Cottage Report - Lake Trout

The neighbour gave me a lake trout.  He saw hundreds in the lake but could only snag a few.  Lucky for me they have small kids.  It was magnificent!

Direct China ordering - Aliexpress a washout

I was having so much fun, but now all my orders are being turned down.  There appears to be a hidden requirement that you must be a wholesaler, even for the tiny purchases.  I assume that the tiny orders are meant to be samples.  When they turn down an order they want your friggin' bank statement to prove that you are a wholesaler.  They never say any of this, just that it is for 'security reasons'.  I have to go back to Amazon.ca which has lots of direct China orders, but I prefer China Air shipping, since it seems faster.

So, I'm wiping my link at the bottom for this.

Ontario state of fruit

Well, we voted for more restrictions on useful pesticides.  The dirty secret of organic farming is that it only works for a nice plot in the middle of regular farms.  The measured pesticide residue is higher than anything, because all the other stuff gets tested regularly.

This year my American organic, cough, chemicals, stuff is working well.  The apples are thinning, but the pears are weak.  The plum tree isn't dying, and the raspberries are producing without their usual fungus and beetle problems.  With domestic stuff, there is no measurable residue within a week or so.  Unlike that horrible neonics stuff surrounding organic farms.