What did you do in the garden today?

[Iluveggers]

The only thing I’ve really been doing in the garden is picking the occasional weed, and harvesting. A lot. I will probably leave my summer squash, tomatoes, and peppers in until maybe the second week of September. Still getting tons of beans and cucumbers. The greens will stay until they die out, and I’ll pull my butternuts at first frost warning. Transplanted the 9 lettuce starts I had in the window.

Any suggestions on blocking two rows of greens off from the chickens? I want to let them out in the garden for fall cleanup, but I don’t want them to eat my newly planted kale & chard lol. Any old plants are fair game.

 

[WthrLady]

The only thing I’ve really been doing in the garden is picking the occasional weed, and harvesting. A lot. I will probably leave my summer squash, tomatoes, and peppers in until maybe the second week of September. Still getting tons of beans and cucumbers. The greens will stay until they die out, and I’ll pull my butternuts at first frost warning. Transplanted the 9 lettuce starts I had in the window.

Any suggestions on blocking two rows of greens off from the chickens? I want to let them out in the garden for fall cleanup, but I don’t want them to eat my newly planted kale & chard lol. Any old plants are fair game.

how long are the rows?

 

[Iluveggers]

how long are the rows?

About 3 ft by 12 ft

 

[WthrLady]

How about pex tubing and some frost sheets and clothes pins?
Plus you can reuse for chilly season.

 

[WthrLady]

https://www.growveg.com/guides/how-to-make-a-row-cover-tunnel-hoop-house/

 

[karenerwin]

No, have you? I'm mostly growing them just for scrubbies because I go through a lot of them. I use them to clean out feed bowls, water troughs, etc.

Not yet but I’m thinking about it! I’ll let you know if I try them.

 

[karenerwin]

He wouldn’t help me pick any peaches ( because he doesn’t like them ) but he did help pick Gala apples.
We had a good time but he wasn’t a fan of the tractor ride out to the different orchards.

 

[chickengr]

Best garden buddy ever:View attachment 3235867

the other evening I was fighting with my cat who was after a praying mantis. luckily I got it first!

 

[NewBoots]

I was mowing and weed whacking today and saved 2 mantises from me!

 

[Iluveggers]

https://www.growveg.com/guides/how-to-make-a-row-cover-tunnel-hoop-house/

Perfect thank you!