What did you do in the garden today?

[karenerwin]

I spent the morning cleaning out a hall closet.
I will be meeting up with a friend soonish to start planning a garden we are going to do at her parents place. We are talking about doing raised beds with a hoop top for at least part of it and growing all the vining things on it. She found a cool site that showed someone that did that and had all kinds of gourds, cucumbers, pumpkins and things hanging down over head. It looked really cool!

 

[cherrynberry]

Welcome to the thread! There a lot of cool season crops you can grow. Lettuce, broccoli/cauliflower, spinach and carrots to name a few. FYI we love pics on this thread!

I will try to get pictures! Currently my phone is dead. Will try to get it charged tomorrow.

Thanks for the options.

 

[chickengr]

I feel your pain. I am on a renovation project myself. 30 yr old pier & beam home. Noticed some soft spots in the floor last year. So I'm having new sub-floor & covering installed. First contractor: No network or referrals so had to pick & choose from the local "source paper". Picked the one who had the best reviews, references and fewest complaints (someone's always gonna b!t(# ). He did a sloppy job that the flooring people had to fix, several days he did not show up and he had excuses for not getting to my home until 9:30-10 and leaving @ 3 and leaving for 1-2 hrs for lunch. Took him 3 weeks to do a 1 week job. (This was just the kitchen. Glad I only contracted him for a small part of the house).
The flooring people: Found out they have contractors they use for construction stuff so I hired them to do another, small part plus the flooring on what had been "fixed" so far. They were not much better. Their crews did not communicate with each other so at intervals the job would stop. When no one would show up I would call the flooring folks who, I assumed, were spearheading the project and someone would show the next day or so to do their part. I ended up installing some baseboards and cabinets just cause that was the next step, no one showed up to work and I was getting tired of the work stoppages. Turns out that saved me several hundred $.
Not even halfway finished with the project yet. Probably not gonna do much this winter cause I don't want big holes in my floor during the cold weather. Hopin I find a better company over the winter but still looks like slim pickins so far.

the same here. I had to install all of my new kitchen cabinets bc I could not find anyone available. that was 7 y ago, imagine what would happen today!

by making chicken coops I have learned a lot about woodworking. I will save some money too in my new place, lol. good workers left greece with crisis so my old female hands do better job than pretend to be worker's.

 

[chickengr]

I can’t get organized enough and never remember to write down a thing!

x2

 

[pennyJo1960]

This is going to be my first year with a secure garden. I am in zone 9. Mostly just during prep-work right now. Weeding and preparing the beds. Planning on planting peas and kale. Can't think of other winter crops, but I will be reading up on that soon.

Welcome to the Gardeners thread. Spinach I will add great for salads arugula

 

[jerryse]

So happy to get the good news! How are are you doing? Moving around pretty good?

I get better everyday . I am slowly giving up the walker . I walk slow but I walk .

 

[igorsMistress]

I get better everyday . I am slowly giving up the walker . I walk slow but I walk .

That’s the important thing, and I’m so happy you’re making progress! Next we hear you’ll be leaving the rest of us in your dust I bet.

 

[WIchickMama]

No work in the garden today, -4 deg F! But I got a DIY greenhouse book yesterday in the mail I am going to crack open

 

[AfiafiAfi]

I let my lovebirds drop the BAD thing on my spinach today.

 

[muddy75]

HAL contests? What am I missing out on?

It’s the 13th annual NYD Hatch along!!!! Link in my signature……lots of contests