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gardening at midnight
2016-Oct-08, Saturday 12:12 amChalk up another activity that I never expected to accomplish: gardening at midnight.
It is currently just barely above freezing here in Minneapolis, with frost warnings for early this morning. I wanted to get some things indoors before any freezing weather had a chance to turn them into mush as the plants unfroze. I went outdoors with a flashlight to make my way through the vine patches. I brought in all of the pumpkins, all of the cayenne peppers (that were red and ready), and a few of the spaghetti squash. That cat doesn't know quite what to think of all the new smells that are clearly inedible (to a cat's nose).
Why wait until midnight to harvest them?
I was already at the Gaylaxicon 2016 sci-fi convention today (here in Minneapolis this year) before I realized that frost was forecast. I spent much of the day and evening enjoying the panel discussions. It was a trip down memory lane during the 9:30pm discussion about online gaming. They had 2 panelists who worked on Everquest 1, which I played heavily when it first came online back in 1999. I even helped create a gay guild there, which was an exciting thing to do back in those days because it seemed so rare.
I left the hotel before the next panel that was scheduled to start at 11pm. Yes, it's a busy day and night on their convention schedule. Overall, though, it's a nice, non-stressful convention. I'll be back for more activities on Saturday and Sunday too.
I left early to come home tonight and get this harvest indoors. I especially want the pumpkins to survive in good condition to Halloween. Our local "block leader" is hoping to organize some kids on our block for a jack-o-lantern carving activity, and I intend to donate pumpkins to the cause. I just want to keep one for myself to use at my house. The rest are intended as donations for neighbors.
I used the central air/heating in my house this morning for the first time in many months. I wanted to be sure it was ready for cold weather. It worked fine, so I'll be turning it on again before I head to bed now.
#Gaylaxicon2016
It is currently just barely above freezing here in Minneapolis, with frost warnings for early this morning. I wanted to get some things indoors before any freezing weather had a chance to turn them into mush as the plants unfroze. I went outdoors with a flashlight to make my way through the vine patches. I brought in all of the pumpkins, all of the cayenne peppers (that were red and ready), and a few of the spaghetti squash. That cat doesn't know quite what to think of all the new smells that are clearly inedible (to a cat's nose).Why wait until midnight to harvest them?
I was already at the Gaylaxicon 2016 sci-fi convention today (here in Minneapolis this year) before I realized that frost was forecast. I spent much of the day and evening enjoying the panel discussions. It was a trip down memory lane during the 9:30pm discussion about online gaming. They had 2 panelists who worked on Everquest 1, which I played heavily when it first came online back in 1999. I even helped create a gay guild there, which was an exciting thing to do back in those days because it seemed so rare.
I left the hotel before the next panel that was scheduled to start at 11pm. Yes, it's a busy day and night on their convention schedule. Overall, though, it's a nice, non-stressful convention. I'll be back for more activities on Saturday and Sunday too.
I left early to come home tonight and get this harvest indoors. I especially want the pumpkins to survive in good condition to Halloween. Our local "block leader" is hoping to organize some kids on our block for a jack-o-lantern carving activity, and I intend to donate pumpkins to the cause. I just want to keep one for myself to use at my house. The rest are intended as donations for neighbors.
I used the central air/heating in my house this morning for the first time in many months. I wanted to be sure it was ready for cold weather. It worked fine, so I'll be turning it on again before I head to bed now.
#Gaylaxicon2016