Here it is now Saturday and my first day off since April 18th. It has been a great gardening season, and I know for the true gardener not done yet. But it has and will slow down. I am open Monday-Friday now till it freezes. Closed on Holidays. Collin and I have been working on getting plants ready for the Franklin Co Fair which starts July 12th at 5 PM with the parade. Then Wed thru Sunday we will be busy at the fair. I am going to send you pictures when the fair is going on with this blog page, so hopefully you will enjoy. Franklin Co Fair in Hampton is one of the top county fairs in Iowa...so if at all you want to come to a fair that is busy, lots of free acts, and things to do but these dates on your calendar.
So I am home and where do I start? Doing something in each room because there are piles. I keep looking out the window to see if anyone is here but the racks have been moved so the garden center looks emptied. One advantage of having the plants on tables with wheels Larry can move them.
Our weather in IOWA is awesome. 70's all this weekend, a little breeze, lower humidity, and a blue sky. I would say almost perfect. ENJOY the 4th in IOWA is all you have to do because next week it will change. Hot and Humid...
I am going to cook with some of the fresh produce we have gotten. That is what it is all about. What do you think of 4th of July? Family, friends, parades, red, white and blue and then fireworks. So here is an article I found about how do fireworks work? Enjoy...How Do Fireworks Work? There are three basic types of fireworks: firecrackers, sparklers and aerial fireworks.
Firecrackers consist of gunpowder and a fuse wrapped tightly in a paper tube.
Sparklers are made of fuel, an oxidizer, binder, and iron or steel powder. The fuel is usually charcoal. The binder is sugar or starch. The fuel and binder are mixed with water and poured into a form or a wire is dipped into it. When it dries, it is ready to light.
Components Aerial Fireworks Before you see them burst in the sky, aerial fireworks are called shells. A shell has four parts: the container, a fuse, a bursting charge and stars. The container is simple paper and string cylinder. The fuse is what gives the shell time to propel into the sky before exploding. The bursting charge is like a firecracker inside the shell. It makes the fireworks explode. The stars are what create the beauty of aerial fireworks.
Stars are like a bunch of sparklers inside the shell. They are formed compounds that include things like antimony to create a glittery effect or calcium to deepen the color of the sparks. They can include aluminum, magnesium, iron, zinc, or steel to make sparks. Those flakes of metal heat and sometimes even burn. The pattern in which stars are organize determines the shapes you see in the sky when a shell explodes.
Multi-break shells are increasingly popular in fireworks displays. This type of shell explodes in more than one phase. Multi-phase shells create explosions like the common ring within a ring fireworks. The shells are either arranged in layers or as a shell inside a shell. The layers have different fuses, so they explode at the right time.
How Shells Are Launched There are two ways that aerial fireworks are launched. One way is to launch the shell from a mortar. A mortar is usually a steel tube. A lifting charge that consists of black powder is put inside the mortar. When lit, the lifting charge explodes and blasts the shell out of the tube. Simultaneously, the lifting charge lights the shell's fuse. In recent years a safer, more advanced way of launching shells has been developed. The shells are launched with compressed air instead of a lifting charge, then detonated using an electronic timer instead of a burning fuse.
How Shells Explode When the lifting charge goes off, it lights the fuse. The fuse burns as the shell flies through the air. When the fuse burns all the way down, it ignites the bursting charge inside the shell. The bursting charge causes the shell to explode. That explosion lights the stars, which are blasted in multiple directions as they burn. The electronic timer simply replaces the need for a fuse. When the timer hits a certain time, the bursting charge explodes and the same reactions occur. Have a safe 4th of July and ENJOY the weather, family, friends, picnics, parades and of course the fireworks. Till next time this is Becky Litterer from Becky's Greenhouse, Dougherty Iowa
So I am home and where do I start? Doing something in each room because there are piles. I keep looking out the window to see if anyone is here but the racks have been moved so the garden center looks emptied. One advantage of having the plants on tables with wheels Larry can move them.
Our weather in IOWA is awesome. 70's all this weekend, a little breeze, lower humidity, and a blue sky. I would say almost perfect. ENJOY the 4th in IOWA is all you have to do because next week it will change. Hot and Humid...
I am going to cook with some of the fresh produce we have gotten. That is what it is all about. What do you think of 4th of July? Family, friends, parades, red, white and blue and then fireworks. So here is an article I found about how do fireworks work? Enjoy...How Do Fireworks Work? There are three basic types of fireworks: firecrackers, sparklers and aerial fireworks.
Firecrackers consist of gunpowder and a fuse wrapped tightly in a paper tube.
Sparklers are made of fuel, an oxidizer, binder, and iron or steel powder. The fuel is usually charcoal. The binder is sugar or starch. The fuel and binder are mixed with water and poured into a form or a wire is dipped into it. When it dries, it is ready to light.
Components Aerial Fireworks Before you see them burst in the sky, aerial fireworks are called shells. A shell has four parts: the container, a fuse, a bursting charge and stars. The container is simple paper and string cylinder. The fuse is what gives the shell time to propel into the sky before exploding. The bursting charge is like a firecracker inside the shell. It makes the fireworks explode. The stars are what create the beauty of aerial fireworks.
Stars are like a bunch of sparklers inside the shell. They are formed compounds that include things like antimony to create a glittery effect or calcium to deepen the color of the sparks. They can include aluminum, magnesium, iron, zinc, or steel to make sparks. Those flakes of metal heat and sometimes even burn. The pattern in which stars are organize determines the shapes you see in the sky when a shell explodes.
Multi-break shells are increasingly popular in fireworks displays. This type of shell explodes in more than one phase. Multi-phase shells create explosions like the common ring within a ring fireworks. The shells are either arranged in layers or as a shell inside a shell. The layers have different fuses, so they explode at the right time.
How Shells Are Launched There are two ways that aerial fireworks are launched. One way is to launch the shell from a mortar. A mortar is usually a steel tube. A lifting charge that consists of black powder is put inside the mortar. When lit, the lifting charge explodes and blasts the shell out of the tube. Simultaneously, the lifting charge lights the shell's fuse. In recent years a safer, more advanced way of launching shells has been developed. The shells are launched with compressed air instead of a lifting charge, then detonated using an electronic timer instead of a burning fuse.
How Shells Explode When the lifting charge goes off, it lights the fuse. The fuse burns as the shell flies through the air. When the fuse burns all the way down, it ignites the bursting charge inside the shell. The bursting charge causes the shell to explode. That explosion lights the stars, which are blasted in multiple directions as they burn. The electronic timer simply replaces the need for a fuse. When the timer hits a certain time, the bursting charge explodes and the same reactions occur. Have a safe 4th of July and ENJOY the weather, family, friends, picnics, parades and of course the fireworks. Till next time this is Becky Litterer from Becky's Greenhouse, Dougherty Iowa
