What did you do in the garden today?

[WthrLady]

Something is eating my tomato plants! I JUST planted them. Taking the leaves off. Too early for hornworm. I'm not replanting. If they die, I'll plant some seeds in their space, couple stalks of corn or some beans or something.

 

[trumpeting_angel]

Hi, I’m new to this thread.

Today I spent with my mother in law, who fell last night and broke her hip. Surgery today. 88 years old and making sarcastic jokes to the doctor!

When I got home I planted potatoes in containers. Never planted potatoes before! I ran out of room in the raised beds.

Oh! Here’s one for you chicken folks! I am starting these raised beds on 1 inch of topsoil atop construction sand. I read that to draw earthworms and other food critters, out a layer of “sweet feed” pellets down on the bottom. It has molasses and attracts them. Well, turns out my sweet feed also had grain in it! Winter rye, or some kind of rye, amongst the asparagus, tomatoes, broccoli etc. I dig it up and it’s sprouted rye. The chickies love it.

 

[MissChick@dee]

Something is eating my tomato plants! I JUST planted them. Taking the leaves off. Too early for hornworm. I'm not replanting. If they die, I'll plant some seeds in their space, couple stalks of corn or some beans or something.

I have grass hoppers that ate my sunflower plants. Just the top of the new plants. It looked like someone took clippers to them. Ate them Nice and Even ... left the stalk and the two bottom leaves. I just stood there sippin my coffee and shaking my head.
At least I think it was grasshoppers

 

[trumpeting_angel]

@MissChick@dee - sounds like a job for your chickens!

(With plenty of pavers around the stems, of course)

 

[WthrLady]

Hoppers! Dangjt. Ive tossed two to the hens already this week why didn't i think of that. Never been a problem b4. Nuts.

 

[karenerwin]

I have grass hoppers that ate my sunflower plants. Just the top of the new plants. It looked like someone took clippers to them. Ate them Nice and Even ... left the stalk and the two bottom leaves. I just stood there sippin my coffee and shaking my head.
At least I think it was grasshoppers

Someone else said that the deer ate the tops off of her sunflowers. Sounds like they left them in the same condition that yours are!

Something is eating my tomato plants! I JUST planted them. Taking the leaves off. Too early for hornworm. I'm not replanting. If they die, I'll plant some seeds in their space, couple stalks of corn or some beans or something.

I have something doing the same thing to some of my tomato plants! I keep looking for the hornworm but so far I haven't seen one. It sure looks like the same kind of damage though.

Soaking bean seeds so I can plant my green bean seeds tomorrow!

 

[WthrLady]

@MissChick@dee - sounds like a job for your chickens!

(With plenty of pavers around the stems, of course)

Millet and corn. Chicken crack.

 

[WthrLady]

Someone else said that the deer ate the tops off of her sunflowers. Sounds like they left them in the same condition that yours are!



I have something doing the same thing to some of my tomato plants! I keep looking for the hornworm but so far I haven't seen one. It sure looks like the same kind of damage though.

Soaking bean seeds so I can plant my green bean seeds tomorrow!

Garden is deer proof

 

[MissChick@dee]

Hi, I’m new to this thread.

Today I spent with my mother in law, who fell last night and broke her hip. Surgery today. 88 years old and making sarcastic jokes to the doctor!

When I got home I planted potatoes in containers. Never planted potatoes before! I ran out of room in the raised beds.

Oh! Here’s one for you chicken folks! I am starting these raised beds on 1 inch of topsoil atop construction sand. I read that to draw earthworms and other food critters, out a layer of “sweet feed” pellets down on the bottom. It has molasses and attracts them. Well, turns out my sweet feed also had grain in it! Winter rye, or some kind of rye, amongst the asparagus, tomatoes, broccoli etc. I dig it up and it’s sprouted rye. The chickies love it.

Hiya
Nice to meet you.
Oh I bet your chickens love it! My chickens free range in my 1/3 acre backyard-garden. So I get seeds dispersed everywhere. The tomatoes plants in my flower beds are bigger than my ones in my vegetable bed.
Welcome to the garden thread~

 

[MissChick@dee]

Millet and corn. Chicken crack.