What did you do in the garden today?

[Artichoke Lover]

Not much going on today will probably take pictures for the Christmas cards. I was planning on spreading manure today and finishing mulching the perennial bed but that will have to be put until Friday between the rain and the fact that I seem to have nasty sinus infection going on. Since I’m stuck inside I’ll go ahead and make the cinnamon for the cinnamon hard candy I’m making later this week.

 

[Sueby]

They just upped our snow totals to 12-20 inches. Ugh, that's a lot of snow, I may never see the garden again!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Well kinda answers my questions from the chat going on lost the nesting material I bought in the top nest I use walmart tubs with the front cut out never had an issue now something took it

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Just think of all the free nitrogen your garden beds are getting @Sueby.

 

[Artichoke Lover]

They just upped our snow totals to 12-20 inches. Ugh, that's a lot of snow, I may never see the garden again!

You’ll have to post photos for all of us down south. My town hasn’t had a true white Christmas in the past 100 years!

 

[WthrLady]

The onions are questionable. I didn't have the best results this year. We planted a variety of red onion bulbs, and they grew but didn't get very large. They are the size of a nice shallot. Anybody have a favorite onion variety to grow and tips to grow them large?

I prefer LongDay Onions, I use more white than yellow, but for yellow I like Copra. The whites I don't remember what they were, whatever the feed store had.

Mounding and fertilizing timing is important, at least here with onions.

 

[Sueby]

Oh yea, I forgot to comment on the onions! I grew Spanish onions, they are my favorite as they are a little sweeter & more delicate I find. I had no issues growing them, they grew well here. They didn't get as giant as the grocery store ones, but I find that with a lot of things I grow since our growing season is a little short & starts a little later sometimes but they were the size of, say, an apple. They sure did help with keeping the bugs away! I plan on planting them around the outside of every bed this spring.

 

[oldhen2345]

I prefer LongDay Onions, I use more white than yellow, but for yellow I like Copra. The whites I don't remember what they were, whatever the feed store had.

Mounding and fertilizing timing is important, at least here with onions.

I haven't grown any onions, but around here, everyone cries for Vidalia onions.

 

[WthrLady]

Well technically, Vidalias are only grown in Vidalia Georgia. Otherwise it's just another sweet yellow onion.
Crazy soil and all.....

 

[BReeder!]

A bit of snow this morning, it melted through out the day though. When my blow up Christmas decorations came on around this evening I was heading out and noticed patches of ice on the fabric. They were blown up fine though. The plus side is my garden and lawn got a bit of nitrogen and moisture today.

I am not a fan of the cold or snow though. Lived my whole life in and around Chicago. I liked snow as a kid because it was fun. I find it downright cold and messy these days. My 4 year old son loves it though and I bet my 1 year old daughter will too this year. We haven't had any snow yet that they could really play in, but that also means I haven't had to snow blow, shovel and salt.