Tuesday
Jul242007
A Monday at the homestead
Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 8:38PM
Nothing super exciting at the homestead today... being a workday and all, our ability to get things done was hampered by the realities of work... But we do have some highlights to share.
For starters, Kelli got a lot of the border off in the kitchen today - about half to be precise - and man does it make a difference.
We slao picked or second tomato off of our plants... not a prize winner - but pretty enough that we caught the event on "film".
Actually, our plants are quite far ahead compared to other people we know (Max, Dad),,, and I think I'm attributing our harvest the other day of tomato ONE to the black pots the seedlings grew up in with warm soil and roots for an extra 24 days beyond everyone else who planted on Memorial Day... as hard as it would be - I might delay tomato planting on purpose next year.
On another front - I thought I would get out my old bow for a few practice shots at the new target I bought at Gander Mountain... a test draw or two in the garage proved out I still have what it takes... so I set up the target... turned and made my 25 paces away... nocked an arrow... attached the release... started to draw and... POP...
Guess it really doesn't matter that a new setup is gonna cost around $600 does it?
For starters, Kelli got a lot of the border off in the kitchen today - about half to be precise - and man does it make a difference.
We slao picked or second tomato off of our plants... not a prize winner - but pretty enough that we caught the event on "film".
Actually, our plants are quite far ahead compared to other people we know (Max, Dad),,, and I think I'm attributing our harvest the other day of tomato ONE to the black pots the seedlings grew up in with warm soil and roots for an extra 24 days beyond everyone else who planted on Memorial Day... as hard as it would be - I might delay tomato planting on purpose next year.On another front - I thought I would get out my old bow for a few practice shots at the new target I bought at Gander Mountain... a test draw or two in the garage proved out I still have what it takes... so I set up the target... turned and made my 25 paces away... nocked an arrow... attached the release... started to draw and... POP...
Guess it really doesn't matter that a new setup is gonna cost around $600 does it?
Reader Comments (3)
I don't think you get to brag about your tomato when it appears to be a Juliet! Hello - those things are like guppies and mosquitoes - you can't STOP them from mass producing. They don't even know when circumstances are bad - get a seed near soil and you'll have tomatoes in no time!
Sure do taste nice though! :)
I've had a handful of yellow cherry tomatoes in salads already (need to figure out what variety those are - sweet gold?). Yummo!
So, um, for those of us who don't know our bows, what's the problem in the picture? What IS the picture?
OK - so the first tomato harvested was actually and "Early Pick" - they are a full sized variety... But it had some of those nasty little black beetle things in the hole on it - sot this was the first photogenic tomato harvested.
As for the bow - the picture is where the riser meets the limb... bows have 2 limbs - the sweeping things that attach to the string... and the riser is what you hold. If you look at the limb - the light colored wood - you see a split in the middle... not good... actually - very bad... like - go get a new bow Andy bad...
WOW, what a super size tomato, maybe you should rethink the farmers' market next year.