my wonderful raised bed garden! i'm very excited and looking forward to working with it next spring.
a big little patch job my dad did for me on the house foundation.
the previous owner had used some kind of rubbery/plastic-y concrete patch stuff that was falling apart. i thought it'd be just a quick little patch job to use up some of the leftover mortar. my dad had me knock away the old patch job and it ended up being quite a big hole. two holes actually, right into the center of the block. my dad suggested i fill the holes with some styrofoam that i happened to have on hand, and bits of newspaper to make the holes easier to patch over. he did the fine patchwork, using an obscene amount of mortar to fix the crumbling block that had started out looking like just a little patch would be needed. i wished i'd take a picture of the gaping hole(s). trust me when i say it looks MUCH better now.
Hi, I was just googling pears in MN and found your blog! We are thinking of planting some pear trees next spring. We live in the SW part of the state. We just picked some from a neighbor and I was trying to figure out what kind they are and how ripe to let them get before canning. I think they might be Lucious because they look a lot like the small one you pictured and they turn yellow when really ripe. I've read they can get gritty if you let them get that ripe so maybe I should before they get that ripe? I'm anxious to keep following and learn more about your gardening and fruit adventures! If you know anything about canning pears please do a blog post for me, this is my first time canning pears. I've been busy canning everything I can get my hands on this summer and I love the looks of a full pantry!
ReplyDeletei apologize this took so long. i only just realized none of my comments anywhere in my blog have taken, but i've remedied that now.
ReplyDeletei'm extremely new to growing and picking pears, so i dont know how long to leave them on the tree before picking. i've canned them with my mother, but we always bought them by the lug/crate at the farmers market. i didnt take any pictures last fall because i forgot my camera at home. i'll try to remember for this year.