What did you do in the garden today?

[fuzzi]

I love winter squash, especially during colder months. I could eat one or two a week. I do get tired of zucchini and yellow crooknecks, but I have a freezer and it's nice to have some when there's snow on the ground. And I'm guessing chickens will eat squash too.

I never get tired of Summer squash. I eat a bowl of it for supper every night when it's producing.

Speaking of producing...

First Summer squash of 2023.

 

[CedarLane]

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Excellent cookbook (I only wish I could find mine right now....)
Very useful information for all stages: planting through preserving.

 

[Smokerbill]

I never get tired of Summer squash. I eat a bowl of it for supper every night when it's producing.

Speaking of producing...

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First Summer squash of 2023.

What kind is that?

 

[TJAnonymous]

It got up to 97 degrees today. I took the chickens some ice cold watermelon. They were so happy.... It will be in the triple digits next week. When it gets that hot, everything wilts no matter how well watered it is...

 

[gtaus]

That's a good looking planter, I would build a trellis and let them go wild. However, the fruit on the plants I take the suckers off grow bigger and in comparison, the fruit size on the plants I let grow wild are half the size, but there are more of them, so its a toss up.

Well, these cherry tomato plants are supposed to be bush type. So, I am surprised that they are this tall. I don't think I need a trellis. Someone suggested I prune off the lower branches touching the ground, which I did. But I don't know much about pruning suckers. In any case, these are cherry tomatoes, and I would rather have lots of small tomatoes rather than bigger ones.

 

[fuzzi]

What kind is that?

A new to me heirloom: "Lemon". I see where it got its name.

 

[chickengr]

I love winter squash, especially during colder months. I could eat one or two a week. I do get tired of zucchini and yellow crooknecks, but I have a freezer and it's nice to have some when there's snow on the ground. And I'm guessing chickens will eat squash too.

the reason I plant so many things is to feed chickens/ducks/geese. they eat almost everything.

 

[chickengr]

this year weather really sucks. fresh nights, hot days. plants are not thriving at all. they are almost the same size as they were when transplanted. only 2 cucumbers and 2 melons grew a bit.

 

[Charlie Wooster]

Be safe out there

 

[Charlie Wooster]

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