What did you do in the garden today?

[Daphne_loves_mealworms]

What are those?

Daffodils and crocuses making their first appearance! Yesterday, there was one.Today was 60 degrees and sunny and everything is springing to life!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Been doing tons of neglected house work today so far. Did spray paint the pot I sit on the wood stove putting moisture in the air .. High temp paint found a moss green at the auto parts store here.

 

[TJAnonymous]

It's funny, everyone says they are hard to sprout, but I throw my seeds in the compost & they always grow! I'd be afraid of the starts out in the cold, even if covered but I suppose it matters what they are, how long it will be cold & what the ground temp is now. If it were easy enough I'd bring them in, personally.


Man am I rolling in eggs too - gotta love spring!

I haven't put the avocado seed outside. I still have that one inside on a south-facing window ledge so it gets plenty of light but not any chill. If it doesn't sprout in the next 3 weeks, I'll simply go buy another one and try again... This is like my 4th try.

I'm in the same boat on the eggs. Getting close to 2 1/2 - 3 dozen per day and not enough room for all of them. This is when I start dumping excess eggs into the garden soil.

 

[TJAnonymous]

My new rose bush gloves came in.... FINALLY got all the wild raspberry cleared out of the fence in the backyard.... Yay!

 

[jerryse]

Cut some scion grafting wood today . Stored for future use . Raspberry plants arrived . Tissue culture plugs . Will need TLC for awhile . Enjoyed the nice weather .

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

You can dehydrate eggs and store the powder for a year. You can use it in baking. I can’t understand wasting food when so many are struggling right now. JMHO.

 

[TJAnonymous]

You can dehydrate eggs and store the powder for a year. You can use it in baking. I can’t understand wasting food when so many are struggling right now. JMHO.

I agree.... I hate throwing out the eggs in the garden but there's no one who wants to take them. We give away a bunch to needy families and the elderly when we can. I also sell excess eggs. Food pantries either can't take them or are already getting eggs from other people and don't need them. So instead I bury the excess in the garden or compost them.

 

[igorsMistress]

What's everybody's take on using "Bio-Solid" compost in the garden?

Nearest big city works dept. makes compost from bio-solids gleaned from the waste treatment facility.

Documentation says, compost "has been processed in a manner that meets all the current U.S. EPA and Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) requirements for Class A Resource Recovery Compost." So it's supposed to be safe and up to par.

It's 1/3 the price of the feedlot manure compost I usually buy, $20 for a truck-bed load.

I just can't seem to get over the "Ick" factor.

What say you.? Thoughts.?

I totally understand the Ick factor. I would have to do a lot of research before I would take the plunge.

 

[Sally PB]

You can dehydrate eggs and store the powder for a year. You can use it in baking. I can’t understand wasting food when so many are struggling right now. JMHO.

Have you thought about waterglassing as a way to preserve eggs? I plan to start doing that when we can't keep up with eating them. They can be preserved for a year to 18 months. I'll need them next winter.

 

[vall]

Avocado seeds take a few weeks to sprout.. heat helps.

Today I squished two couches in the "truck" and dropped them off at the landfill, so I didn't get much done in the garden. I finished attaching hardware cloth to a temporary quail cage - the painters are coming next week to paint the exterior and they said I don't have to move the aviary, but now I have a place to put the quail if they change their mind. I also cleaned out the planter box on the patio and found some baby carrots hiding in the dirt!