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Looking good!

Aslin knows what’s up.

Or wake them and put a little vodka in their morning OJ. They’ll go right back to bed,

Let’s Go Caps!!!

We just finished canning 180 cases at the brewery minus the three that I drank. We picked up some carry out and now watching August hockey and the prelude to a tropical storm. It’s a good day. eta: three beers. Not cases.

@CAPE and @JakkelWx Those winds on the Euro put you guys right in the thick of it.

I’m going to start up the chainsaw today in the hopes of keeping the strongest winds away.

I’ve had the nhl games on as background noise the past couple of days and my girlfriend said that it reminds her of the olympics. I don’t disagree but so glad that it’s not one and done!

I’m sure David Icke has some thoughts.

My over / under for being rain satisfied is 2” by Wednesday morning. I don’t think that’s too much to hope for.

Day 1 of the new me. 3.25 mile “run.” Tomorrow is hopefully a bike ride. Call me names if I don’t keep at it.

I’ve been hoping for something like this too. Awesome new feature. I had been feeling like I got rain shafted for July with just over two inches, and then I searched and see areas just to my wnw had half of that.

CoCoRaHS has a new interactive map! Haven’t played with it too much, but looks cool.

1.92” in July, and I’m ok with another six weeks of seasonable summer, as long as it rains.

Lol. @CAPE, For the record, I liked your pre-edited version with the assessment of Goodel. Unrelated, but for August 1st and the weather offseason, there’s a a lot of good reading on the board this morning!

I wish I could weenie and like a post.

Pumpkins remind me of that scene in a Christmas Story when Ralphie’s dad says, “Careful, now. They run all over.”

The reddest one is Better Boy and the off colored is Mr. Stripey. The Mr. Stripey is like candy. So sweet and juicy. I pick them on the early side because if they are on the vine too long, they can crack and bugs go at them.

Oh, summer...

Long story, and not very interesting, but it does illustrate that I would not be a very good farmer. I've mentioned that I have a mystery squash plant, and actually, I think there may be two. It came up between my cucumber and crook neck squash so I figured I'd just let it grow and hope that it was pumpkins that I need for brewing (I think one of them is a pumpkin judging by the fruit, but the other one is the same size and shape of the pie pumpkin, but it's warted pretty good, and I think yellower, but that's not the point). Not surprisingly, all the squash is doing really well, and when any of the vines went into the other areas of the garden or tried to escape into the lawn, I just cut them back. They're so prolific that it really doesn't matter. Anyway, I've been wondering why my cucumber plant hasn't been producing. It's marked well with a cage, and though it's jungle mix of vines and leave, i knew where I planted it. Each day I'd brave the prickly squash vines and dig through trying to find some fruit for pickling ending up with nothing but a rash up and down my forearms. We've had a couple, but there should be more. Well, this morning I went out and the cucumber plant looks spent. The leaves are wilting and there's stunted fruit on the longer vines, and then near the ground, I saw a bunch giant orange fruit that didn't look right. They were six or seven giant cucumbers that I never saw and they must have been robbing the plant. So, we'll still be buying pickles but hopefully there will be six or seven pumpkins for brewing.

@WxWatcher007 Too bad that it will last less than 24 hours.

I am at Lowe’s in Owings Mills getting a couple things and walked through the flowers to see if they have anything that attracts butterflies. I think I can safely say Lantana does. @MN Transplant That sucks.

I just read that they only take 9 - 14 days to become butterflies. Will he cocoon in your yard this summer? It would be pretty cool if you could document it. Now I want a butterfly garden. Just what I need. Another hobby!

I haven’t seen any hookworms, and the green tomatoes look great. The one with a bite out of it was a ripened red and on the ground so I think it’s a groundhog. Also, I talked to another neighbor while getting a haircut in the front yard and she said she’s seen two “very cute” groundhogs. I guess one man’s pest is another man’s pet, but I’ll soak a couple rags with ammonia In a few frisbees and see if that keeps them away. They haven’t done any real damage yet, but I don’t want them getting comfortable.

Good to hear! I haven’t seen that many here but hopefully they are on the rebound. While out watering this morning, the most prominent pollinator that I saw was a big bumble bee. Overall, our garden is doing really well this year. We’ve had a few of the Mr. Stripey’s (I like to pick them a little early so they don’t crack), and the crook neck squash, beans, and various peppers are supplying us with a veggie medley whenever we want, but the most encouraging thing is the number of large green tomatoes on the plants. It should be a really good harvest. Hopefully the pumpkins are also ready for an early September brew day. There are a couple of concerns (always the case) including a night time varmint visiting. I’ve seen some scat (I’ll spare you the pictures) and one of the early tomatoes that was perfectly ripe had a singular bite out of it. I can’t imagine it being a groundhog in this hood, but my neighbor across the street says one is living under his garage. The distance between my garden and his garage is indirectly about 200 yards. Does anyone know if they roam that far? And if so, any good deterrents? The other concern is pictured. I haven’t had a lot of insect damage but there are a lot of pumpkin and squash vines, so I’ve got to stay on top of the eggs. But, so far, very pleased with how things are unfolding this year.