Treepep 530 #1 Posted March 20 How does your garden grow? Cold season business is thriving. Planted a few warm season. Oaks are leafed out and we are mired in pine pollen so that should be fine however it is a little early. 6 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 6,817 #2 Posted March 20 Them be pretty fancy wheels on your tractor. 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 54,155 #3 Posted March 20 Western part of the Tar-Heel-State is looking great too. Our favorite restaurant has outside dining and it was fully occupied at lunch today. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 37,281 #4 Posted March 21 40F and 50MPH winds here today. Down to 26 tonight. Probably going to freeze the budded out pear and plum trees. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 37,281 #5 Posted March 22 25F this morning, but the wind has calmed down a bit. The pear buds have not opened yet so I am hoping they survive these two subfreezing nights. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darb1964 1,035 #6 Posted March 22 3 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said: 25F this morning, but the wind has calmed down a bit. The pear buds have not opened yet so I am hoping they survive these two subfreezing nights. Brutal here in the Berkshires of Massachusetts last two days, high winds and teens at night. Luckily the trees have no buds yet, two inches of rain tomorrow. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 11,820 #7 Posted March 22 (edited) 1 hour ago, Darb1964 said: two inches of rain tomorrow. NYC Metro under flood watch with ~2.5” of rain forecast from midnight tonight. Our sump pump has had a real workout these past couple of months. Lawn has been de-thatched and pre-emergent crabgrass killer & fertilizer applied and it’s already greening--earliest I can remember doing this. Edited March 22 by Handy Don 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,412 #8 Posted March 23 @Handy Don my sump pump has also been on overtime , years ago did a plumbing addition to regular set up , basically added a 1,1/4 tee / valve off main line , that goes out to corner street drain . had that line back flood from that drain , into my sump pit ! just closing , flow direction, lets me discharge pit to gutter base drainage point thru foundation black plastic pipe . that way your pump will always be able to get WATER OUT OF YOUR CELLAR , another you can't do that . pete Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 11,820 #9 Posted March 23 23 minutes ago, peter lena said: plumbing addition to regular set up I’m fortunate that the 1-¼ PVC and backflow check valve work very well. I can outlet the water onto a yard area which lately is growing lushly! Because we are in the Northeast and extended below-freezing weather is possible (or maybe not any longer?) I left a 3” air-gap where the down-facing 1-¼ pipe outlet empties into a short vertical piece of 4” PVC pipe sticking upward from an elbow at the end of a lengthy perforated 4” PVC. This larger pipe carries the water under some bushes and out to the yard. If the 4” pipe were to freeze/clog, the water would spill out onto ground closer to the house but not back up into the house. BTW, in many towns (including mine) the emptying of sumps or downspouts onto a roadway requires special permitting. It is banned altogether for state-controlled roads. Before my Certificate of Occupancy was approved, the inspector flushed dye through the gutters and sump to assure that there was no discharge to either the sanitary sewer or onto the roadway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,412 #10 Posted March 23 @Handy Don my house is one of original 5 , starter homes , that was to be a 160 lot layout , town , including us , fought this to a stop . land owner / mayor , turned it into farmland , for animal tax write off . the entry way is my drive way , has 2 corner storm drains that are piped to my sump pit , so mine is easy , access. on the other hand , with extensive rain , it sheds water off the property , on old main access road , over whelming storm drains , to under road lower land access. every town / district is different , don't have to switch discharge valves often , but when its backing into your sump pit , its a quick , close / open yard valve , switch, first experience with that street drain back up , put plan in motion , added a TEE , to elevated pump discharge , line to drain valve . another valve to yard , just switch them , and water is out of pit . stay dry , pete Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Treepep 530 #11 Posted April 22 Turf repairs. Early, cool spring for a change. Always winter damage without a winter. Go figure...another pretty day. Gotta use em before it gets hot. Had supervision so should be good 😊 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 37,281 #12 Posted April 22 43 minutes ago, Treepep said: Had supervision 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Treepep 530 #13 Posted April 23 On 3/22/2024 at 7:51 AM, Ed Kennell said: 25F this morning, but the wind has calmed down a bit. The pear buds have not opened yet so I am hoping they survive these two subfreezing nights. I have 2 pear trees. This is the second year in 11 years that we did not have a late frost, I have 1 pear. Plenty of peaches till the tree rats graze on them green. Someday I will have a productive orchard. I need dogs that protect the yard instead of defending their pillow to pull that off Hope that your trees made some tasty babies for you! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 37,281 #14 Posted April 23 2 hours ago, Treepep said: Hope that your trees made some tasty babies for you! My pear trees are my best producers. I have a Moonglow and a Red Bartlett both self pollinating and I get 4-5 dozen pears off each tree. The plums (Stanley Prune and Santa Rosa) also do well. The apples have not done so well due to the late frosts and lack of bees for pollinating. The blossoms do look good this year. Hopefully the winds will help to pollinate. Honey Crisp and Cortland( supposedly ) a good pollinator look good. Gala and Mcintosh both produced some small apples last year. 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 11,820 #15 Posted April 23 7 hours ago, Ed Kennell said: My pear trees are my best producers. I have a Moonglow and a Red Bartlett both self pollinating and I get 4-5 dozen pears off each tree. The plums (Stanley Prune and Santa Rosa) also do well. In my yard, they’d be nothing but deer candy--all the tender branches chewed off during the winter. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites