What did you do in the garden today?

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I planted 400ft of corn today :th
I also picked some strawberries and radishes. The radishes are finally starting to get woody so I’ll pull them soon. I got the cucumber trellis started and got a bit of work done on the bean trellis but I’ve misplaced the rest of the branches I cut for it so I’ll have to cut more. It’s supposed to storm tomorrow so I don’t see much gardening happening.
 
@igorsMistress, your garden is looking great this year! And the ducks are so cute!

Saw to the critters then got more tomatoes up-potted (my 100 super cheap 4" pots arrived yesterday) and labeled, then we went to pick-up the boat and paperwork. It's supposed to start raining tomorrow (please) so it'll probably be a week till we can take it out for the first time. Got it home and tarped then went out and dug out last years potato bed. There were maybe 6 small eatable size taters and 20 or so tiny bean sized potatoes I'll try to use for seed potatoes in bags. I mixed in some organic fertilizer and alfalfa pellets the rabbits don't like then planted some hood and coastal strawberries that had been languishing in assorted pots and bags. Then I mulched them with straw and orchard grass that had gone stale and watered them and the rest of the raised beds. The radishes and carrots are sprouting and nearly all of the assorted greens are looking good. The ladies who were so inclined wandered the yard and Natasha continued her assault on the potted sage in front of the run. It was a perfect day for yard work, high 50s and overcast. Oh and I got a lemon grass plant the other day but I know nothing about it, anyone here have any experience with them?
 
NewBoots said:
@igorsMistress, your garden is looking great this year! And the ducks are so cute!

Saw to the critters then got more tomatoes up-potted (my 100 super cheap 4" pots arrived yesterday) and labeled, then we went to pick-up the boat and paperwork. It's supposed to start raining tomorrow (please) so it'll probably be a week till we can take it out for the first time. Got it home and tarped then went out and dug out last years potato bed. There were maybe 6 small eatable size taters and 20 or so tiny bean sized potatoes I'll try to use for seed potatoes in bags. I mixed in some organic fertilizer and alfalfa pellets the rabbits don't like then planted some hood and coastal strawberries that had been languishing in assorted pots and bags. Then I mulched them with straw and orchard grass that had gone stale and watered them and the rest of the raised beds. The radishes and carrots are sprouting and nearly all of the assorted greens are looking good. The ladies who were so inclined wandered the yard and Natasha continued her assault on the potted sage in front of the run. It was a perfect day for yard work, high 50s and overcast. Oh and I got a lemon grass plant the other day but I know nothing about it, anyone here have any experience with them?
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Thank you!
 
Doing into the 30s one last time Sunday night. Then 40s and 50s are consistently the lows in the forecast. Tomatoes and peppers are not making it out this weekend with the 30s forecasted, but next weekend is still looking good.
Speaking of tomatoes, I've been watering every two days. I didn't consider the effect of running the ceiling fan in the sunroom though. My San Marzanos clearly got stressed. I got them watered though. I need to make sure they are checked daily. Tomatoes sure do use a lot of water and evaporation isn't helping. These plants are nearing 2ft. The San Marzano in particular have main stems that are at least 1/2in thick. They are in 6" pots still as I don't have larger pots for all the tomato starts. They are definitely going in the ground in a week (if not sooner) if the forecast is looking safe.
 
Red Barn Farms said:
I added metal support rods "electric posts' around my tomato plants then tied it all together with string.
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Post pics. I would like to see ypur configuration. Trying to find something sturdy, but economical.
 
BReeder! said:
You overwinter potatoes in their beds? They hold up fine? They don't freeze? Here in IL the frost line is 36" down. Potatoes would be frozen solid through the winter. I would think that would cause them to just rot come Spring.
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We only get freezing temps for a few hours a night in the coldest days of winter so the soil never really freezes even in raised beds. That said, a few potatoes were mushy and full of nasty little crawly bugs of some kind. The crop last season was pretty bad and I think the plants died back early due to bugs or disease so we won't plant them in that bed again.
 
karenerwin said:
I feel your pain! I took one lawn mower down to the house in Poplar Bluff to cut the grass for the first time. Well, I guess I hit too many hidden rocks. Now it won't start. So on the next trip I took the weed whacker and was cutting the grass with that, then the motor quit wanting to turn on. So the front of the yard got cut but not either of the sides. Plus, I still have to figure out how to fix the mower and the weed eater (if possible).

Oh and despite covering the starts that were out in the garden, everything died. We had snow on Tuesday and it got really cold for at least 2 nights.
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If you hit something you may have sheared the flywheel key . Check that . That changes your timing and it will not start . New key solves that .
 

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