What did you do in the garden today?

[CluckNDoodle]

Every year I see the big box stores carrying peach trees. People snapping them up. There is a reason this is NOT called the 'peach tree state'. Clever big box store.

Stopped and looked at the tomato seedlings at the big boxes while I was out on Friday. OMG. $5 ish for a 6 pack of yellow and brown 3 inch STUBS. They've been frozen or chilled at every store.
I have tasty treat tomato plants for $2 each that are almost 2.5 feet tall! LOL. (vine tomato)

I literally live in the peach state and I struggle with them. It's much easier to grow peaches in south Carolina than in Georgia. I don't know why they call it the peach state. We should be the pecan state. Lol

 

[LifeSimpleAndSweet]

I managed to plant 6 more blueberries, leaving 4 to do tomorrow. Watering and the rain really eased the rototiller work, so I am looking forward to having that task done.

In my entire life, I have murdered approximately 50 blueberry shrubs.
I really hope I have this figured out this time.

We'll see. I'm hopeful and doubtful at the same time.

I did some mowing. I cannot do my entire place all at once anymore. It's too big, with too many obstacles, and my time is so limited. So I just try to focus on the tallest areas at a time.

Learning how to mow around my giant yard swing...

I weeded just for a moment in the strawberry bed. I've got to get down some cardboard to block the weeds, but the blueberries have top priority for me this week.

I cleaned off my table and chairs and put up the umbrella. It was in the hope that I could do my writing outside today, but I'm officially out of time. Tomorrow should work, I hope.

 

[Acre4Me]

I literally live in the peach state and I struggle with them. It's much easier to grow peaches in south Carolina than in Georgia. I don't know why they call it the peach state. We should be the pecan state. Lol

It’s bc every other street in Atlanta is some variation of “peach” in the name. I lived there 1 year (before cell phones and mapping technology for drivers) and you had to be really careful to know exactly the street name: Peachtree street was not the same as S Peachtree st: they could be on opposite sides of the city (as an example). But there could be Peachtree St, Ave, Blvd, Rd, etc.

 

[LifeSimpleAndSweet]

Any ideas on why my elderberry bushes newest leaves are super curly?
Not just a little curly. I mean curly like this plant just sucked on a lemon.

I don't see any bugs.
This is an Adam's.

Here are the older leaves.

I think this is a Nova.

 

[Acre4Me]

Someone here asked what microbial product I used this year (I had used the one they selected last year). Here are my choices this year:

This one get sprinkled on the roots of seedlings transplanted. Very fine powder (so bad idea on a windy day).

This one I specifically selected to use, in diluted liquid form) on the fruit trees - just drench the soil. It had some different microbes and I recall my research told me that it may be a better microbial mix for fruit trees. Just a note, many of these teas are very high in sugar, so I looked for one low in sugar to not attract ants so readily.

There is no real way to say if they really work …. However lots of info that says a varied micro environment is healthy for the plants, some providing symbiotic relationships. I figure that I can buy a new version and each year and something is bound to be beneficial at some point.

 

[WthrLady]

It’s bc every other street in Atlanta is some variation of “peach” in the name. I lived there 1 year (before cell phones and mapping technology for drivers) and you had to be really careful to know exactly the street name: Peachtree street was not the same as S Peachtree st: they could be on opposite sides of the city (as an example). But there could be Peachtree St, Ave, Blvd, Rd, etc.

My cousin lives in Peach Tree City. LOL

 

[CluckNDoodle]

It’s bc every other street in Atlanta is some variation of “peach” in the name. I lived there 1 year (before cell phones and mapping technology for drivers) and you had to be really careful to know exactly the street name: Peachtree street was not the same as S Peachtree st: they could be on opposite sides of the city (as an example). But there could be Peachtree St, Ave, Blvd, Rd, etc.

I am SO glad I don't live in Atlanta. I would be lost constantly, lol!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

My cousin lives in Peach Tree City. LOL

I bet they have a ton of pecan groves.

 

[gtaus]

My Grandpa taught me the same! He worked at the Ford Tractor plant in Detroit, and he could fix absolutely anything.

That's true. Having said that, lots of stuff I used to buy when I was younger was able to be fixed instead of junked. If something broke, and you were a little handy, you could fix it yourself. Nowadays, it seems like so many products are designed to be unfixable if they break. For some items that can be fixed, it's often cheaper just to buy a new one. I like to fix what I can, but even I know that sometimes it makes much more sense to buy a new one - and that runs against my nature...

Speaking of which, I have a shovel handle that broke so I went to the store to buy a new handle. Turns out a replacement handle cost MORE than the new shovel! I now have a new shovel. I also have the old one with the broken handle and maybe, someday, I'll find a replacement handle for it.

 

[Acre4Me]

Bantams (age 5.5 weeks) are doing well. There are 25 bantams of 6-7 breeds

This breed (only 2 survived) are small! I’m not sure which breed, maybe black tailed white jap, but super cute and very fast. I’m hoping we might have a M/F pair. Time will tell.