Last potatoes dug yesterday puts me at 1300 pounds for the year and 400 pounds more than last year. I'll have 1150 pounds bagged ready for sale once these last ones are washed. I think next year I will aim for the 1000 pound mark so I will have more room for garlic to grow. #homesteading #farming #gardening #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Humid, Power Out, Harvests, Last Potatoes Dug, 1300 lbs Total, Lump, Spiders - Thursday | PeakD

It had rained in the night so things were a bit damp yesterday morning and the clouds had kept a lot of heat in so it was rather warm and humid, ev...

It's been quite the interesting days this week after a wrong number text has turned into a ongoing daily conversation. I managed to screw up again on the truck so now I HAVE to take the timing cover off to properly set the timing. 2 steps forward one step back seems to be the m/o of my life... I love my barn #spiders that are ALL over the farm this year. #homesteading #diy #mechanics #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Weather, Back To School, Harvests, Attempted Shortcut, Screwup, Barn Spiders, My Mechanical Hell - Wednesday | PeakD

Weird weather recently, I guess it is actually a bit more on the normal side unlike the last decade of weather modifications. Summer storms used to...

The clouds were nice yesterday as it kept things cooler. The garden is plugging along and the watermelons have lost the glowing white spots on the bases. It's rare for watermelons to grow even this well given the light availability on the farm. Hell I even have some nice ears of corn that has never grown well here before! #homesteading #farming #gardening #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Harvests, Cloudy Cool, Engine Troubleshooting, Melons, Squash, School Open House, Birds - Tuesday | PeakD

It was REALLY nice that the forecast was wrong yesterday. 99F was NOT sounding good but thankfully the clouds moved over and most all day was much ...

Got the sheep pen fence rebuilt yesterday and the animals are stoked on all the tall weeds for them to devour. I'm hoping the pen they just left will do a good job of regrowing by next year so I can keep the rotational going. I need to get some bales to make it over winter... #homesteading #farming #gardening #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Harvests, Elderberry, Sheep Pen Fencing Install, Freeze Dryer Batch 99 Finished, Spuds, 3DP - Wednesday | PeakD

Mornings are a bit cooler now which is nice despite the days getting into the 90s. I got the handful of squash picked then the few cucumbers that w...

The sheep and alpaca were quite happy for the cabbage plants they got tossed yesterday. The bases and the buggy ones all got pulled or chopped which leaves about half left still in the garden. It's much nicer now having most of the garden rows already done for the year where before I would have all the rows still going into October. #homesteading #farming #gardening #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Appointment Attempt, Chiro, Harvests, Constant Pain, Potatoes Dug, Weeds Pulled, OPi3 - Tuesday | PeakD

Headed to town yesterday morning for R

The boys did a great job helping with the water feature repair yesterday. Found the low spot and fixed the best I could and their small hands made getting some of the rocks moved a lot easier. First spud sale mid day, the #freezedryer finished but needs to go again as the cucs suck up the moisture, and dug around in the squash area of the garden. #homesteading #diy #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Rain, Harvest, Water Feature Repair, Spud Sale, Handle, Freeze Dryer Batch 99, Truck, Intense Constant Pain - Monday | PeakD

I got the few things picked in the garden in the morning yesterday then had to gather tools and supplies for the job....

This psychosis still pervades! Enough of ALL the judges! We need a full replacement! #covidinsanity #neverfuckingends

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Went to try to get a flight in yesterday but the winds were way to strong for my paraglider, much more hang glider conditions. The turkey vulture made it look super easy as it was gliding around right over our heads. But then it seems most all birds make it look super easy. Looking like shit news with the truck engine as I have no compression on the driver's side cylinders... This makes me A SAD PANDA! I really don't want to have to rip this thing apart again! #homesteading #flight #diy #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Rain, Utd, Harvests, Spider, Vulture, Hang Glider, Truck Compression Test, 3DP - Sunday | PeakD

The rain had just ended yesterday morning after the cells overnight moved off. We got a third of an inch which is pretty solid for a summer storm s...

Lol, #ManUtd starting off this season like they finished last. #suckethmucheth #EPL

After the morning grain run in the rain I eventually got the grain spread in the garden yesterday. It will get tilled in when it's dried likely mid week sometime. In the evening we witnessed an INCREDIBLE #sunset. The colors were so intense and bright and changed constantly. #homesteading #farming #gardening #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Grain Run, Morning Rain Deluge, Harvests, Grain Spreading, Clouds, INSANE SUNSET, 3DP - Saturday | PeakD

Up before 5am yesterday morning I checked the doppler to see a pretty strong mass of wet heading right for us. It was already sprinkling as I heade...

I got the last of the red potatoes dug yesterday which puts me right at 1000 pounds of spuds so far this year, and I still have rows of yellow to dig. The truck refuses to start and I'm lucky my hair is so short or else I would be pulling it out by the fistful in frustration. Not one single code has been thrown as even a hint of the problem... #homesteading #farming #diy #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Rain, Harvests, Site Visit/Work Schedule, Bolts, Last Red Potatoes Dug, MADDENING Truck Troubleshooting, EPL, Trailer - Friday | PeakD

Yesterday morning I awoke to a few sprinkles which ended up actually turning to rain a bit later. It kept the temps nice and cool all day long as t...

It went back together okay but then it refuses to idle. I got it to start and the bang of the piston on the head is gone but then it dies. Really hoping I don't have to take it apart again and that it'll be something easier... Swapping out the exhaust manifold bolts today in hopes that helps... The timing should be right as this is the 4th time I have done it with this engine now... MOTHER FUCKER!!!! #diy #homesteading #mechanics #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Wind, Harvests, Still Spudding, Putting The Engine Together, FUCK! Something Is Not Right - Thursday | PeakD

The winds did a little damage, the tall amaranth got knocked over in the garden. It

Holy shit I am doing this! The engine is back in the truck, no bolts to the frame or bell housing but it's in there. Managed to get it done by myself with a lot of kicking, pushing, and finagling. I am rather hopefull that I will be starting it up sometime today... #homesteading #diy #mechanics #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Harvests, 3DP, Spuds Dug, Engine Reassembly, It

Largely a repeat day yesterday. Got to the garden early and found a few squash then the greenhouse had more than just the cucumbers ready finally. ...

I got the harvests done before noon yesterday and the potatoes are kicking ass! Huge and amazing looking. 46.5 pounds from just 8 feet... The truck engine rebuild is in full swing and the crank, rods, and pistons are all back in and moving easily. Heads went on and today I will try to drop the thing back into the truck... Very very carefully!!! #homesteading #mechanics #diy #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

3DP, Duo, Harvests, Cooler, Mucho Potato, Engine Rebuild In The Heat - Tuesday | PeakD

I woke to the 3 knee mounts being done in the printer yesterday morning and they came out good for being in PETG. They mount the Gopro or such came...

I have now begun putting the truck's engine back together. This is a big step for me and I have a ways to go but there is a dot of light at the end of the tunnel. I'm pretty sure I have all the parts I need, the gaskets, and the sealants so now I just have to keep at it. I'm going to need one of my friends to help when I go to put the motor back in though as that IS a 2 person job. #homesteading #mechanics #diy #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Hot, Harvests, Freeze Dryer Batch 98 Finished, Spuds, Engine Reassembly Begins!, 3DP - Monday | PeakD

Normally the red sky at dawn means storms but it meant HEAT yesterday and it is continuing today. I wasn

Aside from the 126 pounds of potatoes I dug, washed, and bagged yesterday I figured out what the grinding sound was on the car. After putting the front wheel back together I moved to the right rear and WOW did I find the problem. 1 pad was to metal, the inner, while the outer was WAY uneven. Seems the pin was corroded so the brakes wore WAY wrong. Quick trip to Autozone and the car is back going again. Now to get back to my truck engine... #homesteading #gardening #farming #mechanics #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Harvests, SO Many Potatoes, Sled Brakes Replacement, I Can See - Sunday | PeakD

It was a nice morning yesterday but the heat set in pretty quickly, which worked well for drying my clothes that I put through the washer first thi...

I really like these bags for the potatoes, I have them in 10, 15, and 50 lb sizes now along with the 5 lbs in the net bags. This will allow for much better air circulation and I'm hoping that by storing them in the studio they won't be so fast to try putting off growth. The basement of the house has soil exposed in part which allows a lot of humidity and caused the spuds to explode in growth over winter. #homesteading #farming #gardening #mechanics #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Harvests, Potatoes, Engine Work, Break, 3DP, Sled Drive Train Work, Flips - Saturday | PeakD

Out in the garden yesterday morning I ended up finding a full tub of squash, most all a nice smaller size save the one that had been buried in the ...

Unfortunate accident today near Spokane, all caused by a stray hay bale on I90. Unlucky lottery is pretty apropos given he was planning on retiring next month. https://www.khq.com/news/spokane-county-sergeant-identified-after-line-of-duty-death-on-i-90-near-four-lakes/article_c4515ae8-dceb-44f2-a649-c463fed32900.html

Crazy busy day yesterday. 2 appointments in the morning, lunch out, then the drive to Idaho to pickup the parts for my truck that got done SUPER FAST! Week and a half to 2 weeks my ass! Mike kicked ass and got my parts done, and they look gorgeous. Now the fun of putting the engine back together begins... #homesteading #farming #gardening #mechanics #3dprinting #hive #peakd #dilyblog

PeakD

Grain Run, Sunrise, Harvests, 3DP, Dr, Eye Exam, Lunch, Truck Parts, More Potatoes - Friday | PeakD

Before dawn I was up and out of the house for town to get a load of grain yesterday morning and I was given a nice glow on the horizon. I got to th...

I've dug over 500 pounds of potatoes from the gardens so far and am about a 1/3 of the way through the rows. I did kinda screw up by planting the marigolds WITH the potatoes since I have to dig them up to get to the spuds below... Landscaping work which was nice to be doing again as it's been years since I've had any to do for others, it's just been for us on the farm. Have a number of tasks to get to this summer and am looking forward to it. #homesteading #farming #gardening #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Rain, Harvests, Landscaping Work, More Potatoes, 3DP Reserve Board, Trailer - Thursday | PeakD

Cool and foggy yesterday morning after the rains. The tenth of an inch did a lot to wash the dust off everything and made the trees look much bette...