I know what you mean about unsupervised. Some of my "projects" call for me being alone. Sometimes it involves her stove but let's not do into details.My first attempt at hot sauce (Louis cover your eyes). Can't wait to try it in earnest in a few days. Used 10-12 oz. Of my garden peppers. Was also informed by management I wasn't allowed to make it in the house again. I'm my defense, I was left unsupervised at the beginning of the project.
Used black locust when we built raised beds. 15 Years old and look like new.
Very yes on the Mantis. If you are rural, check your small local paper in early spring. Likely find several guys advertising to do roto tilling.
Yep. Was caught melting my bullet lube in her favorite pan. She wasn't happy. It was only water in the pan, she still gave me the business.
Yesterday my wife spent 3 hours harvesting our squash. Today we spent 4 hours preping them for storage. She uses a 5 gal bucket of warm water with a little bleach to wash them. Then another bucket to rinse them .then I set them a a small flat trailer to dry. They are left there for about 2 weeks. Then stored in dark part of basement for up to 9 months. We had 199 squash the year.will be giving a lot of them away.
You win.
I only had about 20 butternut this year. Gave 15 of 'em away and kept the biggest 5. 
You've had a great season it sounds like!
Thanks, We have been gardening for many decades and grow much of our own vegetables. Never a perfect year and always something to learn. Still crops to harvest . It's good to know where your food comes from and how it's been grown.
Agreed buddy! More of a hobby for us. We don't have the land for a sustenance garden. But we enjoy, and are thankful for what we do grow and even have enough to can and share.
I had a lot of fun! am looking forward to next yearYou can only go up from here
You can only go up from here. Look ahead.
Every year is different, something works something won't. It's always about learning and making something with or gifting your produce. Safer eating your own produce than something "factory" farmed nowadays. How can you screw up onions?
