What did you do in the garden today?

[WthrLady]

Tequila or whiskey???

Great job on the rehab. I did that to a few houses when I was 20 years younger, and even then, it was a lot of hard work. I couldn't do it today.

I WISH. 4 allergy jabs a week

 

[akroberts1085]

Last night the youngest granddaughter helped put my small greenhouse put together. I put most of my fall garden veggies in it. Then we worked on getting pumpkin peeled and cut and boiled it. This afternoon we made pumpkin bread. It was so good. The pumpkins were gifted to me

 

[CNJ]

It's been going on for a month and a half and I finally see one Prairie Fire cherry and one Black Plum Cherry sprout. I gave up on them after a month and took the cover off and left them out in a place where they get morning sun. This is what I do whenever I see just one tomato seed sprout or when they don't sprout after a month. I hope more and different varieties sprout in the coming days.

In addition, I got 2 giant black winter melon to sprout out of 10 seeds in another tray. This will be my first time growing them, so I am really excited. I read that they can thrive in both dry and wet conditions, and I should circle the vine on the ground until I see a fruit set and then tie it up to support the heavy melon. Also, I think it said to grow only two giant melons per plant.

 

[WthrLady]

Last night the youngest granddaughter helped put my small greenhouse put together. I put most of my fall garden veggies in it. Then we worked on getting pumpkin peeled and cut and boiled it. This afternoon we made pumpkin bread. It was so good. The pumpkins were gifted to me

Thank you for reminding me that I have a cushaw that needs a date with the oven.

 

[chickengr]

Why do you use wood ash? Like what exactly is it supposed to do *
Wood ash and water can be highly alkaline and burn skin, I never thought about putting it in a wet coop. You've never burned your animals?

wood ash helps to dry faster. there is plenty of duck poop in soil so it cannot be very alkaline.

 

[chickengr]

You don't need a grow tent to grow vegetables in doors, all you need is a grow light. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TVD1Y3K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1
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with the price for those lights here you can buy veggies all year around.

 

[CNJ]

with the price for those lights here you can buy veggies all year around.

It's fun to do, but the lights are expensive, even this small 17 inch one in the video cost $97.

 

[BDutch]

In my country they sell these grow lights for 10 euro.
https://www.ledlampshopxl.nl/led-kw...wMVLJ1oCR1jbQPsEAQYBiABEgK-2fD_BwE#imageGal-5

 

[1cock2hens]

wood ash helps to dry faster.

That's interesting. Wood ash can bring the ph up to 12+ quicker then one might expect and a ph of 12 is not nearly ideal.
I don't understand your last statement. I understand the words but not the point I guess. Are you saying because of the acidic nature of duck feces the soil can't be very alkaline? I guess that is possible but it would be entirely dependent on the amount of duck feces piled up/ absorbed into that area and quantity of wood ash.

there is plenty of duck poop in soil so it cannot be very alkaline.

 

[BDutch]

That's interesting. Wood ash can bring the ph up to 12+ quicker then one might expect and a ph of 12 is not nearly ideal.
I don't understand your last statement. I understand the words but not the point I guess. Are you saying because of the acidic nature of duck feces the soil can't be very alkaline? I guess that is possible but it would be entirely dependent on the amount of duck feces piled up/ absorbed into that area and quantity of wood ash.

I throw lots of autumn leaves in the run every autumn to compensate the chicken poop. I guess the wood ash does about the same for the high levels of nitrates in the chickens poop.