What did you do in the garden today?

[Peaches Lee]

I was watering my onion seedlings and I found these tiny mushrooms growing in one of the folded newspaper pots. The odd thing is that I used a bagged soil mix, so I was surprised any spores found their way in, unless they were borne on the newspaper. Can anyone ID the fungus? Should I remove it or can I leave it for my own amusement?

Don't know what type of fungi it is, but I would remove them, they aren't going to do any good and that way your onions don't have to share.

 

[erinszoo]

Covered everything in plastic, straw, and blankets and tucked in hot water bottles for the night ... again ... in Oklahoma ... in May!!!!!

I ran the air conditioner and the heater both yesterday, got a sunburn at lunch and frostbite at supper. Freaky weather doesn't even begin to explain this. Coldest April on record ... if we get a freeze tonight, it will be the latest and coldest temps ever as well. Tomatoes don't do well in this kind of weather, in case you were wondering. Lol.

 

[CyndiChick]

Had to dig drainage ditches for the garden yesterday. Lots of flooding here, and our backyard is under about 4 to 6 inches in water. Some places in our wooded area are now a marsh with no dry land in sight. Most of the plants look like they will recover, but I think we lost the onions, and perhaps the cauliflower. Have seeds and might replant or might just call those a loss this year. Every year we do a big garden we get major flooding. *sigh* Maybe we should spare the county we live in and just not do a garden!

 

[Tiddbit74]

I didn't do anything major this weekend with the garden, but I did notice that I have a tomato and green bean starting.

 

[Angelicisi]

Hang in there! We used to be ankle deep all year...now a drought by previous Years records and I have to water all Summer. :/

Had to dig drainage ditches for the garden yesterday. Lots of flooding here, and our backyard is under about 4 to 6 inches in water. Some places in our wooded area are now a marsh with no dry land in sight. Most of the plants look like they will recover, but I think we lost the onions, and perhaps the cauliflower. Have seeds and might replant or might just call those a loss this year. Every year we do a big garden we get major flooding. *sigh* Maybe we should spare the county we live in and just not do a garden!

 

[Angelicisi]

I raided mine for Sunday dinner

 

[CyndiChick]

Oh yum! I'm coming to your house for dinner! Is that swiss chard I see there? My son tried that at school apparently and swears he loves it, and since he won't eat anything else green except M&Ms... we planted a bunch. Sadly it was in the lower end of the garden and I'm not sure its going to make it. *fingers crossed* It looks like everything except the cauliflower and the spring onions are doing really well. The onions still have sprouts on the top, but look a little off so we'll have to wait and see on those!

 

[Angelicisi]

That's actually a loose leaf red micro lettuce I grew out..my swiss chard is doing ok, thought the late freeze we had killed it but its trying! Lol

Today I collected berries, few eggs n last of the snow peas that we're eating, I'm letting the rest go to seed before the heat kills them.

Oh yum! I'm coming to your house for dinner! Is that swiss chard I see there? My son tried that at school apparently and swears he loves it, and since he won't eat anything else green except M&Ms... we planted a bunch. Sadly it was in the lower end of the garden and I'm not sure its going to make it. *fingers crossed* It looks like everything except the cauliflower and the spring onions are doing really well. The onions still have sprouts on the top, but look a little off so we'll have to wait and see on those!

 

[jessica17]

I tried to hoe out some weeds, but STILL too wet. One of my boots came off in the mud. All my onions laid over, but where ready to harvest anyway. Some I dehydrated and made onion powder, the others where sliced and frozen. I was thinking everything would be OK, but when the sun came out some of my zuchinni are wilting. So, I don't know.

The yard has finally dried enough to mow it, so that's what I am doing this afternoon.

 

[jessica17]

I am trying Pineapple Ground Cherries this year. I have a few more that I didn't put in the ground, so if those die, there is still a backup. Does anyone have any recipes using them?