The 80 lb bags of concrete are a killer on the back. I'm too old to be lifting 2/3 of my weight.(yes, I'm tiny) I would go to Lowes and get the 60 lb bags but an 80 lb bag is just the right amount for one hole. Between those, manually mixing it, the digging and hoisting frames by hand with rope and pulleys, I just can't do two frames in a weekend no matter how much I try to convince myself I can.
Today is light duty day.
Got four more frames to go and three weekends before my vacation. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and I'll be able to get one in every weekend with the last one being the first couple of vacation days. Would be nice to spend most of vacation getting cross bracing and purlins done and be ready for at least the top cover. I can whittle away at ends and sides later. Between the coming clock change and days getting longer, I'll be able to get a couple hours in after work pretty soon.
As much as I want to buy the $350 module to read wind speed, I need to buy some chain link fence top rail for horizontal braces. They'll get tied to the roof bows with a couple of angled braces to form a truss. The horizontals will work for lean and lower and to hang overhead misters for a seed starting bench when/if I want one. I could even do some hanging gallon pots.
Got four 6 pack cell trays sown with cold hardy stuff last night. Arugula seeds are insanely small. Filled the rest up with seed mix this morning and will sow something in them tonight. Peas are the only other very cold hardy item but those will go in my 3" coffee creamer container pots. Should have sown the cold hardy stuff 3-4 weeks ago. At this point, I can sow most everything but the Summer crops and in 2-3 weeks, those can be started.
Grabbed a relay from work to run my grow lights from one of the automation controllers for a more robust light timer. Got that hooked up this morning. Had to replace the old touchy ground fault protection outlet. Just look at it and it would trip. I put a normal one in. The controller will be nicer than the little vacation light timer with the dial, especially since the one I had was defective and would turn OFF for five minutes twice during the 14 hour ON session. Got the controller set to turn them on at 7am and off at 9pm. The cord for the lights has a switch in it so they're manually turned off right now. When things sprout or when I just need light in there I'll turn it back on.
Got my right rear passenger window glass installed on the car. The car locked me out one day on the way to work. Left it running while I went in the store like I’d done dozens of times. When I came back out - locked. Had to borrow a bundle of that overpriced firewood to bust the window out to get to work.
I was on time.
Been running all for 6-7 months with plastic film taped up on it. Will be nice to be rid of that noise. Now I’ll be more apt to drive it and save money on fuel compared to the truck. Money I can put into gardening.
What a beautiful day. 77 and sunny with a breeze. Gonna go back out, grab my folding chair and another beer, sit down and look at stuff. Probably the high tunnel and garden area.