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The Garden Peon
Sep. 6th, 2015 06:59 pmhas prepped the unplanted section of back garden with compost, cardboard and lots of bricks and broken paving stones. I forgot the black plastic.
dug out three 25 gallon buckets of compost from the compost bin.
shoved the rest of the broken paving stones under the fence in a vain attempt to keep Mr. Groundhog out. He snuck in behind us and bolted when IDK (Indestructo-kiddo) threw his shovel in a fit over not properly burying food scraps in said compost bin.
had IDK trim the driveway hedge.
was stung on the back of her right hand by one of the yellow jackets living IN the compost bin. Said hand really, really hurts.
pulled the dead cucumber plants out.
Overall I was out there over two hours, possibly three. I called a halt when I was stung, scraped out the stinger, washed my hands very well and applied aloe juice straight from my aloe plant. The sting on the tummy didn't swell much and itched for days, but didn't hurt. My hand HURTS. I've used ice off and on to keep the swelling down, but it appears I have to keep working the hand to prevent stiffening and more pain. On the plus side, my left knee isn't crackling!
Tomorrow I go out and get a hand pump sprayer for the stump killer I bought, having not read the label on Saturday. *SIGH*
Time to ask the intrawebs how to treat this hand.
Oh! I made two quarts of applesauce yesterday and today I canned them safely! Yay! I achieved full vacuum, which I wasn't sure about as it was water bath boiling for about 35 minutes instead of pressure cooking. That was...about 10 lbs of apples. Go me.
dug out three 25 gallon buckets of compost from the compost bin.
shoved the rest of the broken paving stones under the fence in a vain attempt to keep Mr. Groundhog out. He snuck in behind us and bolted when IDK (Indestructo-kiddo) threw his shovel in a fit over not properly burying food scraps in said compost bin.
had IDK trim the driveway hedge.
was stung on the back of her right hand by one of the yellow jackets living IN the compost bin. Said hand really, really hurts.
pulled the dead cucumber plants out.
Overall I was out there over two hours, possibly three. I called a halt when I was stung, scraped out the stinger, washed my hands very well and applied aloe juice straight from my aloe plant. The sting on the tummy didn't swell much and itched for days, but didn't hurt. My hand HURTS. I've used ice off and on to keep the swelling down, but it appears I have to keep working the hand to prevent stiffening and more pain. On the plus side, my left knee isn't crackling!
Tomorrow I go out and get a hand pump sprayer for the stump killer I bought, having not read the label on Saturday. *SIGH*
Time to ask the intrawebs how to treat this hand.
Oh! I made two quarts of applesauce yesterday and today I canned them safely! Yay! I achieved full vacuum, which I wasn't sure about as it was water bath boiling for about 35 minutes instead of pressure cooking. That was...about 10 lbs of apples. Go me.
