What did you do in the garden today?

[Acre4Me]

Wet weekend! Rained yesterday, today, and will again tomorrow. Right now it’s raining on the heavy side.

The spinach I planted awhile ago is growing rather slowly- I haven’t grown any for a couple of years, so maybe it’s typical.

The peas are quite happy - two of the four varieties are beginning to flower!

So far, No molting feathers apparent in the run. But, I’m sure we will soon have quite a few feathers dropped- wonder if I’ll have any “naked” chickens this year- so shocking when they lose most of their feathers in one go.

 

[WthrLady]

Wet weekend! Rained yesterday, today, and will again tomorrow. Right now it’s raining on the heavy side.

The spinach I planted awhile ago is growing rather slowly- I haven’t grown any for a couple of years, so maybe it’s typical.

The peas are quite happy - two of the four varieties are beginning to flower!

So far, No molting feathers apparent in the run. But, I’m sure we will soon have quite a few feathers dropped- wonder if I’ll have any “naked” chickens this year- so shocking when they lose most of their feathers in one go.

I miss rain. We're 5 inches below normal at the moment and the cracks in the fields are wide enough now to step into and are DEEP.

 

[karenerwin]

My cucumber plants are spent. The zucchini plants got decimated by cut worms. I only got about 5 of 6 zucchini from them. The green beans are done. The Roma & San Marzano tomatoes have slowed down a lot as well as the cherry tomatoes. Never got anything except for 1 large grape sized eggplant off of 3 eggplants.
I have 1 jalapeño plant that is doing great and 2 that aren’t doing much at all. The Luffas are still going strong. I have at least 12 large luffas growing on the 1 vine. The Jerusalem Artichoke still hasn’t flowered ( nor does it look like it plans too ). The cantaloupe have a few flowers but I’m not seeing it set any new fruit.
I let the vining milk weed grow all over my garden this year. In years past I kept it to the fences. This year it grew on tomatoes and the luffa. In years past I saw at least 5 Monarch caterpillars, this year I didn’t see any. . The aphids ( when they arrived ) stayed in the milkweed and not on the veggies.
I think my best producers this year were the onions.
The cucumbers I feel like I did a disservice too as I let a lot of them sit and go bad in the refrigerator .
I’m not a fan of pickles but I do like pickle relish but I didn’t make any this year.
The tomatoes did so-so. I made a couple batches of salsa but not canned tomatoes. I do have 3 gallons of Romas in the freezer still.
My garlic disappeared just like every year. I plant it in the fall ( sometimes in the Spring ) and then I never see any evidence of it again. I’ve tried in the ground and in raised beds.

 

[igorsMistress]

My cucumber plants are spent. The zucchini plants got decimated by cut worms. I only got about 5 of 6 zucchini from them. The green beans are done. The Roma & San Marzano tomatoes have slowed down a lot as well as the cherry tomatoes. Never got anything except for 1 large grape sized eggplant off of 3 eggplants.
I have 1 jalapeño plant that is doing great and 2 that aren’t doing much at all. The Luffas are still going strong. I have at least 12 large luffas growing on the 1 vine. The Jerusalem Artichoke still hasn’t flowered ( nor does it look like it plans too ). The cantaloupe have a few flowers but I’m not seeing it set any new fruit.
I let the vining milk weed grow all over my garden this year. In years past I kept it to the fences. This year it grew on tomatoes and the luffa. In years past I saw at least 5 Monarch caterpillars, this year I didn’t see any. . The aphids ( when they arrived ) stayed in the milkweed and not on the veggies.
I think my best producers this year were the onions.
The cucumbers I feel like I did a disservice too as I let a lot of them sit and go bad in the refrigerator .
I’m not a fan of pickles but I do like pickle relish but I didn’t make any this year.
The tomatoes did so-so. I made a couple batches of salsa but not canned tomatoes. I do have 3 gallons of Romas in the freezer still.
My garlic disappeared just like every year. I plant it in the fall ( sometimes in the Spring ) and then I never see any evidence of it again. I’ve tried in the ground and in raised beds.

I remember a lot of stuff was going on for you this summer,; hopefully next year will be better!

 

[igorsMistress]

@WthrLady was it you that said you use activated oxine on your garden tools? Do you soak them? Just give them a wash?

 

[littledog]

Does anyone have one of these trimmer mowers? Do they work pretty well?

I have a similar one, I bought it from the local pawn shop for pretty cheap. It's maybe not as heavy-duty as the one you posted, it uses .095 line and doesn't take a blade. But it works great! It would definitely cut down the area you posted. Mine cuts down tall, tough grass, blackberry vines, brushy areas. I don't use it near the fence, because it can bend and twist the wire, doesn't break it, though.

 

[WthrLady]

I don't. I use it other places. My tools for the garden are the dullest, dirtiest things (when I can find where I've left them) on the planet.

I do use it elsewhere, activated and inactivated, like in the henhouse and greenhouse.
@igorsMistress

If I were to do it on garden tools,activated, I'd wash the tools with water first, lay them out, and use a sprayer to wash them down.

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

So. Much. Crabgrass.

Ditto!
Is there anything that will get rid of this insanely growing vine that takes over everything?!

 

[igorsMistress]

I don't. I use it other places. My tools for the garden are the dullest, dirtiest things (when I can find where I've left them) on the planet.

I do use it elsewhere, activated and inactivated, like in the henhouse and greenhouse.
@igorsMistress

If I were to do it on garden tools,activated, I'd wash the tools with water first, lay them out, and use a sprayer to wash them down.

Thank you, I can relate to leaving tools around lol. I have to hunt for things sometimes

I got some oxine for the coop and waterers/feeder as a switch from something else I was using but was wondering if I could use it on my tools. I have some Lysol household cleaner so I’ll use that.

 

[Fishychix]

Ditto!
Is there anything that will get rid of this insanely growing vine that takes over everything?!

Apparently here too. I had no idea even cuz its so thick it doesnt spread and looks like regular grass. Trying to get it taken care of. We'll see