Maine's Off-Topic Thread: Part Nine (Calais, Machias: theatre, living, moving)

[cebdark]

Originally Posted by retiredtinbender

Nope. I'll just trap 'em. You come swap 'em out. Bring a truck. They're hefty.

Reloop, keep laffin'.

Meh! You'll laugh, but back in the late 1930s (when he was a kid) my father kept them as pets. Yes, he was indeed nuts.

Most were desacked of course, nevertheless, my uncle tells the story of one time when he brought a baby skunk into my grandmother's bedroom, and she nearly fainted at the sight of it. She yelled "Get that thing outta here!" He replied, "Awww he's just a baby, he can't stink yet."

3 guesses as to how long they had to air out the house.

It's a wonder he was ever allowed to reside anywhere other than a tent in the yard after that.

[retiredtinbender]

LMAO. You're right. You're dad seemed like a heckuva guy.

[Submariner]

We just harvested our first veggies of the year from our garden!

Radishes.

Last year the first thing we got was strawberries, but today it was radishes.

[maureenb]

for the radishes, FBK! They're always my first harvest. Nothing like a peppery, crunchy little radish gem fresh from the garden!

[starwalker]

I did not plant radishes with my first planting of carrots this year (forgot to get seeds...) but have had a few volunteers coming up. but we have TONS of lettuce and have been eating salad for weeks and sending it to market for a couple of weeks at least.

I cheated... they are transplants I grew...

[Submariner]

I have been messing with sourdough again this past few weeks. Today I finally got a loaf that rose properly. The yeast needs this consistant warmer temps.

Mmmm good bread

[Maine Writer]

I cut my first-ever garlic scapes yesterday! I'm going to make pesto. The first tomato will be ripe in less than a week, the earliest ever for me. I let radishes go to seed last year and have realized I can plant them as the ground is freezing and they'll take care of themselves til it's time to pull them in the spring. I need to pull the cold weather plants because two days in the 90's made the bolt.

[AliceT]

It is my intention to plant a great many things that can overwinter that I can harvest first thing next spring.

[Submariner]

Originally Posted by Maine Writer

I cut my first-ever garlic scapes yesterday! I'm going to make pesto. The first tomato will be ripe in less than a week, the earliest ever for me. I let radishes go to seed last year and have realized I can plant them as the ground is freezing and they'll take care of themselves til it's time to pull them in the spring. I need to pull the cold weather plants because two days in the 90's made the bolt.

Great idea, Thank you

[corgis]

We're heading for Eastport next Saturday morning. Can't wait for cooler weather - here, it was 90 yesterday with humidity at 87%. Too much for us - see ya'll in about a week. We'll stay until the end of September.