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Post by claude on Jun 27, 2021 12:13:17 GMT -5
Emmamommy...in between coats of paint I stick my brushes inside a produce bag that I squeeze the air out of, inside a zip locked bag and throw that sucker into the freezer. When I’m ready for the next coat, I pull the brush out an hr or so before I need it to defrost. In the bag. I do that with either oil or latex Paint. May take a few more min to clean up the brushes when finished but it saves SO much time...I do it w rollers as well.
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Post by emmsmommy on Jun 27, 2021 14:39:26 GMT -5
claude, thanks! I've done that with latex in the past but it never dawned on me to try it with enamel.
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Post by reuben on Jun 27, 2021 15:23:08 GMT -5
Just wrapping the brush in aluminum foil works for latex, over multiple days. Never tried it with oil.
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Post by reuben on Jun 27, 2021 15:41:28 GMT -5
Trimmed some junk plants and trees that are in the way. Mowed the grass. Tied up some more tomatos and peppers. The peppers in the section where the winter lettuce was look good - well, decent, anyway. The peppers in another section look punk. Transplanted a couple of Thurinus lettuce seedlings. Started some older pelleted Salanova lettuce in water (priming), as they didn't come up when direct seeded in pots. Will start a couple of more crisp lettuce - it's past time to give up on romaine and leaf lettuce, as they'll just bolt in the heat. Harvested some Starfighter crisp lettuce, which does pretty well in the heat.
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Post by Wheelgarden on Jun 27, 2021 16:15:45 GMT -5
reuben, tell me more about this Starfighter lettuce.
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Post by gardendmpls on Jun 27, 2021 16:55:23 GMT -5
I heard grandma in my head telling me not to dilly-dally. She used to tell me this a lot when I was a kid as I always seemed to get sidetracked from the job at hand. Hadn't thought of or used that term in years. That's my modus operandi, too, but now we can call it multi-tasking. ;)
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Post by reuben on Jun 27, 2021 17:34:13 GMT -5
reuben, tell me more about this Starfighter lettuce. Starfighter, Magenta, Cherokee (all crisp), and various Salanova are rising to the top of my summer/hot/humid list, largely due to their subdued bolting. Salanova is a relatively new hybrid, which is dense, low to the ground, and resists bolting. We've had a weird spring/early summer, but so far Starfighter has refused to bolt, whereas leaf and romaine are bolting. I don't know what else to tell you, unless you have a more specific questions. Starfighter has performed well the last few years, or at least as well as can be expected of any summer lettuce 'round here - leaf and romaine are out of the question once summer descends. I have somewhat less experience with Cherokee, Magenta, and the Salanovas, but they seem to be about on par with Starfighter. www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/lettuce/starfighter-lettuce-seed-3203.htmlwww.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/lettuce/summer-crisp-lettuce-batavia/magenta-lettuce-seed-2382.htmlwww.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/lettuce/summer-crisp-lettuce-batavia/cherokee-lettuce-seed-2741.htmlwww.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/lettuce/salanova-lettuce/
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Post by gardendmpls on Jun 27, 2021 17:45:04 GMT -5
tell me more about this Starfighter lettuce Found it on sale at Johnny's Selected Seeds plus enough other stuff to justify the shipping cost. www.johnnyseeds.com/sale/starfighter-lettuce-seed-3203.html?cgid=sale#start=1Also looked up Salanova, which they have. It comes in many types- oakleaf, crisphead, batavia and butter. It is also too expensive for me. This is what they have to say about it: "Regarded as the newest innovation in salad mix production and a superior hydroponic lettuce, Salanova offers versatility, efficiency, and high value. Harvested as fully mature heads, the flavor and texture have more time to develop than traditional baby-leaf lettuces. From the unique structure of the core a multitude of uniformly-sized leaves develops that is harvestable with one simple cut. Salanova is more than 40% higher yielding, has better flavor and texture, and double the shelf life of traditional baby-leaf lettuce, making it an excellent option for field or indoor production."
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Post by reuben on Jun 27, 2021 18:25:14 GMT -5
I'm a Salanova fan. Dense heads (some would say similar to mine), very slow to bolt.
See the 2021 lettuce thread.
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Post by centralilrookie on Jun 27, 2021 23:00:44 GMT -5
Today started out Sunday morning slow having coffee watching the world news. We then got it in gear to get over to my house to load up more stuff to move to sweethearts. Sweetheart had lined up my three grandsons to assist us. The oldest and I worked together and sweetheart kept the younger two hopping. We took time to stop and consume some filler from the Golden Arches obviously the boys choice. It was then that played a game with the younger two. I told them the could each have a $20 bill or they could split the money, that was in change, that pretty well filled up a beer bucket from a community celebration from years ago. After lots of discussion and debate they chose the bucket. They made the right choice as there is probably $90 in change in it. My loss but we had fun. After unloading at sweethearts she went to see a friend in a nearby town who was back visiting her mother and I mowed the yard. We had a good day
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Post by breezygardener on Jun 28, 2021 12:04:19 GMT -5
Did my plant & tadpole watering this morning, & Mr. Breezy did a little work on "The Beast" (my truck, which is up on blocks for some serious undercarriage refurbishment).
But it's just to0 damn hot out (95 at the moment) to continue any activities outside safely, & we ain't no Spring chickens no more.
Read that current temp + humidity/head index numbers combined should be 160 or less for optimum safety, & ours are currently at 185. Not criminal, but our outdoor tasks can wait till it gets a little better.
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Post by emmsmommy on Jun 28, 2021 20:24:57 GMT -5
Spent yesterday working on the new herb bed and have three sides finished. It measures 4x8 and I guess I'd have to describe it as eclectic as it contains a mix of brick, cut stones, drain tiles, river rock and even part of a chimney. The tire on the big dolly was badly dryrotted and finally gave out when I was moving half of the chimney. I guess you can say I got my money's worth out of that tire. Planned to finish up today but had rain early. The estate I inherited a portion of finally settled and I went into town to pick up the key. We have a man interested so hubby and I went over this evening and cleaned up a bit on the inside. Tomorrow if weather permits, we'll attempt to tackle the yard which will have to be weed-whacked, raked and then mowed. New door is there and just needs installed. Hoping to have enough time to wash light fixtures and clean a bit more in the kitchen, but we shall see.
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Post by centralilrookie on Jun 29, 2021 6:52:24 GMT -5
Yesterday started out with sweetheart going to pickup her two grandsons for her usual Monday grandma day with the boys and me heading to the airport to get tickets for out trip in August. We were able to get the flights that we had previously thought we had scheduled and the best part we saved $70. Then a stop for a haircut and grocery shopping for lunch items for sweetheart as she is returning to work today after 5 days off. I then took a150 mile trip to a visitation for a close friends mom who passed away last week. Got a call from my grandsons saying that the change that I gave them on Saturday totaled darn near $160 for them to split.To say they were tickled would be an understatement. Felt relieved when I got home and checked my emails and found that my credit card had been credited the money from the scammed airline tickets. We had a good day.
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Post by breezygardener on Jun 29, 2021 16:30:24 GMT -5
Even though it's not my favorite, hubby had a taste for a Dunkin' Donuts' "Turkey Sausage, Egg, & Cheese" sandwich, so we picked up breakfast there & ate it in the shade at one of our lovely local parks.
On the way we rescued a baby Snapping turtle crossing the road in an area where there is NO water, so Lord only knows where it came from. Drove a bit & tossed it into a stream. Not ideal, but I couldn't bear the idea of the poor thing in the middle of nowhere in 96-degree heat.
Then we stopped by Lowe's so I could pick up a couple of bags of pine-bark mulch. Also snagged a nice 8-pack of multicolored Impatiens at 50% off ($1.90)
Lastly did our weekly grocery shopping, & sales had me buying enough food to keep us well into next week except for July 4th, as hubby hasn't decided yet what he wants that day.
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Post by emmsmommy on Jun 29, 2021 20:50:17 GMT -5
Hubby and I got about half the yard mowed at the property we're selling. Imagine weed whacking a hayfield. we ended up with a haystack about 5' tall which I would have loved to bring home for compost but alas, there's some things I won't shove into the back of an SUV and the mowers were occupying the hitch rack. I had been thinking about swapping my washing machine for the one there since it was only two years old but it makes such a racket after the spin cycle stops that I think I'll stick with what I've got. Did get the kitchen countertops cleaned and washed light fixtures. The door I intended to put up didn't happen. I measured to make sure it was the right size and thought to measure the distance to the first screw hole in hopes everything would line up perfectly but of course it didn't, so will have to drill every hole when we put it up. Hubby over-did it and is barely able to move this evening. Lately I've been thinking that we have way too much together time (and getting on each other's nerves) but he has been a big help the last few days. Kiddo came home with a bad rash on her bottom that looks suspiciously like poison ivy. I called my mother-in-law to see if she'd noticed when my daughter was taking a bath and she said no. Hopefully it's just a rash from grass or something else she was in contact with as I've been hoping she wouldn't be as allergic to it as I am. Keep your fingers crossed.
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