# Life goes on - Summer 2022
**URL:** http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2022/6453
**Category:** Off Topic
**Tags:** life
**Created:** [March 16, 2022, 6:42pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2022/6453 "2022-03-16T18:42:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@madflower69](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/madflower69)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2022/6453/1441 "2022-09-24T18:19:01Z")
> [@SteveUnruh](#):
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> I have an animal picture this morning too
How long before the video of you saddle breaking him? Or is that the project the girls are working on? š¤£
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### Author:  [@Dualfuel](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Dualfuel)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2022/6453/1442 "2022-09-24T19:25:10Z")
Horsesā¦I grew up with them. I first rode at two, then rode my own at 4yrs old. I know their psychology. They can be tamed. They are brats, and will cheerfully tear up flower beds. I used to āfixā rescue Tennessee Walking horses. I would walk around the pasture fixing the fences, with apples and carrot in my pockets. Even the most abused horse will curiously approach you, if they smell those treats. Sometimes it would take weeks before I could throw an arm over the withers. Currying and scratching was always appreciated too. Sometimes, just standing and talking nonsense in a low voice to them, gets through to them. They sense fear. Itās hard to project confidence, but not fear or anger when dealing with them.
There are always rocks. If nothing else, horses have a deep respect for us rock throwing primates. When I was four, I could scatter our herd if they were charging towards me, by the mere act of reaching down to grab a rock. They knew I would aim for the head, and they didnāt like it. Man! Was I a little sh!t.
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### Author:  [@Norman89](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Norman89)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2022/6453/1443 "2022-09-24T20:49:24Z")
The fun part is a unbroken turd that knows you are fearless, then sees you as a challenge. How far can i push this human? It was hard work but rewarding i enjoyed it
Another productive day with my oldest on the lake, he caught his personal best yellow perch probably the biggest i have ever seen! Typicall 5-8" around here, THIS TANKER TICKLED 14". Coconut crusted fried perch and bluegill fillets for lunch and not a crumb was left
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### Author:  [@sbowman](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/sbowman)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2022, 11:13pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2022/6453/1444 "2022-09-24T23:13:10Z")
> [@SteveUnruh](#):
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> And no creepy weird neighbors.
Steve, to some people WE ARE the creepy weird neighbors.
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### Author:  [@Jan](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Jan)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2022, 4:57am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2022/6453/1445 "2022-09-25T04:57:51Z")
What do you do with the pumpkins, I also grew pumpkins this year, but donāt know what to use them for, Halloween?
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### Author:  [@madflower69](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/madflower69)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2022, 5:29am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2022/6453/1446 "2022-09-25T05:29:59Z")
not that I am Goran. š
We use ours for halloween, but it is more popular in the states and they can sell for 5+ dollars. Supposedly the larger ones arenāt good for pumpkin pie because it isnāt as sweet, because pumpkin filling is cheap, it is easier to just buy a can for consistent results and the recipe is on the back. but the canned stuff is more squash then pumpkin so go figure.
They are in the squash family so you can cook them and eat them.
And roasted pumkin seeds are delicious. and just fyi dogs will eat pumpkin guts. Other assorted wildlife like deer also eat them. š
Is halloween big there? I thought it was mostly a US thing.
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### Author:  [@Woodrunner](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Woodrunner)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2022, 9:32am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2022/6453/1447 "2022-09-25T09:32:10Z")
Yes Jan, it becomes halloween pumpkin lanterns/faces, our nieces and nephews like to carve them, (i like it too š), some goes to friends/relatives/neighbours.
I grow them most for fun anyway, but when you see the price on them in some cities, 10-20$ each!
One recipe we tried is: falsk ostkaka, tastes pretty good actually, but one of these pumpkins is probably enough for 100 āfalska ostkakorā!
Sorry i cant translate āfalsk ostkakaā it should be: fake cheesecake, but itās not a cheesecakeā¦
Edit: for wildlife, wild boar loves them.
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### Author:  [@Woodrunner](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Woodrunner)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2022, 9:42am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2022/6453/1448 "2022-09-25T09:42:28Z")
Hi Sean, as for halloween, the āsales industryā has tried to adapt us to halloween, some years it has been a big thing, others not, but many carves pumpkins and place on the porch, and there are many halloween theme parties around. I even noticed Sweden have their own āseasonal halloween/horror warehouseā.
And roasted pumpkin seeds, with some salt, mmmmm š
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### Author:  [@tcholton717](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/tcholton717)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2022, 10:19am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2022/6453/1449 "2022-09-25T10:19:41Z")
> **[Winter Luxury Squash](https://www.seedsavers.org/winter-luxury-squash)**
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> Introduced in 1893 by Johnson & Stokes of Philadelphia. Amy Goldman, author of The Compleat Squash, says it is the finest pie stock in the land. Fruits average 6 pounds, making them the perfect size for two pies. Orange rind is covered in delicate...
These are what I grow. About the size of a large Acorn squash. Can be used the same. Pureeād or baked with spices and maple syrup. High in nutritional and low in calories. Good to add to your dogs diet.
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### Author:  [@Jan](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Jan)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2022, 12:47pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2022/6453/1450 "2022-09-25T12:47:47Z")
ok, why did my corn turn out like this?
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### Author:  [@ForbiddenTuna](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/ForbiddenTuna)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2022, 12:53pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2022/6453/1451 "2022-09-25T12:53:53Z")
Probably not enough pollination. Corn pollinates from the wind, the tags have to blow pollen on the silk from the ears.
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### Author:  [@Woodrunner](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Woodrunner)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2022/6453/1452 "2022-09-25T13:16:31Z")
My corn looks the same, every of them tails hanging out have to be pollinated, one for each kernel.
Iāve always planted corn in a row, due to my garden planning, people tells me everytime YOU MUST plant corn in a square, if you dont, you get not enough pollinating, this is first year iāve planted in a square, and the baddest corn harvest?
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### Author:  [@ForbiddenTuna](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/ForbiddenTuna)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2022/6453/1453 "2022-09-25T13:30:41Z")
I plant my corn in rows, 3 foot spacing between rows. This is for potential drought reasons so the stalks wonāt compete for rainwater. In each row theyāre fairly close to each other maybe 6 inches apart.
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### Author:  [@SteveUnruh](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/SteveUnruh)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2022/6453/1454 "2022-09-25T13:35:14Z")
If you had a constant prevailing wind on the pollen releasing days it can blow the pollen horizontally away.
On a dry day, little wind you can see the pollen release clouds with the least disturbances. They must settle down onto the silks ends.
Help them to do this in small, planted patches or rows.
Go gently shake the stocks on a windless, dry time of the day. Releases the pollen to gently float down.
If you find yourself nose stuffing up, wear a filter mask.
The horticulturists have large craft paper bags they use for this. Some to try and keep the pollen contained to just that patch.
Pumpkins when modest sized here can be kept stored for up to six months. An excellent though the winter carbohydrate source. With lots of trace nutrients side benefits.
(I think eating pumpkins will help stave off a coming-down cold. My nurse wife strongly disagrees.)
Regards
Steve Unruh
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### Author:  [@KristijanL](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/KristijanL)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2022/6453/1455 "2022-09-25T13:53:51Z")
We got a rich tradition with pumpkins here. Mainly we comercialy grow hulless ones for pressing pumpkin oil, and normal seed pumpkins to be roasted as a snack when visiting each others wine cellars in winter š the flesh is traditionaly fed to pigs. For dishes, we grow them extra. The more sweet, starchy worietys.
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### Author:  [@Jan](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Jan)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2022/6453/1456 "2022-09-25T14:07:38Z")
Thanks for the tip Steve.
I also planted in a square, 60cm (24") between each according to the book, but will try planting closer next year.
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### Author:  [@tcholton717](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/tcholton717)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2022/6453/1457 "2022-09-25T15:24:22Z")
After having corn blown down in storms a few years I started planting in 4ā X8ā blocks. I plant about 10 inches apart both ways. Then I put T-posts around the block and run a couple rows of bailing twine around them. That keeps the corn upright even in a storm. Of course this is just for sweet corn for eating and some drying. The spacing does require extra applications of fertilizer and plenty of water.
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### Author:  [@Bobmac](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Bobmac)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2022, 3:27pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2022/6453/1458 "2022-09-25T15:27:10Z")
There is pumkin pie with wiping cream on top, one of my all time favoites.
Bob
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### Author:  [@Woodrunner](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Woodrunner)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2022/6453/1459 "2022-09-25T16:15:40Z")
Yes, i usually help the nature/corn a little bit, using a feather-duster, i donāt think it do any harm anyway?
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### Author:  [@madflower69](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/madflower69)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-summer-2022/6453/1460 "2022-09-25T16:33:13Z")
> [@Jan](#):
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> ok, why did my corn turn out like this?
Incomplete pollination. A lot of times it is caused by heat stress, not enough water or high winds during the pollination week.
It could also be caused not planting close enough, but optimum plant spacing is 38-40" rows with the corn no closer then 6" in the rows. That is for the largest most filled out ears, You can squeeze the spacing down, but the plants are starting to fight for sunlight and nutrients so you end up with more shelled corn with a tighter spacing because two smaller eats produces more then one big ear.
The other thing that can affect the nutrient and water uptake are things like cutworm/rootworms, that cuts the roots and there are āsilk clippingā insects like japanese beetle or the beetle form of the rootworms
[https://blog.umd.edu/agronomynews/2020/08/07/in-dry-weather-watch-for-silk-clipping-insects-in-corn/](https://blog.umd.edu/agronomynews/2020/08/07/in-dry-weather-watch-for-silk-clipping-insects-in-corn/)
It reminds me of corn that has been self-pollinated for a number of years.
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