Robert the husky oil is good. My personal opinion is the red armor is better. I’ve taken some stuff completely apart ram on various oils. Red armor leaves the most oil behind (protection). You’ll be ok with either. I just like the residual oil.

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I run 32:1 in everything 2 stroke with the exception of using red armor. I’ll go the recommended 50:1 with it because it’s gonna protect you at that ratio

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So the bottle of red armor will make more gallons of mix fuel. For me

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I'm going to make a new "Yard Machines" thread for this

A couple days ago I dug up NINE "Rose of Sharon" bushes/trees growing near the creek on the western end of the property. We distributed them throughout the yard.

Got a lot of poison Ivy on my arms for my effort. Mix that in with the biting insects and I'm itching. "Tecnu" brand scrub and spray are the only things I have found that really work. Using them a couple times daily.

Starter rope on my 2-stroke water pump broke yesterday evening. Buffalo Corp (China chit) is sending us a new starter assembly for free. Plus we went ahead and ordered another complete pump bc 2 is 1 and 1 is none. The only machine I don't have a backup for is the machine that broke...

I wish Stihl made a water pump with their "4 mix" engine... If these two 2 stroke pumps don't hold up then I'm going to drop the coin on a Honda WX-10 4 stroke water pump--commercial grade engine, over 500 bucks after tax. Next couple watering sessions we're back to the bucket brigade--takin water from our water catchment barrels.

Used "Sevin" insect spray on the corn plot. Took almost a gallon to cover the 35 rows. The Japanese beetles were either dying or flying. Got to buy more of that.

https://imgur.com/a/corn-plot-pic-2-8mW9yW5 

https://imgur.com/a/part-of-big-garden-9gE8P6K 

In the Main garden photo, the garden extends out to the left (out of picture) forming kind of an "L" shape. Over there we have potatoes, beans, peas, cucumbers etc.

My small collection of container plants: Peas, beans, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, herbs and flowers are going strong. Some peppers plants and and tom plants broke into flowers. Maybe a week or so they will start making fruit.

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We got our first two squash and our first zucchini this evening. Going to be a lot more squash and zucchini to harvest in the next few days.

Got a few banana peppers about ready too, but other than that nothing else is close.

https://imgur.com/a/corn-plot-3iVjQ5B 

Corn looks nice and healthy. Should turn out well if weather continues to cooperate

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I appreciate you taking the time to help me make my garden better

https://imgur.com/a/X1poB5D 


Got that new water pump delivered today. Upon first inspection, they forgot to attach the primer bulb line to the carb. Fixed it, but not a good sign. Garden watered, heavily.

New starter assembly for old pump should be here tomorrow.

Also, a wasp stung me near my left eye yesterday. Sting is in between my eyebrow and the start of my eye lid. The entire left side of my face is swollen. Could hardly open my left eye this morning.

The right side of my face looks fine, but the left side of my face looked like Mickey Rourke after all of his plastic surgery.

Was in the shower scrubbing the poison ivy that's all over my arms and legs, from last week, lookin' like a Mickey Rourke freak. I thought, one more injury and I'm going to have to go on the 15 day DL.

Then I thought about what my FOG neighbor said when I was 'bout to die planting all of that corn...

"This ain't no union job son" Lol! Indeed.


P.S. The swelling is going down in my face and the Ivy is almost dried up. I'll live.

Any time I can help is awesome Robert.

If you’re sure you’ve been in poison ivy. Get to the shower and use dawn dish soap. It’s very good at getting the oil off. If you get the oil off in time you will not get the rash. Scrub yourself with a washcloth like you’re trying to sand a nice piece of furniture. It actually works. I used to do a lot of chainsawing and poison is pretty well the normal. If I got home relatively soon and used the dawn it nearly eliminated any rash. I get poison pretty bad so I am pretty damn good at IDing those suckers. Dawn is the best stuff I’ve found but you’ve gotta get the oil off as soon as possible

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Robert, you sound like someone out of a movie lol. Best of luck getting through the rest of the season with no mishaps.

Most people avoid farming and gardening because it is fraught with dangers and mishaps.

Yep, almost lost a pinky finger last week due to imprudent pruning

Growing up in Rhode Island we kids were out in the woods all day. Trekking through either playing or looking for new fishing spots.

I've had poison Ivy, poison Oak, poison Sumac... and ALL of it sucks. But Jake's correct... get that oil off you ASAP and it'll go a lot better for you.

I grew up across the street from woods, spent thousands of hours hiking around and stuff, many friend had poison ivy many times but I've never had it in my life...so far.
My property line today ends where Blue Hill Reservation begins, thousands of acres of woods and stuff. Still never had it.

Close friend was in charge of Buildings and Grounds at Boston College for a couple decades and he always said if at all possible, dunk yo azz in the ocean asap if you've been in contact with the stuff...I guess it helped that he spent much of his youth in seaside towns.

You lucky... 15% of people have no reaction to poison ivy. I ain't one of 'em. 😠

https://imgur.com/a/X1poB5D