What did you do in the garden today?

[jerryse]

I have Oriental poppy seeds sprouting. Got some sun for awhile this afternoon.

 

[jnicholes]

Since I’m new to this thread, I’m going to explain what I’m doing in my garden.

I have a Norway maple tree that I am currently tapping for maple syrup.

Net total: (3 gallons + 1 pint + 1 cup)

Total unboiled: (3 quarts + 1 pint + 1 cup + 2 oz)

Total boiled: (2 gallons + 1 pint + 1 cup + 6 oz)

Syrup obtained: (1 cup + 2 oz)

This information is out of date. I need to figure out my current totals later.

It is delicious.

Anyway, I also built one of my 6 x 12 raised beds today. I already mentioned that earlier.

Jared

 

[drycreek]

Not today but two days ago planted two apple trees, two pear trees and six blueberry bushes. Now maybe I’ll live long enough to eat an apple and pear the blueberries will probably produce a cup or two this year.

 

[Sally PB]

Just finished building one of my 12x6 raised beds. I’m pretty exhausted. We’re building another one soon.

Pictures?

@gtaus has built some raised beds using pallet wood.

 

[jnicholes]

Pictures?

@gtaus has built some raised beds using pallet wood.

Sure. Give me one second.

 

[jnicholes]

It’s not full of soil yet. I need to pick up more soil later.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

25 tomatoes in the ground today.

 

[WthrLady]

So jealous of that view @WthrLady! One of these days you may find me sleeping in your chicken coop.

Fair warning: Thor snores and Bernadette bites.
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Busy day of errands. NIce out 60, but rain to snow tonight, so cramming in as many chores as I can as well. I finally broke down and installed a time/light sensing chicken door. We'll see.
I stopped at a garden shop to see if they had EG tomato seeds as I didn't save any last year. NOPE. But I wandered into the tree lot and found a treasure. A 9 foot aspen, instead of 350$ was on sale for 25$. UM YES PLEASE! Not a thing wrong with it that I could find and it's ready to bud so... no idea.

Sorry for the terrible picture. 36 inch square and 44 tall.
My project was adding a cupola from a neighboring ranch to the top of my hoop house. I repaired it (it fell off their barn in 90 mph winds), and I painted it and DH helped me get it to the top of the hoop house last night near dark. I still need to paint the hoophouse to match, it is a different shade of green.
Inside the cupola is a bat house and a bird ledge for nesting. I'm hoping for owl or doves, even barn swallows, but will probably get stuck with starlings. Ugh. Oh well.

From up on the road it looks like the skeleton of an old country school house.

 

[jnicholes]

OK, here is my updated sap run data from my Norway maple.

Fair warning, you’ll be surprised how much I am getting each day, and the sap run is still going on.

Start at 19 cups

03/19/2033
-7.5 cups
+9.5 cups

03/20/2023
+7.25 cups

03/21/2023
-28.25 cups
+6.5 cups

03/23/2023
+7.25 cups

03/24/2023
+1.5 cups

03/25/2023
-15.25 cups
+7 cups

Net total: 58 cups
Total unboiled: 7 cups
Total boiled: 51 cups
Total syrup obtained: 2 cups
Syrup eaten: 1 cup

 

[Eagle343]

Nothing outside, winds trying to blow everything away today. Started another flat of plants.

I need it to stop raining and dry up so I can break ground on the new garden bed.