pickers
He stores wheat, corn, rice, etc. in 5 gallon pails.............. 2"
of grain on the bottom of the pail, then dry ice, then fills the rest
with grain,,,, sets the lid on top, waits 2 hours, then seals them
up tight. Said something about the dry ice killing off any pest eggs
that may be present..... That way the food keeps for long periods
of time. I dragged my dad with me, and my dad asked him about
getting larger containers (keg size) for food storage. He said no,
because once the container is open, it takes too long to eat it and
food spoilage/bugs can become an issue. He told me where to get the
5 gallons pails locally; they sell them "cheap" as the crop
use them. (He told me the price, which is defintely cheaper than I
used to pay in the city when I owned a business which required me
buying those pails by the truckload to produce some things we sold.)
BEV - Can you explain the chemical process of this dry ice thing to
me? Clueless here...
Other things I observed, He had tons of tires along the fence lines
filled with soil. I asked if for potatoes,,,, no it was to divert
flood water around his property away from his gardens.
(He gave me this tip to start potatoes - put whole potato in a paper
sack with either one whole apple or one whole banana. Close up the
sack. Wait until the eyes sprout, then cut into pieces, let those
pieces dry out - then plant.) Does that sound about right?
doesn't even
He told me that 2 years ago all the mice have disappeared from the
area, and says that the little animals leave before a volcano....
LOL.
Anyway, it was sure fun to meet these two - although mostly it is the
husband's projects, as the wife doesn't do much,,,, she
cook or wash dishes (claims allergies....)
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