What did you do in the garden today?

[Acre4Me]

Lots of wind for the past day and a half. Even got wind damage on the tomato leaves.

Farmers are finally in their fields, which means herbicide spray. Wind carries the herbicide spray and has damaged some of my garden plants. Looks like they will survive, but some were knocked back a bit.

Went out to measure spacing for future fruit trees so we could get going on selection so that we are ready to order for the fall or for the spring. Turns out we can handle 7 semi-dwarf in one area, 3 dwarf in a second location and 3 semi-dwarf in a third location. Since fruit trees take awhile to bear fruit, we figure we should select and plant all at the same time. We are looking at plum, apricot, and asian pear for sure. We discussed, but then decided against, nut trees (generally too big), and apple trees (require spraying to combat wormy apples).

Any suggestions on fall or spring planting of fruit trees? is one time better than the other for planting?

 

[LittleMissCountry]

I'll have to show you some of the spiders we have on our property ... sometimes they're so big my boyfriend is afraid that they might possess hulk-like strength and stepping on them won't be enough to kill them but if he tries to shoot them he says they might be packing and shoot back there's one currently living in the top of our cistern and we see this monster every time we open the lid to check the water level... I swear it would feed my chickens for 3 days... we had this one wolf spider the size of my hand that was trying to eat a frog and I said NOPE!

We have those giant groundhogs here too. There are a few that live across the road, in the lot that now has a house being built on it. I hope they don't decide to come over here! They are definitely bigger than my two cats combined.
We have those big spiders, too. Wolf spiders get huge! The black widows get bigger here than I have ever seen anywhere else I have lived. We killed one last year that had a body at least 2 inches long! Its legs were curled under it so I don't know how big it would have been in total...nor do I want to know.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Well sit here in Washington state weather and lack of monsters when I leave it will be to Belgian or Ireland

 

[cavemanrich]

Well sit here in Washington state weather and lack of monsters when I leave it will be to Belgian or Ireland

Are you going on vacation??? for how long?

 

[Taj_MaChicken]

We have those giant groundhogs here too. There are a few that live across the road, in the lot that now has a house being built on it. I hope they don't decide to come over here! They are definitely bigger than my two cats combined.
We have those big spiders, too. Wolf spiders get huge! The black widows get bigger here than I have ever seen anywhere else I have lived. We killed one last year that had a body at least 2 inches long! Its legs were curled under it so I don't know how big it would have been in total...nor do I want to know.

I haven't seen the big black widows, but I've seen plenty of the regular sized ones lol

 

[pennyJo1960]

Not headed any where just now no but we never know till it happens right but always think maybe

 

[MissChick@dee]

First ladybug I’ve found!!!
We got home from the wedding in Las Vegas at 1:00am.
So...while we were driving I turn to hubby and say “feel free to slow down, there’s nobody on the road and this is horse country.”
(wild horses)
10 seconds later there was a herd so close to the edge of the road...that we both said at the same time...“Whoa!!”
We both hate driving at night. There was no moon.
It was a surreal....moment.
Grandsons new wife looked like a Disney princess such a beautiful girl. GS is 20 and in the Navy. They’ve been going together since the 7th grade. Young Love so precious.
ETA: Before we left I couldn’t find my phone. Well it turned up in the toilet...Yep my leather case my cards & ID cash. And It Still Works! So people be careful ya never really know how dirty cash can be
I paid for gas with poopy-money
Not really but..ew’ ew’ ew’

 

[pennyJo1960]

Ah what a wonderful trip all around then, do miss my 4 I grew up with terrible even now

 

[MissChick@dee]

I was wondering why the flower seeds in this pot hadn't sprouted. I now know why.
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Too cute

 

[pennyJo1960]

Calico are adorable only female cannot will never see it in a tom