What did you do in the garden today?

[pennyJo1960]

Okay I just do not have anything but plain old gartner snakes here.

 

[Sueby]

Interesting. I've read about hand pollinating squash (it's not too hard, but is kind of "fiddly"), but I've never done it. Since DH and I both love butternut, that's all I've bothered to grow. If we want something else, we buy one at a farmer's market.

Super simple to hand pollinate the summer squash/zucchini I grow, but I've never done butternut!

So question about snakes. We have these babies only. Are they dangerous to chickens? It’s some little gsrden snake type. I like them in the garden for mouse control.

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Looks like a garter snake. Shouldn't be of any harm to the chickens, not sure if it would even bother with eggs. Of course I run if I see a snake so I could be so wrong.

 

[Iluveggers]

Looks like a garter snake. Shouldn't be of any harm to the chickens, not sure if it would even bother with eggs. Of course I run if I see a snake so I could be so wrong.

I LOVE seeing them, and I feel so bad when I accidentally scare one. I sit and watch them moving through the garden rows sometimes! I think one spends time under the loose board of one of the raised beds. I’m weird like that!

 

[igorsMistress]

I'm surprised you have grass! I didn't picture that.

Nice job, I love it!!

@Acre4Me - beautiful, as usual!

Picked a ton more strawberries. Weeded a bit. Still have unopened flowers on the squash, taking forever!

Probably a stupid question, can different kinds of squash pollinate each other, assuming I'm not saving seeds? Like I have kabocha, spaghetti, crookneck, zucchini etc. Can they pollinate each other?

It’s just a small patch for the dogs, maybe 75 square feet.

 

[Chicken poppy]

Okay I just do not have anything but plain old gartner snakes here.

Oh my gosh. I love, LOVE gartner snakes! And hognose, and ball pythons, i love them all.

 

[TJAnonymous]

Tell me you did not kill it ? it will be back. JMHO

No, my daughter is a snake lover. She insisted on releasing it far, far away from our house. There's no way it will return....

 

[TJAnonymous]

So question about snakes. We have these babies only. Are they dangerous to chickens? It’s some little gsrden snake type. I like them in the garden for mouse control.

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Can't really tell from the picture how big it is.... But it looks like a little brown snake.. If it is, they don't get very big and feed on worms, snails, and slugs. Not a threat to chickens at all....

Rat snakes, racers, and black snakes, however, will eat baby chicks in a heartbeat.

 

[TJAnonymous]

Hey, question....

I left some fresh green beans on the counter the other night. Now they look limp and a bit shriveled. If I put them in water, will they plump back up?

 

[Chicken poppy]

No, my daughter is a snake lover. She insisted on releasing it far, far away from our house. There's no way it will return....

 

[Chicken poppy]

So question about snakes. We have these babies only. Are they dangerous to chickens? It’s some little gsrden snake type. I like them in the garden for mouse control.

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Your located in NY? Assuming thats where your seeing these little critters.

It looks like a gartner, possibly whipsnake? Are they fast?

Im not really thinking a whipsnake though because its rather thick.

How long?

Some different picture angles could help aswell.