What did you do in the garden today?

[pennyJo1960]

May have to change tires next year. I have planted tomato in those before.
I do amend the dirt in my tires every year.
Maybe not enough.

 

[jerryse]

I ordered a kneeling bench to use in the garden. It is hard for me to get up from kneeling. It came today.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I garden in tires now but have a a ton of plants om them.
No bending for me.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

I happen to like to eat lima beans. I’m originally from the South and I learned that bacon grease makes just about everything tasty. DD requested lima beans this year so I planted them. Yes, they are a bit of a pita to grow here but she does so much for me I was happy to oblige. I call the green ones lima beans and the brown ones butter beans. Not quite the same @fuzzi.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Also regarding my small potato harvest. I planted about a 5 by 4 foot space with fingerling potatoes. It really isn’t a bad haul considering the flooding. There was water pooling in the spots where we pulled the plants up. I read an article in the local paper this morning about the farmers in a good part of New England losing nearly their entire crop. I grow stuff for myself and my daughter to enjoy. Last year I grew a lot of vegetables and it was nice to be able to give fresh produce and eggs to a local food pantry. I feel bad that I’m not able to do this again this year because it’s been a tough growing season. But I feel really bad that small family owned farms are losing their livelihoods this year. I feel fortunate for what I can actually produce to offset my grocery bill. I’ll split the potatoes with DD and actually these will last a while since we don’t normally eat that many potatoes. She was thrilled about getting so many purple potatoes.

 

[DotToDot]

Have you seen any monarch butterflies hanging out around your milkweeds?

Not yet!

 

[fuzzi]

Saturday, Part 2

My old vegetable garden was neglected and grew small trees. Last Spring (2022) I had someone cut the trees down to the ground, then I covered the area with used carpet to smother new tree growth.

But that didn't stop weeds from TRYING.

Headed back outside, hedge clippers in hand...

I got up to my water barrel, turned the corner of the garden and attacked the second side. I thought the matted growth area was ivy.

Nope, wild grapes. No, just no.

(that's the tall blueberry bush I trimmed around earlier, top right of this picture)

Then I ran the lawnmower around the edge of the entire carpeted garden area. It's not perfect but looks SO much better!

Grapevines went on the burn pile, as I do not want to take a chance of them resurrecting in the compost pile. I'm not sure if the chicks would like them, or if it might be something I shouldn't give them.

Went inside to cool down, and it started raining.

Total time for today: 2 hours approximately. Not bad.

Addendum: added a hose holder once the rain stopped.

 

[muddy75]

A little weeding and checking but still need to start tying and finish caging but there's always tomorrow

 

[Sally PB]

I weeded some, and turned the compost pile today. My reward? The very first tomato, a cherry. Very tasty.

I also dug the rest of the volunteer potatoes that were in with the sweet potatoes. I'll cook them tomorrow.

What's the best way to cook new potatoes?

 

[fuzzi]

I weeded some, and turned the compost pile today. My reward? The very first tomato, a cherry. Very tasty.

I also dug the rest of the volunteer potatoes that were in with the sweet potatoes. I'll cook them tomorrow.

What's the best way to cook new potatoes?

Boil in their jackets.