Jon Hofmann @shmonuel.bsky.social · 22/04/2025I didn't finish my dinner so I have something to guard from you ducks The ducks - we're totally not hanging around here waiting for you to leave 🌱 1190
Jon Hofmann @shmonuel.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Yes, but tannins need to be rinsed off for days. Too much work but a great soil amendment 000
Jon Hofmann @shmonuel.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Sour orange marmalade, made from self seeded 🌱 wild fruit which is too bitter to eat but makes a great albeit bitter marmalade. 1220
Jon Hofmann @shmonuel.bsky.social · 23/03/2025Conspiracy time: Only explanation, Schumer has been compromised by a honeypot 000
Jon Hofmann @shmonuel.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Should be peak lupine bloom now. Will die back by summer, to be replaced by summer blooming blue vetch, planted 3 years ago and coming in stronger year by year. Both nitrogen fixing perennials in the Fabaceae 🌱 family 2341
Jon Hofmann @shmonuel.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Euro is up because the US is slow-mo imploding, eroding demand for the dollar, otherwise the € with increased war spending, would be down too. 010
Jon Hofmann @shmonuel.bsky.social · 26/02/2025LLM interfaces are text based, and based on speech, graphical (images), sound and signal. The LLM engine, per se, doesn't care about the interface 000
Jon Hofmann @shmonuel.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Musk doesn't need COBOL to manipulate payments, just access rights 100
Jon Hofmann @shmonuel.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Soil here is pure sand and bone dry soon after watering. Perennials tend to be deep rooted to reach moisture. With no rain for months in the summer, an hour of watering a day helps keeps everything thriving. Mediterranean adapted plants once a month. 000
Jon Hofmann @shmonuel.bsky.social · 25/01/20252 year 🌱 irrigation master plan completed. Solved: - from 10 to 4 places to turn water on/off daily in the summer - separated zones = no over or under watering, (bleeding between zones), pressure problems solved - aging, leaky, redundant tubing replaced for easier maintenance & cost 1201
Jon Hofmann @shmonuel.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Translation: feed me, feed me... Toulouse geese & mallards 🌱 0161
Jon Hofmann @shmonuel.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Giant trellis - very low cost, permanent, made from standard cement roofing materials: - 8 meter beam "vigota" - 4 meter beams "vigas" partially buried - wire mesh - countervailing weight keeps everything in place Chayote vine 🌱 going in 0221
Jon Hofmann @shmonuel.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Good boy Ricky 🌱 Mix 🇵🇹 giant Rafeiro Alentejano & Serra da Estrela breeds + good to the chickens, ducks, cats & visitors + runs from the evil geese + watchful & loyal - plays catch that kitty - guards his sister's food (from his sister) - tries hard to get loose 3381
Jon Hofmann @shmonuel.bsky.social · 14/12/2024That's momma. Chicks are 3rd or 4th generation here. It's hard to keep track. Give them good conditions and they will multiply 220
Jon Hofmann @shmonuel.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Thank you. Aegina & Kerman are pistachios. They are grafted on UCB1 stock which tolerates irrigation for higher yields 120
Jon Hofmann @shmonuel.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Orchard 🌱irrigation simplification redesign. Before, a spaghetti of leaky tubes strung on tall posts. 270
Jon Hofmann @shmonuel.bsky.social · 29/11/2024grows from dead wood. Also in the pic: dragon fruit, loquat & camelia seedlings 🌱 1120
Jon Hofmann @shmonuel.bsky.social · 14/11/2024You're welcome and thank you. My farm in the Tejo region of Portugal 110
Jon Hofmann @shmonuel.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Bísaro - a portuguese breed, much apreciated locally 010
Jon Hofmann @shmonuel.bsky.social · 13/11/2024twitter logged me off as soon as I searched for 'bluesky' 000
Jon Hofmann @shmonuel.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Senescent & seedling 🌱 passion fruit vine, giant taro and greater celandine (medicinal herb) 0110
Jon Hofmann @shmonuel.bsky.social · 13/11/2024They have a good life, fed mostly fruit, veggies & herbs, and let loose every so often. Much better life than at industrial type farms 020
Jon Hofmann @shmonuel.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Nice!. Sad, but I stopped making wine. It's cheap and good here + too much work 000
Jon Hofmann @shmonuel.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Yes, there is a little train and road background noise but not much. Geese can be loud 100
Jon Hofmann @shmonuel.bsky.social · 11/11/2024Still going strong: Three year old jalapeño chili bush🌱 1220
Jon Hofmann @shmonuel.bsky.social · 10/11/2024Tufted vetch gone wild. There's wine grape vines under there 🌱 0160
Jon Hofmann @shmonuel.bsky.social · 01/11/2024wonka.fandom.com/wiki/The_Won...wonka.fandom.comThe Wondrous Boat RideThe Wondrous Boat Ride is sanged by Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. 000
