hahaha, guilty as charged with the weather!🤣🤣

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For sure! And there's lots of stuff we do with these delicious peppers; Guac, marinades, dips, mojos, tacos etc. But nothing beats a big spicy garden pepper on labour day weekend, stuffed with cream cheese and wrapped in smokey bacon, slow roasted on the 'q.

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Oh no, hungry bunnies can be the worst! Our fox population has kept them at bay recently, but the deer are this years issue now. My Mother in law ties bars of soap to her apple and pear trees trying to keep them at bay. Short of employing a 20' fence or a full-time guard-dog I don't know what would stop them. 🤣

We totally missed the boat on the stones and the flower timing. Wasn't expecting berries this year so it was a pleasant surprise to get any (and they were delicious), but absolutely next year the second we see a flower those "berries" are going in for the birds 😆. Thank you for the scapes tip! The green-onion comparison is a perfect way to think of it. Also, never thought of the salad side; going to try that tonight 😋

Hello! Glad you found it too, thanks for watching 😃

@@jeffreyelliott622 couldn't agree with you more. Especially when the temps are perfect and the water is glass - but anytime is wonderful to be honest. 🛶

Thank you! It is yeah, but we were a couple days late on the stones getting out. One thing that did BREAK MY HEART and wasn't in the video; the brazen destruction and removal of three jalapeño plants (with peppers on them) but some deer yesterday afternoon. Went out there to find 1/4 stems and nothing else. 🌶😭🌶😭🌶😭

@@simplewoodslife It’s great to see the wildlife but not when they do that.

Thanks Joe! The U shaped bed is awesome on the back lol. This year it seems to be the new home for a couple of garter snakes... unsettling when your just weeding and out pops a head, but they are keeping the slugs, grubs, bugs and everything else away - so happy to have them around. As far as canning; I think we're a few years away from that. Every year we're making improvements to the garden and starting to really figure things out. Next year or the one after we'll likely expand. We can't dig down in this particular spot because it houses the geothermal loop under it, and one never really knows how close to the surface it could be during all the ground settling. It doesn't mind weight on it, but it sure doesn't want to be poked full of holes. But we've lots of room for more raised beds in the area - and I suppose we could put a big garden elsewhere (but I like to keep everything in its place, so that might drive me crazy). Hope the weather is treating you well, and happy fourth of July to you!

Thanks Chris! We'll see how the stones work.. they keep fooling me - the amount of times I've been excited only to find it's not a berry Who knows if it would work on chipmunks? Guess if they aren't too persistent and learn early on they're not berries, maybe they'd leave them alone by the time things get ripe. Sugar shack is still in the works my friend! But my life is honestly a never-ending circle of having to start and complete three or four projects every-time I start a new one ha. I'd hazard a guess the maple setup will be one of the last projects of the summer, and finish up just in time for the snow. Happy fourth of July to you guys!

@@simplewoodslife I hear that friend . Just like me Too many irons in the fire lol. True Story 😆

😮 that sounds ominous!

😲Like, no rain? Desert styles drought of sorts? Holy cow, is that normal?

​@@simplewoodslife yeah no rain at all. Pretty typical for my area. I'm in the mountains of California on the eastern side. We have trees here oak and pine but I'm only a few hours away from the Nevada border which is dessert so the only time we get rain is during the winter when it mostly rain about 28 days a month non-stop for 4-5 months before it gets dry and hot again.

@@StonerSmurfin whew, both extremes there eh? Bet is beautiful though.

Thank you!! 😃Our heat-wave put us into the high 30s which did get some plants very happy (berries and tomatoes), and the recent week of rain has made others much happier. 22 sounds perfect!

Our original plans for potatoes was a barrel or tower, and then we moved to the idea of a flat bed for ease of harvest. They're doing so well here that I think we could plant them pretty much anywhere. I do like the idea of various other locations to grow loads more (there is an Irish stereotype for this fella about potato consumption that holds true), so we couldn't really ever have "too many". Maybe next year we'll look at the bed plus containers and do some A-B testing. Going to have to find another place for the corn regardless, could also integrate some potato pots.🥔🥔

Thank you - and right backatcha! Not late at all; Figure as long as we're still in July it's right on time! 🇨🇦

Thank you, we had a grand time! I hope you did too! 🇨🇦

Thank you! I believe our Canada Day is your Memorial Day? Well happy 4th a little early to you. Party on! 🎉🎇🎂🍻

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Thank you! Me too - but it's in a little line of projects that have to come first. That said.. can't wait!

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You and me both! I have a sugar shack and boat thing to build amongst other projects first, but I'm collecting the logs for the Snug as I go! 🪓🪓🪓

Thank you! We just had a break in our weather, but Special Weather Statement is now in effect for rainfall warnings lol. Can't win - but I'll take the rain for the next day fine.

@@simplewoodslife the Lord is just giving you some built in days off. 🤣

It's nuts eh? Hopefully we're in the tail stretch of the silliness. The only cattle panel I could get my hands on had pole edges and was $70, so opted for the thick plastic. We'll see how it holds up, can always special order in something from Peavy that's less $ in the autumn if I find it's not as stiff as we're after. Pounding the water here! Hope you guys are staying cool!!!

70 bucks wow! That’s crazy. But your garden look awesome. You also be safe. Can’t wait for syrup weather lol.

@@thejackhomestead8638 Thanks Chris! Syrup weather is a great time of year. I'm just waiting for regular June temps and blue skies; do some normal stuff! 😆😀🙂😐😕😐 lol

They say "it's not the heat, it's the humidity" and geeze louise they aren't joking around. I have no issue with the heat, and love it (we only get it for a few short months)... but I also love spring, where over a period of time the body can acclimate to increasing temperatures. We were in a hoodie Sunday night and sleeping in the basement Monday night. That was spring.

Thanks Joe! Not living in fear no lol, but blacklegged ticks have become a pretty serious issue this way and their numbers are increasing to a point where our Province has put out some pretty dire info regarding their numbers.. I've had to pull so many off of me, and they're gross.. 🤢. I love the idea of chickens (and still working on Ms. Lady for that one 🤣), but with acres and acres of forest, If we let them out in the woods where I'm usually at, I'm sure they'd just become food for someone else. 🐺. We had a nuisance bear once, and they're just annoying. I don't actually think Bosco's going to attack me, but the one time I was hiking out in our woods with the youngest and we're in flip-flops of all things, that was the day we came across a cub in a tree - I was without anything to give me a hand should I inadvertently annoy or spook Momma. So I like to keep the spray close should anyone ever get too friendly. 😆🧸

Thanks Joe! A week later (and loads of rain), happy to report they're all doing well. Will get more out there when things go dormant in the fall, and then we wait! 🌲

🤣🤣🤣 I LOVE FOREST PUNS! The weather had me stumped. I conifer really control what nature does, and while I could pine at the lack of progress, maple I'll look on the bright side and be happy with how much I spruced up the place 🌲🌲🌲

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🌲Thanks friend! Definitely try to be a steward to these woods. Past all that, it's also a decent way to save a load of cash. Any one of those conifers of size would probably run me over $75 at the garden centre.. and I won't even tell you what they want for a cedar log around here. 💰

That's what I'm hoping for! 🌲🌲🌲 Also thinking that as they grow, birds will use them and bring more seeds and junk along the way... maybe they'll provide some kind of nicer growing environment for other things that don't like as much sun... all kinds of growery-stuff!

🤣🤣🤣 I just go outside and yell to scare the bears away, then I upload it to KZfaq! I'm happy you think my ridiculous antics are fun. Sunnyvale NS forever! 🤣🤣🤣

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Ahoy ahoy! Thanks for subscribing, and glad you liked the video (just finishing up one now on some tree transplanting... have to get the chores done so I can go camping lol). I've heard of a few people swapping out the suspension system - and thinking I might go there myself after I get used to the setup a touch more. Totally would LOVE to get that five minute setup in place. Also, anyone who tosses a pun my way is top notch in my books! Cheers!

lol, we all have our little moments though don't we!? 🤣 Thank you so much for the kind words! A simple life IS the dream... it's always there in my memories of projects... but rarely comes to fruition in the moment.🤔 Ha! Still working on it! Hope you're well!

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A day offs a day off #hbdVicki

🤣🤣🤣 I also know some French and a few Italian words too! 🧐

😀 Thank you!