What did you do in the garden today?

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

I am so jealous!

Hopefully your seeds will work! Pretty sure I got the color you said you had too so we'll see what happens!

 

[TJAnonymous]

It's raining! Woooohoooo!

And I managed to get everyone fed before the big downpour came through!

 

[Sally PB]

Just need yo know bout watering.

Here's how I tell with my sandy soil:

Stick my index finger in the dirt up to the second knuckle.
Does it feel dry? Water.
Does it feel damp? Don't water.
Can't tell? Look at finger when I pull it out.
Is "dusty dirty?" Water.
Is it "damp dirty?" Don't water.

That's the best way I can describe it.

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Here's how I tell with my sandy soil:

Stick my index finger in the dirt up to the second knuckle.
Does it feel dry? Water.
Does it feel damp? Don't water.
Can't tell? Look at finger when I pull it out.
Is "dusty dirty?" Water.
Is it "damp dirty?" Don't water.

That's the best way I can describe it.

This helps - thank u!!! When u do water do you soak it or give it a drink?

 

[Sueby]

I have a rain gauge I use - most plants need an inch or 2 a week so I monitor what falls & water when we are short.

 

[Sueby]

This helps - thank u!!! When u do water do you soak it or give it a drink?

Generally speaking a deep watering is better for the plants, it encourages deep roots.

 

[jerryse]

Just finished planting my beans . I have the native wild Columbine here . Mostly red with a little yellow inside . Not blooming yet but soon . Need to cleanup more of the garden . I usually wait until May 15 to transplant tomatoes . Due to age I started using a bulb planter auger to make holes standing up when transplanting .

 

[WthrLady]

Pouring rain, but managed chores before it started.
I guess I'll go to the feed store and market today.

 

[CaroleW]

Just finished planting my beans . I have the native wild Columbine here . Mostly red with a little yellow inside . Not blooming yet but soon . Need to cleanup more of the garden . I usually wait until May 15 to transplant tomatoes . Due to age I started using a bulb planter auger to make holes standing up when transplanting .

I use the bulb plant thing too! it works pretty well but gets clogged up sometimes - mine is just manual hole shovel thing -- not an actual auger.

 

[DParker75089]

OK, so not anything that I planted, but we have a nice little patch of roughly 50 or so wild onions growing near the creek at the back of our property. I dig 1 or 2 up every now and then to use just like you would any onion/chives. The whole plant is usable, and this particular variety has a flavor that strikes me as a combination of a Spanish onion and a mild garlic. Very tasty. I'm being sparing with them until after they bloom and produce seeds so we'll continue having them every year, hopefully.