What did you do in the garden today?

[WIchickMama]

I so want to try this!

Same here!

Do it! So easy, the most time consuming part is taking off the heads. Taste like spring honey. It is a favorite in our house on buttered toast with tea.

 

[Just Ranchin]

Do it! So easy, the most time consuming part is taking off the heads. Taste like spring honey. It is a favorite in our house on buttered toast with tea.

I will look into this more. You've inspired me! I pick them anyways for our tortoise and bunny.

 

[Sueby]

I'm not sure I have enough dandelions to try. I read you can buy them dried online...

 

[igorsMistress]

Do it! So easy, the most time consuming part is taking off the heads. Taste like spring honey. It is a favorite in our house on buttered toast with tea.

I have dandelion seed so will definitely give this a try, thanks!

 

[igorsMistress]

Hi all. It’s actually not bad outside today and the wind has died down. Not for long though, we hit 100+ by Friday and into the foreseeable future. Poop to that. Anyway, the mulberries arrived yesterday, early, so they’re sitting on a tray next to the arcadia door. I’m going to move them to the shade garden shortly and will have to transplant tomorrow on a break. I think a couple of the comfrey roots I transplanted may need some shade. If they don’t make it I’ll take cuttings from the other plants when the olive tree has grown up some. The one next to the Arabian lilac looks ok though. Based on our temps and the fact that it’s going to get worse, I’m going bite the bullet and transplant the fruit trees. I think they’ll have a better chance of survival in the ground vs holding them over in the shade garden through summer. I’ll pick up a few more metal stakes and some shade cloth to give them a break in the late afternoon. So far the lemongrass and sugarcane are looking ok and the jalapeño plant is still doing fine. I need to organize my watering schedule and buy a hose timer for multiple hoses once the trees are done. The tomatoes are still green but a couple of the beans are ready to pick. No cukes on the plant yet, but it has flowers.

 

[rjmyooper]

Picked dandelions for jelly today! Will let them soak and make tomorrow when it is 90 degrees

I just looked up the recipe and texted it to friends to pick their dandelions for me before they mow the lawn.
Thanks @WIchickMama !

 

[WthrLady]

How does it taste? I can't even stand the bitter smell of of dandelions.
I have so many that mowing the lawn should be re-dubbed, beheading the yellow beasts.

 

[Acre4Me]

A friend got some dried cow manure from a dairy. It was light/fluffy/dry, no identifiable bit, all uniform. I didn’t notice much smell-it smelled lightly like cow manure. He said he’s used it before -straight into the garden and his garden did very well. Has anyone used dried manure before? Just curious bc I’ve never encountered dried cow manure.

 

[Acre4Me]

Still working on getting the rhubarb in- beds now have enough soil. I don’t think I’ll transplant until tomorrow though.

Sone e asked what varieties people grew. Well, this is my first year to plant it. We bought the widely available Victoria variety from a big box store. We bought Crimson Red root from Gurneys- supposed to be the most red kind -we shall see. Also bought Kanga-Rhu variety from Gurneys. It is a heat tolerant type from Australia. It came as a 4” potted plant. Seems to be doing ok- all three stalk/leaves it came with have withered, but there is a new one growing. I figure with 4 root starts, we should end up with way too much in a couple years. Isn’t that how gardening is supposed to go?

 

[jerryse]

DW wanted rhubarb for a pie . My one clump is not harvestable this year . I got on market place and found some and bought . Also found some potted rhubarb plants . I need to make time to go buy some . I may even try seed . I have had poor luck getting some established but I think I found a spot it likes .