Last week I had the pleasure of learning what happens when the ejector pump in our basement fails. Very messy and stinky to say the least. I’m driving home and get a panicked call from my wife that we have a problem in our basement. She of course asked if I used the toilet the prior night assuming I’m responsible for blocking the toilet (again). For once, this wasn’t my… Read More »Sewer gas smell in basement after ejector pump repair
I know this is quite late, but here are some updates from my bare root raspberry canes from last year. The last updated had been the 2 month update. Here’s how things went the rest of the summer (and fall) of 2016. I started to get my first raspberries to pick around mid august on the floricanes. The Joan J were ready a bit sooner than the Anne berries. Many… Read More »Bare Root Raspberry Canes – 3 and 4 month updates
I was outside a few days ago tending to my yard when I noticed my Generac generator making a buzzing noise. I’ve been in my yard almost every day this past week, so I know it was new. Also, this was the day before the weekly test, so it wasn’t an issue related to the test. The service light was green, so nothing wrong there. I’m not an electrician, but… Read More »Generac generator making buzzing noise
My wife just got an iPhone 7 and within a few days she told me the phone would suddenly show the ringer volume dropping as if she were pressing the volume down button. At first she thought it was the case she was using, but nothing seemed wrong there. Also, after taking the case off, I noticed at one point when the volume was all the way up, the volume… Read More »iPhone 7 Volume Down Button Malfunction
I love my Sprint plan, but I hate Sprint customer support. My plan offers an upgrade every 2 years, or approximately a $400 credit towards a new phone in exchange for agreeing to another 2 year contract. I am still happy with Galaxy S5 (which is still working after getting wet thanks to the fix I found). The Galaxy S6 I think was a step backwards and the Galaxy S7… Read More »Activating Sprint Upgrade Phone on Another Line (Selling Sprint Upgrade)
Here’s another follow-up to my planting of bare root raspberry canes. You can view my previous posts on preparing the soil, selecting the varieties, protecting from rabbits, one week update, and one month update. I originally planted my bare root raspberry canes on June 2. On the advice of a gardener friend, I decided to put a very thin layer of mulch down around the plants. I thought the most… Read More »Bare Root Raspberry Canes – 2 Month Update
As I mentioned in my posts about sunflowers and my one month raspberry update, rabbits are a big problem in my yard. My kids love them and my dog hardly notices them, but I hate what they do to the vegetation in our yard. After the second time one of my raspberry plants was destroyed, I figured I had to something or else most of my plants would probably not… Read More »Keeping rabbits out of my garden cheap and simple
I planted some bare root raspberry canes one month ago, on June 2, 2016. I previously explained why I chose to plant Joan J and Anne raspberry varieties. I posted a one week update and now it is time for a one month update. As I explained previously, I planted two rows of bare root raspberry canes, with a mix of five Anne and eight Joan J. I wanted to alternate them when planting, but… Read More »Bare Root Raspberry Canes – 1 Month Update
I planted my bare root raspberry canes on June 2, 2016. I wasn’t expecting much growth for the first several weeks, or even longer. Particularly based on my previous experience. But I did get a little bit of growth after just a few days. There was the one twig that had little buds forming after 3 days. There were also two plants that seemed to have little nubs of growth… Read More »Bare Root Raspberry Canes – one week update
After selecting my Anne and Joan J raspberry canes for their flavor, productivity, and being thornless (turns out Joan J are thornless, but Anne have “mild” thorns), I placed my order from Nourse Farms. Nourse Farms is one of the few places that repeatedly gets mentioned as a place to order bare root raspberry canes, and other berry plants. I liked that the orders came 5 canes to an order,… Read More »Planting Bare Root Raspberry Canes