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I assume that there was no well pump and pickup pipe installed in this well? Just the casing? I have a 6" well and I"m trying to figure out what size I'll need to slip past the pickup pipe and the wiring.
Correct...no pump installed at that time. Now, it is installed, and I can't see a way around it without pulling the pump.. which I wouldn't do unless we had a long term power outage and were desperate for water.
Hi Amanda, are everyone alright after that hurricane? You're in the mountains, right? For some reason, news of how bad it was in NC didn't get out until yesterday. At least I didn't see anything.
To raise my 5 gal. bucket toilet, I purchased 2 plastic oil pans from the automotive dept. at Walmart. I stacked them together, turned them upside down, and the bucket sits perfectly on this surface. It added 3” to the height which I wanted. Also, Walmart sells a toilet seat with lid in the camping department. Fits the bucket perfectly and is very comfortable.
I won't give advice of what to use because some places have laws about how to dispose of human waste. I also will not deny that we may or may not have used kitty litter with success and to eliminate smells 😉
It's a shame that you couldn't salvage hardly any of the leaf damage for nutrition. But I know that you all are very thankful to God that your house and vehicles were not damaged.
Do you have any idea how often damaging storms come through your area? I've never seen hail that size in NJ. Also, would any of those cuttings to save the plants be edible? Just curious.
The cuttings from the cauliflower and broccoli may be edible but many of them had started to wilt and die from the breakage...so into the Compost they went. In our three years of being here, we have seen hail storms about 3 times.
I freeze dry the tender leaves of many vegetables. Then crush & mix them together. Drop a teaspoon into your smoothies, or soups, or whatever. This is the same as buying those expensive "fruits & vegetable" tablets and gummies.
Your garden looks beautiful! If you think the leaves of your plants are great, and they are, wait until you discover the nutritional value and medicinal value of some of the weeds you are probably composting.
Thank you for this information! I just hate to waste anything that could be eaten. Now that I know this, I am going to start researching what other plants have edible parts that we might be throwing away! I also like the idea of using it in that kind of a soup. Yum! Lately, I have found out you can eat the seed pods of radishes. I intentionally let some of my radishes go to seed this year. I am enjoying snacking on those seed pods. I also put some in a stir fry and they were drliscious. This is my first time seeing your channel. I look forward to more of your posts!
I was shocked when I realized how much we waste! I can't wait to keep finding other edible parts of my garden and recipes! I will have to let my radishes go to seed to try the pods too!
Looks fantastic but I think you may have too much exposed dirt in some of those beds. Not the worst thing but exposed dirt allows it to heat up much faster and stay hot longer causing it to kill the microbes that live there. In turn making you spend more time mending your soil and watering more. Not trying to take away from the beauty of what ya have and the hard work I know ya put into it. Just a suggestion on something to look into for the future.
@@lessoflifefamily I’d say mulch but I prefer leaf litter. Best garden I have ever had I raked all my leaves and mulched them up in fall and left them there to break down over the next year. It’s super good for the soil depending on what it needs. If ya want to used cardboard you can use that as well. It will keep the weeds from growing and hold moisture.
All of our hard work paid off! In today's world where food costs are astronomical in price, having a garden not only will help your pockets, but also has tremendous health benefits.
Great idea. What else do you got going in your garden? I would think tomatoes and eggplant are in there. Maybe lettuce, cauliflower and peas too? How about fruit bushes like blueberries and blackberries? I've known folks in Jersey that have them every year. Though they take a lot of time to get big enough for a decent yeald.
Tomatoes...of course! Eggplant...my seedlings didn't make it. 4 kinds of lettuce, plus spinach. Cauliflower...yes. Peas...no. Fruit bushes are in the plans for next year. Also have...pumpkins, corn, potatoes, peppers, celery, carrots, radishes, pole beans, bush beans, cucumbers, cabbage, beets, zucchini, butternut squash, cilantro, basil, mint, lemon balm, marigolds.
@@lessoflifefamily WOW! It doesn't look big enough for all those kinds of plants. The blueberry and blackberry bushes get pretty big. I've seen them around 6 feet tall and 3 feet wide. Though I don't know how long they take to get that big. But there's lots of berries on each.
