGM88memgqCi3IHyKBEklYS8mluOS7ibMK0uzSF-Ev9pQ_28d19n0TEPQ/s2048/IMG_20210517_1132309_rewind.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQPYycq2sf-Z-YjP69zeHPMpyzZyfmifhDwrEFsYYY_mf_EBBKpTxVXUGCdDG9YhsIgZ8djs4yTOjlzQn9rhGM88memgqCi3IHyKBEklYS8mluOS7ibMK0uzSF-Ev9pQ_28d19n0TEPQ/w400-h225/IMG_20210517_1132309_rewind.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This one color mixed squash...another one growing on this same plant</span>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbkTM7UZJGkYUvSXaBZmpWD9GDPGO5MMq6NjkHJXP0QTIGKhVX6D6KSc0WKDhAgIbscDVW7oe8zQfxMWzysBVe56xbHuVE3FdJrH9jT9n_BeOFwIpPY6qx2TLpOYF_W3Fiqm4smLJbhA/s2048/IMG_20210517_1134157_rewind.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbkTM7UZJGkYUvSXaBZmpWD9GDPGO5MMq6NjkHJXP0QTIGKhVX6D6KSc0WKDhAgIbscDVW7oe8zQfxMWzysBVe56xbHuVE3FdJrH9jT9n_BeOFwIpPY6qx2TLpOYF_W3Fiqm4smLJbhA/w400-h225/IMG_20210517_1134157_rewind.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tomatoes and blossoms galore...just need more growing time</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3rkadbRvwjPSgQUdVSwtde0_ePwRksGCNRcgtAXmXwe2ChYBYClxmMs6i8e7qqDfYviyD4UmwFF_YW0VZqoZ2NEeYq7UP8tRO2jwI8ENbBs9-_Qr7a_r_meC7u3RExPGOkHcCVHdiZU/s2048/IMG_20210517_1135550_rewind.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3rkadbRvwjPSgQUdVSwtde0_ePwRksGCNRcgtAXmXwe2ChYBYClxmMs6i8e7qqDfYviyD4UmwFF_YW0VZqoZ2NEeYq7UP8tRO2jwI8ENbBs9-_Qr7a_r_meC7u3RExPGOkHcCVHdiZU/w400-h225/IMG_20210517_1135550_rewind.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cucumber vines from two plants. Harvested first 3 today. May 17</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwck7CNgahgQmm1aZA1JLycecP5e5ExJQ4vSHiPntPQIwgRxqTsqIo-uc6yzlx7tzVrz_D2J61IBR7ZKoDd3ofnbM7pGbkl6-hXNzdFISfYgQo2_XidwPBJ2ZLkrASrbfpFODAe_lp_aY/s2048/IMG_20210517_1134405_rewind.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwck7CNgahgQmm1aZA1JLycecP5e5ExJQ4vSHiPntPQIwgRxqTsqIo-uc6yzlx7tzVrz_D2J61IBR7ZKoDd3ofnbM7pGbkl6-hXNzdFISfYgQo2_XidwPBJ2ZLkrASrbfpFODAe_lp_aY/w400-h225/IMG_20210517_1134405_rewind.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tomatoes are outta control.!!!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81yM6BI7d4P2Zob5i_3qm17msj56bt7DiZztE5tFVw-gCAbzZj0rP-H-HZBmXmQCAJ_dykUQpdldBOdQoZ_8cH-gAT-Y108AOrxvfsDV1Ia3lUF99uvDxq_w5-cgHNGE6BhoD2QXXBmQ/s2048/IMG_20210517_1135013_rewind.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81yM6BI7d4P2Zob5i_3qm17msj56bt7DiZztE5tFVw-gCAbzZj0rP-H-HZBmXmQCAJ_dykUQpdldBOdQoZ_8cH-gAT-Y108AOrxvfsDV1Ia3lUF99uvDxq_w5-cgHNGE6BhoD2QXXBmQ/w400-h225/IMG_20210517_1135013_rewind.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Zuke and squash raised bed</span>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrAbd8o2HQOGUerdJGQxfPV-6CR18oVqVzH9S3LRAJj_SqBIWX92KM71H71FQZaGwVhq09JMWpwQKRfXzRHtJwWP-IlQGP5nnmbnzfp_DNighbvPlsgDlhyGNdd8nGBASGFefwODmPzg/s2048/IMG_20210517_1133396_rewind.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrAbd8o2HQOGUerdJGQxfPV-6CR18oVqVzH9S3LRAJj_SqBIWX92KM71H71FQZaGwVhq09JMWpwQKRfXzRHtJwWP-IlQGP5nnmbnzfp_DNighbvPlsgDlhyGNdd8nGBASGFefwODmPzg/w400-h225/IMG_20210517_1133396_rewind.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cantaloupe wicking tub. Got a late start with this tub, but it's doing good.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dang, it's been a WET SPRING, and our forecast is saying 3 more inches coming over the</span> <span style="font-size: large;">next 5-6 days.!! My plants love the rain....but need SUNSHINE.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've been fighting some Powdery Mildew on a few squash plants, but I think I caught it early enough. All these wet, overcast days don't help it though.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm really salivating waiting for a tomato sandwich</span>.!!!!</div><br /> <p></p>bigfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13156114587163220800noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964368546094076256.post-53682332759200329662021-05-05T05:26:00.000-07:002021-05-05T05:26:06.131-07:00Wicking garden. 56 days later.<p> Survived 2 surprise freezes. Most recent was April 21 when it dropped to 28 degrees in my backyard that morning at daylight. The previous one wiped out nearly all my box garden tomatoes and 3-4 box garden zucchini. I had everything covered in plastic, but not well enough, apparently.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83e2g7KvbUDQYO23-ZfbIO8bfnI0B_1m9DTAQ0ktrZKuK4jHmbnhgeJiUkDpWx_YroCQyFiN33tk2kqrxEnssOwI-bO8SY0aYTDDfPTQyYRX2y7JNpUat4RtG26RlmbRZXIMi-vRwRfg/s2048/IMG_20210505_0659137_rewind.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83e2g7KvbUDQYO23-ZfbIO8bfnI0B_1m9DTAQ0ktrZKuK4jHmbnhgeJiUkDpWx_YroCQyFiN33tk2kqrxEnssOwI-bO8SY0aYTDDfPTQyYRX2y7JNpUat4RtG26RlmbRZXIMi-vRwRfg/w400-h225/IMG_20210505_0659137_rewind.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> Squash and zucchini box garden<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHvFkJQqrrVFvRZTf2p4yNcQZEazQxJ58rPlWklNfnY_hr5WmKu_9AX4HDAGjEQDHYB7hsRBaiCDv4XR0HHSZfZDvvXNfRShjly6jIqUUrnjz99dPGmsupre_NZQEp1Y6mpmMSvRuJm2g/s2048/IMG_20210505_0657373_rewind.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRJ1tdU0r4mtZsxB3OCJOULhS2IXeJXuBTH9ObM7kQ3LFFaFzzjE7SSb25mFPa7wZORyDbIbhXSwL_RKWVEdtWlEh7rZirn-ovwxWvyPg3RnFitVsVl7GBvSAuv1NAFSA1DuxTSxk_SE/s2048/IMG_20210505_0658017_rewind.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRJ1tdU0r4mtZsxB3OCJOULhS2IXeJXuBTH9ObM7kQ3LFFaFzzjE7SSb25mFPa7wZORyDbIbhXSwL_RKWVEdtWlEh7rZirn-ovwxWvyPg3RnFitVsVl7GBvSAuv1NAFSA1DuxTSxk_SE/w400-h225/IMG_20210505_0658017_rewind.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div> Recently planted these bell peppers and cantaloupe seedlings into wicking tubs.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>bigfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13156114587163220800noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964368546094076256.post-31386018432544255562021-04-05T08:40:00.000-07:002021-04-05T08:40:11.049-07:00My Wicking Container Garden set up. Looking great!!<p> Cabin trip. Mighty windy some days. Couple of days it was windy AND dusty. Musta been the Chi-Vi blowing in from Mexico about 25 miles to the South. I'm popping my zinc, D and C so not too concerned. Temperatures were nice by late morning. Had some freeze damage, but didn't bring exactly what I needed to fix the damages. Not much variety of parts available in South County. Next trip I'll bring what I need.</p><p>I'm trying out a new way of container gardening, and so far it looks mighty promising.!!</p><p>I spent about $100 for some soil, peat moss, and composting materials to rejuvenate the existing box gardens from last year. And to get the "Wicking Containers" set up. It's a little bit of work to set up these containers....but you only do it once and can re-use for a few years. Look up "container tomatoes by Leon" on youtube. Good Ol' Country boy gentleman in Oklahoma has a slew of videos out on this method. Oughta be real good in the summertime to avoid watering a couple times a day. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MnY0nkHHiRcCaDrQ-JTFRUFCDaxpRzoAPH1VpXv1PmQfMVe-Zk6LJC9MO7g0JV_cu9OqpJnrni87voQXiXtCf_ucZMHmHk5LwuSu-58v7esoG6UKDH1pBSkl50R2cSVvKX3p5Psv1zM/s1008/P7X3eZVT-406875468.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MnY0nkHHiRcCaDrQ-JTFRUFCDaxpRzoAPH1VpXv1PmQfMVe-Zk6LJC9MO7g0JV_cu9OqpJnrni87voQXiXtCf_ucZMHmHk5LwuSu-58v7esoG6UKDH1pBSkl50R2cSVvKX3p5Psv1zM/s320/P7X3eZVT-406875468.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Big purchase of soil materials</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKfT-JaeEmBoKFzNscPCEFaLAPWYtekGPzy3p7On4WzeshXsaU6EP4KbkiMPxudXzu1wTaH9xoj7PSFSiN8rLuGWvDcVofnJEWkOnPNpLSwHcdSDSmQVCEz1IzaImsHNS6p0hicM6spc/s1697/BZFFEAzd-406975073.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1697" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKfT-JaeEmBoKFzNscPCEFaLAPWYtekGPzy3p7On4WzeshXsaU6EP4KbkiMPxudXzu1wTaH9xoj7PSFSiN8rLuGWvDcVofnJEWkOnPNpLSwHcdSDSmQVCEz1IzaImsHNS6p0hicM6spc/s320/BZFFEAzd-406975073.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tilling up with a shovel and adding fresh soil to old box gardens</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5u38seKpgZGZFy1TOBSxAzpcznXkwG_EnocTZ3uoE31lNJ5F9pjpE3a3BcOWZ0q6VadHLNLXvTu-YJA2czxcvepTaCoFOD1iRRbyn_H4zHS5VnRHSOf3YlUZpg_kI9MqiXuKZMLp8QE/s1697/eBDKwQzS-406874154.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1697" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5u38seKpgZGZFy1TOBSxAzpcznXkwG_EnocTZ3uoE31lNJ5F9pjpE3a3BcOWZ0q6VadHLNLXvTu-YJA2czxcvepTaCoFOD1iRRbyn_H4zHS5VnRHSOf3YlUZpg_kI9MqiXuKZMLp8QE/s320/eBDKwQzS-406874154.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Easiest way to mix up the soil is on top of a tarp in the yard</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmVXbCQNRMUD45aJ4z36ZDDsLB3bcbMNA7OKB_Fh-KmSqt7JQvIb5vnVO7LRpwuB22fI3ifmufoFNcrEUim-zMc_iA9v6GpoyT8SCftzUlR2cGEN8xgBh1udRLieC21CDywkzj_5N42M/s1008/vlQIdOwj-406972072.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmVXbCQNRMUD45aJ4z36ZDDsLB3bcbMNA7OKB_Fh-KmSqt7JQvIb5vnVO7LRpwuB22fI3ifmufoFNcrEUim-zMc_iA9v6GpoyT8SCftzUlR2cGEN8xgBh1udRLieC21CDywkzj_5N42M/s320/vlQIdOwj-406972072.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Got this bed loaded (too close together) with Cukes, Zuchs, and summer squash.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mother Nature ended up wiping out about half of these with an end of March light freeze one morning (even though I had covered them the afternoon prior)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3-WqWtDOoEg1XlgGCk8sjrodkns7mDj6MoFsEvq4VkOHkE5Vo-GwZLeZEvE1tYbqkAvcEX1pdsoLfN_2HpKgNtYJn_MME81Z37Ha9b8X80qG5U9t4iEYMZJ_aXmrgavtuK0GY2-F9vc/s1697/vmicnLny-406878765.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1697" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3-WqWtDOoEg1XlgGCk8sjrodkns7mDj6MoFsEvq4VkOHkE5Vo-GwZLeZEvE1tYbqkAvcEX1pdsoLfN_2HpKgNtYJn_MME81Z37Ha9b8X80qG5U9t4iEYMZJ_aXmrgavtuK0GY2-F9vc/s320/vmicnLny-406878765.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wish I had taken more pics of the process for the wicking containers. I used water jugs with 1/2" holes drilled around the bottom edge, and a few up higher near the handle level. Next you place some good quality filter fabric over these jugs and press the fabric down to the bottom in those void areas. (about 20% of the bottom area that the jugs don't cover) . Then carefully fill with your nice, fluffy, soft dirt. Can't use just any old soil. Too much clay won't wick.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh, one critical note....you MUST drill a hole in the side of the tub, about 5" above the bottom of the tub or container. I did it on both ends of my tubs. About a 3/4" diameter hole. This is the overflow hole. As you add nutrients and water, once it starts running out of this hole. Stop filling. I use an old wooden dowel to check the water level every 3 or so days. When the plants are small I only needed to water every 2-3 weeks. But as they grow it might get to once a week</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkFmRM0dFhyOqupTK3_MhZpETFwA8iP15MKg68fijr1htAK7oX8HosvkGyBv0jBAZIpDiNwnluCAuKHTZqeF5Irn1b3uW-3Uft39gGky4ZfNauD0I4MOMZmY7D-74EH8UtKeDXNyyVX4/s1272/zH5rlEKp-406974826.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1272" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkFmRM0dFhyOqupTK3_MhZpETFwA8iP15MKg68fijr1htAK7oX8HosvkGyBv0jBAZIpDiNwnluCAuKHTZqeF5Irn1b3uW-3Uft39gGky4ZfNauD0I4MOMZmY7D-74EH8UtKeDXNyyVX4/s320/zH5rlEKp-406974826.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't forget to insert a length of PVC pipe with the bottom edge cut on a 45 degree angle, into one side of the tub, This is where you add your water and nutrients. Notice the white pipes on one end of each tub. One had a small funnel in the top that I move from tub to tub while filling.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1oTCrO4oiD8dRryoIkbkdCjS8kdvszQ-kOCBayH2WunzGqB3MfuBIueHEhhb21vYCRF-O8VSWl04tKoEguQUOa2N0msex12F8hVgGpM0uVaPMfeYkrh2DYlnpcXf_0HfUX7bs_jI0mI/s1008/ISzBIgMJ-406993528+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1oTCrO4oiD8dRryoIkbkdCjS8kdvszQ-kOCBayH2WunzGqB3MfuBIueHEhhb21vYCRF-O8VSWl04tKoEguQUOa2N0msex12F8hVgGpM0uVaPMfeYkrh2DYlnpcXf_0HfUX7bs_jI0mI/s320/ISzBIgMJ-406993528+%25281%2529.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My yard slopes so I have to set one end on a block of wood to try to keep it generally level.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFBmWkU0BnN2vv0JuesHlPKOpmvDPOVvKNb3ZmDV80PMBabn791u6uCX4_YvJfw7ZvLkvM5XsdtWSAKe_SJ9bzvp896WdSMN4dpLtXzd1m267HYJh1yxCErNIKGUhg9rHk69rn7zl7ZE/s1008/JKzvL4Cb-406994749.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFBmWkU0BnN2vv0JuesHlPKOpmvDPOVvKNb3ZmDV80PMBabn791u6uCX4_YvJfw7ZvLkvM5XsdtWSAKe_SJ9bzvp896WdSMN4dpLtXzd1m267HYJh1yxCErNIKGUhg9rHk69rn7zl7ZE/s320/JKzvL4Cb-406994749.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I planted these small seedlings on March 10, this pic was from April 5. Not even 4 weeks and I pinched off the first blooms, this gives plants a better root system to get started with. I planted other tomatoes at the same time in a box garden (These in the tubs are doing WAAAY better). But that frost got most of the box tomatoes anyway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I left out a few critical details related to the fertilizer you add as you are filling the tubs with soil. Also there are two specific water soluable nutrients that are mixed with water for each watering time. All this info can be found on Leon's youtube channel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I bought some lumber today to rig up some overhead frame braces to support the tomato vines. <b>Five boards of 2x4s was over $50</b>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u>And with the unrestrained govt spending going on....You Ain't Seen Nuthin Yet..!! </u><b> Unbelievable Inflation is just around the corner.</b></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>bigfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13156114587163220800noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964368546094076256.post-5612503290234413662021-01-24T08:27:00.002-08:002021-01-24T08:28:39.988-08:00I'm still here.....a few pics from the last several months.<p> Last spring I terminated the indoor growing and started a couple of outdoor, raised bed garden plots. Many bags of compost, peat moss, vermiculite, and gardening soil later... I had some decent soil made. I tried to use rain water from my two rain barrels as much as I could. In spite of mosquitoes arriving in late spring, about the same time the rains dwindled away in north TX. Switched to garden hose water, but our water source has a heavy dose of Chloramine. I can readily smell it when I run the tap water in the kitchen. We filter all our water for consumption in the house, and chloramine ain't great for plants either IMHO. So I bought a filter and attached it to the hose for watering.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Ue6augncI3Jat8FdSC2Rn1V4DMXiOu-fcrx1LYdFC9pnU-Jov11pGHDMvgpv-unmsKzETR7Iy2-m_5LN6L1rbMTLaoDX1OGK2Op4gi4QvaeDhIvBYD2v001xb7PMfKdgF1XvzdD1VZY/s2048/20200517_092720.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Ue6augncI3Jat8FdSC2Rn1V4DMXiOu-fcrx1LYdFC9pnU-Jov11pGHDMvgpv-unmsKzETR7Iy2-m_5LN6L1rbMTLaoDX1OGK2Op4gi4QvaeDhIvBYD2v001xb7PMfKdgF1XvzdD1VZY/s320/20200517_092720.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNw9x4_HzsbdkrpKgohvV80zuVbRr2uAs6uncojHlvtOg7RGFREkJ7pgNN7p_uPVUK82MJ-DA6RQ69bK9M264WSMILhi4I8kAlY40vYtNSRcvDA1tBYKKyEyV1OFUFb89JnhOf99B1zA/s2048/20200518_080712.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNw9x4_HzsbdkrpKgohvV80zuVbRr2uAs6uncojHlvtOg7RGFREkJ7pgNN7p_uPVUK82MJ-DA6RQ69bK9M264WSMILhi4I8kAlY40vYtNSRcvDA1tBYKKyEyV1OFUFb89JnhOf99B1zA/w218-h320/20200518_080712.jpg" width="218" /></a></div><br /><p>I thought I had a bunch more pics of the garden progress, but they're all on my phone...and I'm not able to easily move them to this tablet....but I did get a good amount of tomatoes, squash, zucchini, and banana peppers until mid-summer when the heat shut down most fruiting, and the grasshoppers did the rest. Many tomato sandwiches, a few batches of home-made hot sauce (I've always called it "hot sauce" , but now folks call it "salsa"). And a few zucchini and squash casseroles. </p><p>My cukes hardly did anything, they dries up and faded pretty early. But they weren't underneath the partial shade cloth that I suspended across both garden boxes. You can keep the tomatoes going a little longer with some shade filtering, but eventually the TX heat gets them. We hit 111 here on one afternoon for a couple hours (in the shade!)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtmnbU0zd13haVG9UwMf1Y2BnPdbwYHv52TxG8PjoYIDHO0Z53MgH8VwppJ0PhTX3viFi1Mr3iXuv2D6-xcx9C2DZKZoLaDw0e03O80dnNSzVmbCnkVhwqqikqxMMueY56Tocb51OqGE/s2048/IMG_20200309_1029264_rewind.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtmnbU0zd13haVG9UwMf1Y2BnPdbwYHv52TxG8PjoYIDHO0Z53MgH8VwppJ0PhTX3viFi1Mr3iXuv2D6-xcx9C2DZKZoLaDw0e03O80dnNSzVmbCnkVhwqqikqxMMueY56Tocb51OqGE/w417-h234/IMG_20200309_1029264_rewind.jpg" width="417" /></a></div><br /><p>Made a trip out west for Spring Break. Both my kids and their children made the trip. 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It looks like it's there....but doesn't seem to work. Whatever. New Blogger ain't easy for this old non techie.<br /><p><br /></p>bigfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13156114587163220800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964368546094076256.post-38366769858139990782020-05-18T09:33:00.000-07:002020-05-18T09:33:37.522-07:00Transitioning from indoor to outdoor gardeningI'm somewhat dissatisfied with my indoor LED gardening this time around. Great for lettuce and kale, not bad for smaller, compact cherry tomato species. But the other regular tomatoes just grow HUGE, but don't produce as much as I'd like. My two bell pepper plants popped off a few blooms, growing very large... but zero peppers.<br />
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I started a couple of outdoor, raised bed box garden areas in the back yard. So far everything is coming along nicely. I've been studying various YouTube videos, trying to learn the best tips for soil prep, fertilizers, pruning, and pest control. The difference with outdoor and indoor gardening is....pests, weather issues, birds, and heat stress in the Texas summers. I did learn online that tomatoes stop producing above 94 degrees. They can be kept green and healthy...but they stop flowering until it cools off, usually late September around here. I had already experienced that with previous gardening, but didn't know the magic temperature maximum. (Never have that issue in an air conditioned indoor grow room).<br />
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And....I've been gradually putting a window film on my old church bus. I was considering, initially, putting standard dark window tint on the several windows around this van... but I couldn't envision my 320 lbs fatass, long-legged, non-flexible self doing all the contortions required to properly clean all the glass interior sides, then meticulously measure, then carefully cut, and squeegee down this window film. I've done it on a few vehicles in years past. </div>
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I did get some estimates from a few auto tint shops.....anywhere from $450 to $1,200.!!! For a $3,500 van?? Nope.!!</div>
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(I distinctly recall putting dark film on the glass of my white 1975 Caddy Coupe de Ville in 1980, at night, sitting in a carwash bay, using their lights to allow this work, with a 20 mph gusty wind blowing in from Galveston, 10 miles south of Houston). I had tinting loooong before anyone else was sporting tinted glass in their vehicle. I was just trying to hide the abhorrent pumpkin-orange dashboard and plaid factory seat covers from view.... the low mileage Caddy was a steal at $3,900....Doctor's wife's car...during the first oil shortage.</div>
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<b><u>Anyway</u></b>....here's the Wino-Bago van.</h3>
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But first my Caddy from 1980 when I was working in Clear Lake City, south of Houston, helping build an apartment project.</div>
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Dual exhaust, perfect paint, tuned for optimum fuel mileage... 11-12 mpg. But what a ride!!!</div>
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Van film used was a vinyl, micro-perforated adhesive film. It adheres to the OUTSIDE of the glass. A little tricky to install, but I got better the more windows I did. Amazingly good vision from inside looking out during daylight.</div>
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It's truly amazing how I'm more able to DO THINGS, since I quit boozing.</div>
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<br />bigfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13156114587163220800noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964368546094076256.post-46534016333471824402020-03-23T15:11:00.001-07:002020-03-23T15:11:27.450-07:00We are in epically, strange, rapidly changing times.A week ago, after a cabin trip...I went to Wal-Mart and saw several areas cleaned out. Ravaged. Luckily, I have been a tin foil hat wearing, gloomer-doomer for 15 years. Unfortunately, the falsely propped up economic house of cards is truly crash-cading rapidly now. Globally.<br />
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The corona virus just tipped the financial bubble over the edge. It's not the absolute reason. IMHO.<br />
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Trump is likely losing his position, as he's going to be blamed for everything. Biden will go into hibernation and his radical VP will take the wheel soon after inauguration.<br />
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The Fed (private bank club...not a US Federal Agency)...has been pumping huge $$ into the system (into the fragile big banks) since September 2019. They used to call it QE (money printing).....it's called a new name now, but is the same thing. This started long, but not very long, before the Covid breakout in China in December. Again, this virus just pushed the collapse over that was already teetering.<br />
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My son is working from home. My daughter found out today, she will drop to half-time pay and work. My wife's a high school teacher in a very small rural TX school...I have very strong feeling classes will be cancelled until September...maybe beyond.<br />
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Gasoline is down to $1.62 per gallon....That's awesome, but with nowhere to drive to...and millions out of work. What good does it do? Oil patch jobs are disappearing by the day.<br />
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<br />bigfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13156114587163220800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964368546094076256.post-13754353120955093302020-02-06T07:47:00.000-08:002020-02-06T07:47:08.903-08:00Hydroponics update.....steady progressIt's been about 30 days since I planted seeds in the seedling cubes. Gradually moving seedlings from the incubation tray on a low heat warmer mat ...to a 3" net cup with clay pellets in the "teenager tubbies"....finally, once they start showing some roots hanging down under the netpot.....They get moved into the Perma-tubbies with full nutrients mix.<br />
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I began using some Cal-Mag additive to the regular Masterblend nutrient mix and that seems to help. But I'm seeing some really surprising growth with this one particular light I'm using on some tomatoes. This light has some COB LEDs that put out a very bright white light, not much of the typical purplish light the other grow lights do. Grow lights have really come down in price, I guess since there are so many different manufacturers competing for biz.<br />
I'm running out of lights (nine)....still have two to unbox and hang. And no more places to grow plants. I'm already running extension cords (heavy duty) from other rooms in this old double wide man-cave so I don't overload the breakers.<br />
I reckon I just need to sit back and wait now. Maybe go shopping for some Blue Cheese salad dressing.<br />
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At first I was concerned about the LED light being too bright for seedlings. Most folks use florescent tubes for starting seedlings. I ordered a thick book on hydroponics, but seems it was written in the early 1980s... LEDs aren't even mentioned.<br />
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The light was about 24" above the seed cubes...but once they started quickly sprouting and getting "leggy", I realized my light needed to be much closer. More like 10 inches. Luckily, they appear to be okay now. Stalks are beefing up a tad. Placing a low speed fan blowing across them is supposed to help. So did that as well.<br />
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And I'm running lights on timer...15 hours on - 9 hours off.<br />
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Today I transferred the lettuce and kale to the "perma-tubby". Mixed up the proper nutrients, placed a bubbler stone inside, and adjusted the light. Once everything gets bigger I'll change to a 14/10 timing for lights.<br />
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Seems slow going... but what else am I gonna do? Nap?bigfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13156114587163220800noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964368546094076256.post-56008359438785846802020-01-08T08:00:00.000-08:002020-01-08T08:00:57.045-08:00Hydroponic gardening.....second attempt I know, it's been a looong dang time since I posted a blog. But if your lifestyle is basically as exciting as watching mud dry...there's just not much worthwhile to report.<br />
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Just re-commenced my indoor gardening efforts. LED grow lights have come down in price, with a decent medium sized light costing around $50-70 on Amazon. This size should provide adequate light for an approximate 3' x 3' grow surface platform. The air pumps aren't actually necessary, but I've got two, so I'm using them to keep the nutrients churning in the water in each tubby tank.<br />
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I get my seeds from an outfit in Missouri. It's also where I get the 3 ingredients for my grow nutrient mix. Rainwater is what I try to use, because the PH is typically perfect.<br />
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Starting with grow cubes and a warming mat beneath a cheap plastic seedling sprouter tray (with lid)...and proper mix diluted to half strength...after 4-5 days you'll have some infant seedlings rearing their pretty little heads. Dont forget the light.!! But a simple florescent tube light is enough to grow most any lettuce or kale. Veggy producers need proper grow lights to make blooms then fruits, after the seedling stage.<br />
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The small grow cubes are held in place inside each net cup with clay pellets. I bought a HUGE amount of these clay pellets about 10 years ago from a guy in Dallas on craigslist. Waaaay more than I'll EVER need. (3 each 55 gallon steel drums full!)</div>
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<br />bigfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13156114587163220800noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964368546094076256.post-85886768518769844312018-09-16T10:13:00.001-07:002018-09-16T10:13:53.867-07:00Hydroponics updateI had to take out a few non-performers. Buttercrunch did not work, probably due to me using tomato nutrient mix, when I should've used "lettuce mix". ( I'll get it right next time).<br />
Certain tomato breeds started out good, but later all the leaves kinda curled up, but were still green. No idea why. They are clipped off at the base now. Gone.<br />
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The one tomato "breed" that exploded was the Red Robin. It's a giant, finally showing a few blooms. This plant is shading over the remaining plants in this tub.<br />
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Bok Choy (various spellings of this plant)... has been doing great (even on the tomato mix). We've harvested leaves twice for meals, but these plants are still thriving.<br />
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Cukes are blooming like crazy, but I nearly let the nutrient level get too low. Refilled all three tubs today with about 8 gallons of nutrients mix.<br />
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I really need to get a few new seedlings started.<br />
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<br />bigfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13156114587163220800noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964368546094076256.post-18732819810788098942018-08-28T10:54:00.000-07:002018-08-28T10:57:54.157-07:00Buttercrunch lettuce... epic failure Only The Strong Survive....!!!<br />
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I yanked out all my sickly lettuce today...murdered the whole lot.<br />
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Due to me not mixing the nutrients correctly and using tomato nutrient formula for lettuce, I ended up with some leaf edge "rot". They were growing great for around 33 days since seedling stage... But eventually all of them developed brown leaf edges.<br />
Oddly the park choi has not shown any leaf edge issues.<br />
Oh well. The tomatoes and cucumbers are doing good so far.<br />
Starting over on more lettuce soon...WITH the correct nutrient mix.<br />
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Bok Choy (pak choi?) Is doing great.</div>
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Tomatoes and cukes doing good too.</div>
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Waaay too cheap, but I really need to get rid of some cars. TXDOT vehicle appraisal has this car with 168,000 miles valued at $6,000.<br />
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These old Land Cruisers, when totally restored bring $45,000.. believe it or not!!!<br />
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Happy buyer drove it home.<br />
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Adiosbigfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13156114587163220800noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964368546094076256.post-47941958903470890422018-08-12T08:54:00.000-07:002018-08-12T08:57:56.403-07:00Lettuce Explosion<span style="font-size: x-large;">17 days after transplanting...</span><br />
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I still need to figure out a slick and easy method to construct a trellis for the cucumbers, and supports for the tomatoes... but I'll come up with something.<br />
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My good boy "Mojo" has been limping for a few months. Turns out he has a torn ligament in his rear leg (called ACL in humans). $3000 later he is beginning a long, slow 12 week recovery period. He's pretty miserable, and I've got to stay nearby 95% of the time. Short outdoor leash walks ONLY for potty time.<br />
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He had me sleepwalking with a flashlight around the yard this morning at 3:30AM. Fun times.!! And he just sniffed and walked around. Never did any business.<br />
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Had to build a quick ramp, as he can't handle steps for many weeks.<br />
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Okay....Dat's It..!!bigfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13156114587163220800noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964368546094076256.post-50209802756523448852018-08-02T13:27:00.000-07:002018-08-02T13:27:02.417-07:00Indoor hydroponics...update picsIt's been about 2-1/2 weeks since I planted these seeds in the grow cubes. About one week since I transplanted from seedling tray into nutrient tubs and net cups.<br />
Roots are reaching down into the nutrient solution.<br />
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I think I transplanted about a week or so too early, according to some YouTube vids. But everything seems like it's okay. Time will tell.<br />
<br />bigfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13156114587163220800noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964368546094076256.post-66078847391554661752018-07-23T09:24:00.001-07:002018-07-24T17:04:53.445-07:00Veggy Indoor Hydroponics... update.I've been interested in indoor hydroponics for a few years. Many YouTube videos and online educational websites later, not to mention a few years of slowly gathering all the parts needed....it's FINALLY happening!!<br />
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Since my fascination commenced, the lighting technology has evolved and the old (very hot and energy sucking) incandescent lighting has given way to cool running, low energy LEDs. And in the last few years the LEDs have come down in cost, and quality has improved.<br />
A couple of years ago, we moved out of town (it WAS less townish when I built there in 1993, things change). This new-to-us home came with a "spare" fully functioning, albeit rough, double-wide mobile home. A 1982 model. Great Man cave.!!<br />
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I'm converting one bedroom into a grow room. With small window unit AC.<br />
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I've tried "square foot gardening" with limited success. Things go great with veggies until the Texas summer heat arrives, then no matter how well you water them, the intense summer heat stops veggie production. Nice green plants, no flowering/no fruit. Until late September to early Dec.<br />
3-4 years ago, I bought a nice pawnshop Husquavarna (sp?) tiller, fenced off (deer, rabbits, etc) a section of nice bottom land soil at my former home, enriched the soil with alpaca "beans" and peat moss. Ran a long hose to this garden. Had good success, again summer slowed it way down. (Then sold the place!!)<br />
Last year, at new home, I did container gardening with buckets on a harbor freight wagons to move into shade on hot days. Same results. The heat stops production.<br />
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Okay, enough rambling, and build-up. Here are some pics...<br />
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Amazon sourced. A 600 watt and a 300 watt LED light.</div>
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Some of these Pak Choi lettuce seeds are tiny!!</div>
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Using cheap Home Depot $7 mortar mixing tubs for nutrient container. 8 gallon.</div>
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I have one LARGE mortar tub for tomatoes. 23 gallons. Mounted low since tomatoes can get very tall. Grow lights hang from ceiling.</div>
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Seeds are sprouted in nutrient solution soaked grow cubes for a few days under an LED light with a timer. 18 hours on/ 6 hours off for now.</div>
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These 2 tables will hold the smaller tubs for lettuce, after cleaning off my set up paraphernalia. Grow lights are very bright pink lights.</div>
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Net pots for grow cube transplants. Need to cut perfectly sized holes in Styrofoam panels for these net cups. Proper spacing between is important.</div>
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Sprouting tray. Nearly done with this stage.</div>
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I better get busy suspending my grow lights.!!!! And filling tubs with water and nutrients!!</div>
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This little 6,000 btu window unit saved our lives!!! The older I get the less I like the HEAT. I built the one bedroom with R19 insulation in all 4 walls, and even insulated the floor. So we have the one "chill room" that has the small window unit AC. Hung a sleeping bag over the door.</div>
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And this propane powered generator also saved our lives. Ran this genny 18 hours a day on the 104 degree says. noon to daylight.</div>
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Our spare double wide trailer house that came along with our main, newer "trailer house" makes a sweet man-cave/storage shed. Working bathrooms, half-assed working window unit ACs, and even has a metal roof overlay. It's a 1983 model that came to this property new in '83.<br />
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I'm adding this one ton heat/cool unit... because, they're cheap, easy to install, super quiet, AND....can be (depending on model)..Extremely Efficient with electricity usage.!<br />
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These mini splits have been very popular in the far east, India, and Europe.. But for some "strange" reason are seldom seen in the US. My guess is the HVAC industry and a couple other construction trades can make a little bit more profit $$ via the old system we've been using for 70 years in home and apt construction.<br />
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Minis use much less power (big energy Corp doesn't like that notion). Only need one power source -outside. No furrdowns, no return air chases, no interior registers or grills. No attic access, no attic equipment platforms. No big concrete pad behind your house. Don't require ductwork ... think hot 140 degree summer attic spaces with cheapo low RValue flex duct feeding each room, taped together with DUCT tape. (Usually leaking a good portion of your expensively conditioned air into the summer kiln that is your attic)<br />
Higher end, rich folks homes may have better hvac components, but usually if the buyer-owner can't see it, the builder isn't going to spend an extra $500plus for duct-board or round metal duct. If it works, most builders won't spend money here, only on granite tops, and stainless steel appliances. The things a buyer "sees".<br />
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My last job before retirement involved two high end, luxury apartment projects that we built. Early on, in the early development stage I noticed our open concept floor plans (perfect for mini splits). When I brought this up for consideration during a design team meeting, all I got was blank stares, and questioning expressions. Most, including the high priced multifamily architects, had no clue about mini splits.<br />
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They do make these units with 3 or more inside units tied to one single outside condenser unit. You only need condition the air in whatever room you are using at the time, versus the entire house. Much more cost effective for energy use.<br />
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Okay, rant over. Here are a couple pics of work in progress. Not completed yet!! All I've done is hang the inside unit so far.<br />
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Finally got my local AC guy to arrive and connect, and startup this one ton mini split. $100 and 90 minutes later... It RUNS!!</div>
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He made soldered connections both inside and outside (had to extend line set). Did the electric connections, and vacuumed lines. Unit is pre charged at factory with refrigerant.</div>
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This unit easily cools the large main living area of my double wide man cave junk storage area. Seems impossible for a one ton unit, but then again our highs have only been mid 90s for the last few days. Back to 100+F.... next week.<br />
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Cannot hear it run, and outside unit is about as loud as a box fan on low/medium.<br />
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I really believe in these mini splits.!!<br />
<br />bigfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13156114587163220800noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964368546094076256.post-32783451642218742332018-02-18T03:51:00.000-08:002018-02-18T03:51:05.556-08:00Meat Smokin' Time, again.Trying some beef back ribs this time.<br />
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Used a light plain mustard rub to get dry rub seasonings to stick to the meat. And just used a generic grocery store rub mix. (Not that sophisticated here yet with smoking recipes).<br />
Rib rack went in bone side down. Barely fit in this smallish smoker.<br />
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Trying to keep the temperature around 220 -230.<br />
Not that difficult with a propane fueled smoker. But still hafta pay attention to it. I used Mesquite woodchips this time for smoke.<br />
The wireless temp and timer monitor really helps to keep an eye on it.<br />
At the 3 hour mark, I pulled the ribs out, added some soy sauce and other ingredients to drizzle over the bone side up, wrapped it in foil, and back into the smoker for another 2 hours. Bone side up. (Forgot to take pics).<br />
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Done....5 hours total.<br />
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Pretty damn tasty.....But I prefer pork ribs myself. More meat, and better flavor.<br />
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<br />bigfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13156114587163220800noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964368546094076256.post-39750478164755422272018-01-31T10:38:00.000-08:002018-01-31T10:38:40.692-08:00Multifamily Construction ...Memory LaneBeing retired, I admit I often wish I was still involved in building apartment projects. I have dreams about being in meetings, or walking around a project underway, and working on solving some sort of problem. Guess it takes awhile to get it out of your blood. (after 36 years)<br />
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This is one project that I happened to find some old aerial pics of. I've got more around here somewhere of other projects. (Mostly in TX, but also in MS, FL, KS, TN, GA...and Tx jobs were in Houston, Austin, Round Rock, Mesquite, Bryan/College Station, Dallas, Longview, Fort Worth, North Richland Hills, Hurst, Allen, McKinney, etc)<br />
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This was about 220 units, three story, Senior Living units located in Fort Worth, TX. The company I worked for pretty much left me alone and didn't try to micro-manage me (can't stand that). The economy was still a tad slow in 2003, and I was able to hire some top notch subs at fair prices. I called it the "dream team" of subs and suppliers. My field staff was very capable too. AND it was a nice flat open site, easy to get a quick start on sitework and slab pours.<br />
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Construction began the week between Christmas 2002 and New Years 2003 - not a great start time of the calendar for fast production. All these pics were taken around the 15th to 20th of each month.<br />
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Jan 2003 excavation completed with utility work and plumbing underway</div>
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March 2003. slab pours nearly complete. Paving next.</div>
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April 2003. paving almost done. Framing started.</div>
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May 2003. rough framing nearly complete. Roofing started.</div>
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Aug 2003. Roofs complete, exterior paint in progress. Fine grading started.</div>
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Oct 2003. Landscape in progress. Pool completed.</div>
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Jan 2004. Substantially complete.</div>
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Finished 2 months early on the schedule and doubled the expected profit on the job. My boss was happy, and the client we built it for was happy as well.... Me? I just got a paycheck and a decent bonus at the end. Then went on to other projects.<br />
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It would be fun to do another project. But I've moved too far from the DFW area to get involved in this again.<br />
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Adios...!<br />
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Big Ol' brisket at 13 lbs.($2.50/lb)... And then trimmed a lot of useless hard fat off. </div>
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I smoked the bigger half for exactly 11 hours at around 220 degrees. Got up at midnight to check water and chips, then back to bed. The wireless internal temp probe monitor woke me up at 7am, when it hit my 202 degree target.</div>
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Brought inside, wrapped it in foil and a bath towel. Left to "rest" for an hour or so on countertop.</div>
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It kinda falls apart when slicing (need better, sharper knife). And outside "bark" is a tad dry and too crusty on edges. But overall, for first try... not bad at all.</div>
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<br />bigfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13156114587163220800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964368546094076256.post-32087781643250550832017-10-19T04:29:00.000-07:002017-10-19T04:29:47.453-07:00A few pics from a trip out west. Deck replacement, etcTook a trailer load of composite deck lumber down to our place in South Brewster County. The old deck had lasted 10 years but was sagging. Turns out I didn't do the greatest job of framing the supports where they attached to the main tin shack joists. That and a porch roof leak that dribbles onto these boards did add to the failure. But it's fixed correctly now, and composite decking is supposed to last many years. Even had to use special screws to attach to joists. Nice and smooth now, without warping, cracking and nail heads sticking up.<br />
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Now we are lacking handrail paint and fencing for a few ankle biter dogs.</div>
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Yesterday was my grandson's birthday whoop-de-doo. My wife cranked out another fabulous birthday cake. Shark themed party, obviously.</div>
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I had to donate one of my prized Barbie Dolls, and ripped two limbs off for cake decorations.</div>
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I have a box full of Barbies from my wife's garage sale purchase years ago. I'm planning an elaborate art project using them.</div>
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Maybe while I'm stuck inside on a cold rainy winter day I'll get started. Hobby Lobby... here I come!!</div>
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There must be 30 or more dolls, never counted them.</div>
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Only see one Ken doll.... no wonder he's grinning like a Possum.</div>
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Trying to get free from things that keep popping up here and make a trip out west in a couple of weeks.</div>
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Adios.</div>
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