Sunday 20 August 2017

the garden

i'm still battling the wood and for now, the wood is winning.  i was using the mattock trying to break up the toughest knot in the western hemisphere and got the bright idea of trying a different angle. i teed up the wood and took my mightiest golf swing at the son of a bitch.  it was a great plan, but i lifted my head and missed that rat bastard piece of wood, i pulled a muscle trying to control the follow through. i'm taking at least a week off. hopefully my ears will stop ringing while waiting for the muscles to heal.

on the plus side of the ledger, my tomatoes are doing very well. a bumper crop and the little darlings are beginning to ripen. ain't nothing in the world like homegrown tomatoes.

now it's time to build on the tomato success and try something a little more challenging. i'm pleased to announce that i've been the winning bidder on some giant pumpkin seeds on ebay. i could have played it safe and spent $10 on some tried and true north american  pumpkin seeds, but my inner cheapness took over and i'll be growing giant chinese pumpkins.

giant chinese pumpkin seeds; what are the chances i'll end up with a squash or cucumber? i'm not going to tell the lovely mrs myshkin that i'm growing giant pumpkins, she's a real wet blanket when it comes to my brilliant ideas.

billy says he still loves you sons of bitches.

12 comments:

  1. Will you also take up punkin chunking? Tho I suppose a smaller variety would be easier to toss. I'm quite interested on how you fare with these biggins. Home grown tomatoes sound wonderful. Yay for a bumper crop!

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    1. combine my gardening skills with cheap chinese seeds and the chances for success aren't great.

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  2. Do you know what Chinese pumpkin tastes like? You may have to buy a goat to feed it to.

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    1. i'm guessing that they taste like lead and pesticides.

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  3. My tomato plants didn't do worth a shit this year but I got two nice sunflowers.

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    1. yes sir, sunflowers give a good bang for the buck.

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  4. Yes, giant pumpkins. Yes!

    This is two posts in a row where this wood you're trying to chop has gotten the best of you. I know you'll win in the end. Good guys always win.

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    1. i'm taking at least a week off but i'm chomping at the bit to get out there and start swinging the axe.

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  5. Here's to hoping that those Chinese pumpkin seeds are legit and you have an excellent crop, Mr. Rosewater. Also, good luck healing up and getting back to your wood war.

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    1. thank you for your continuing support mr shife. (i just bought more seeds.)

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