09-08-2025, 06:34 PM
Next week the house destruction begins. We're still spending 4 every morning removing overgrown shrubbery and using the chipper shredder to make tons of free bark. Good thing because we use so much of it in that side yard. This morning, we dismantled the badly rusted out Mantis tumbler compost maker using many tools such as an angle grinder and saws all for much of it as removal of the rusty nut and bolts wasn't always possible. But we got it accomplished and ready for disposal.
Next week our lows start hitting the mid to upper (hopefully) 40s so our first frost may arrive when we are out of town and can't save anything. So, next week we may move what we want to save into the garage or greenhouse to buy a bit more time for things to ripen before we throw in towel.
After our trip, we'll do a full reset and cleaning of the hydroponic garden, so it'll be all good throughout the winter months. Then we can get some new seeds started up. Any plants still producing we carefully remove for the cleaning then put them back in.
Next week our lows start hitting the mid to upper (hopefully) 40s so our first frost may arrive when we are out of town and can't save anything. So, next week we may move what we want to save into the garage or greenhouse to buy a bit more time for things to ripen before we throw in towel.
After our trip, we'll do a full reset and cleaning of the hydroponic garden, so it'll be all good throughout the winter months. Then we can get some new seeds started up. Any plants still producing we carefully remove for the cleaning then put them back in.