Yes! And this should be the top comment here!

I’ve had good luck avoiding those by setting the irrigation timer so watering happens just before dawn. This way the water is absorbed by the soil before the sun then dries the foliage.

I abandoned drip irrigation for my raised beds. The vegetables weren’t happy with the approach, a lot of plastic is involved, and I was spending a lot of time futzing with parts. Instead: lawn sprinklers evenly water each bed and easily allow for seasonal crop augmentation.

Yeah, there’s about 20 in the Los Angeles area.

In California Aldi stores are clean and orderly. Product selection is limited but they offer healthy staples at great prices. Non-food items are hit or miss but interesting to check out.

Yeah something is wrong with the app - I got error messages and didn’t think my post went through.

My apples turn brown while running them through a food processor before cooking. So I give some finely minced lemon a good half hour simmer start. When adding the brown apples the magically are no longer brown!

Looks good! You already know that anticipated extra can be frozen? I‘ve done that successfully with batches too big to eat right away but too small to carry out a full processing operation.

Looks good! You already know that anticipated extra can be frozen? I‘ve done that successfully with batches too big to eat right away but too small to carry out a full processing operation.

I’d be worried if it said hi back.

So what’s the plan? Apple butter?

And supermarket shelves are starting to look empty in Southern CA

Yes, you can eat the flowers. We combine them with regular broccoli in a saute. They make a pretty addition. The very end of the stems are also edible but anything more than an inch or two from the end can be woody.

Yup meltdowns happen sometimes. AND there’s the century-long legacy of radioactive waste!

“The sheer imagination, will power and funding to embark on the creation of Camp Century was incredible,” Gardner told SFGATE. “And I wish we were able to replicate that for some of the things that concern our future Earth.”

If you’re interested in one way this might look, check out “The Earth Abides”.

What did the console say?

And probably very smelly.

It looks like it was designed by Aardman Animations.

Years ago I did a different version: getting out of a very hot jacuzzi then jumping into a snow bank. 'Worth a try. Once.

Hmm… looks like a good example of FAS (Fear, Anxiety, Stress).