We used to know some crazy guy in California who would compost to no end and then just give it away. He lived in a mansion with his famous pianist brother who was doused with acid by a competitor and it fried his brain. My friend became a grounds manager for them and lived in their guest house towards the back of their property. Their soil was so rich, that he’d have to carry a machete to the front of the property to get us, to bring us back to his place and literally cut us a path both ways. We’d go onto his roof of the little house and it was crazy to see the vegetation grow well up to about 10’+. Then we’d listen to the poor brain- fried composer play his piano to no end. It was absolutely beautiful. (tho he could never perform again). Idk why his brother was insane…but he was crazy too and all he did was turn the soil over ALL day long with his tractor. Anyhow, a friend of mine got some of his compost like 15 yrs later…as he was still giving it out, and refused donations even. And out of that amazing soil- would come some crazy spontaneous fruits and veggies. But what was really crazy was the pumpkins that would come out of it- they were some form of gigantic squash! Anyhow…yeah…I had a crazy time in my teen years, as back then, if one was outgoing as I was…I’d meet some wild people! Being a gen Xr, we’d bum rides from just about anybody, tho mostly we’d still end up hearing someone we knew honking at us whenever we were walking, to help us get wherever we were going. It’s such a bummer there won’t be another generation like ours- we truly had the best of everything, and I wouldn’t trade it for the world. I am so freakin relieved and thankful we didn’t have computers (other than to type out our reports on) back then, let alone social media. Al, I sure hope you never succumb to what we call the “overload”. You are one of the only teens we know who is still grounded. ❤
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Very impressive. Enjoyed the tour.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed.
Looking Good!
Thanks, this is the time of the year where the garden is nearly at its peak!
Looking good!
Nice garden! Thanks for the tour. Down here outside the Madison area the japanese beetles haven't been to bad but we are pretty dry here too.
Hopefully the dry spell will just kill a lot of them for you. I don't think they are quite as bad here as they were last year, but still pretty bad.
*promo sm*
Holy cow Al- awesome garden.
Hard work always pays off!
Yes it does! We're just now starting to pick the first of the pumpkins.
We used to know some crazy guy in California who would compost to no end and then just give it away.
He lived in a mansion with his famous pianist brother who was doused with acid by a competitor and it fried his brain.
My friend became a grounds manager for them and lived in their guest house towards the back of their property.
Their soil was so rich, that he’d have to carry a machete to the front of the property to get us, to bring us back to his place and literally cut us a path both ways.
We’d go onto his roof of the little house and it was crazy to see the vegetation grow well up to about 10’+.
Then we’d listen to the poor brain- fried composer play his piano to no end. It was absolutely beautiful.
(tho he could never perform again).
Idk why his brother was insane…but he was crazy too and all he did was turn the soil over ALL day long with his tractor.
Anyhow, a friend of mine got some of his compost like 15 yrs later…as he was still giving it out, and refused donations even.
And out of that amazing soil- would come some crazy spontaneous fruits and veggies. But what was really crazy was the pumpkins that would come out of it- they were some form of gigantic squash!
Anyhow…yeah…I had a crazy time in my teen years, as back then, if one was outgoing as I was…I’d meet some wild people! Being a gen Xr, we’d bum rides from just about anybody, tho mostly we’d still end up hearing someone we knew honking at us whenever we were walking, to help us get wherever we were going.
It’s such a bummer there won’t be another generation like ours- we truly had the best of everything, and I wouldn’t trade it for the world.
I am so freakin relieved and thankful we didn’t have computers (other than to type out our reports on) back then, let alone social media.
Al, I sure hope you never succumb to what we call the “overload”.
You are one of the only teens we know who is still grounded.
❤
Some folks just seem to have an obsession with tillage lol. Not me! Thanks for the comment.