What did you do in the garden today?

[Auntiejessi3]

Planted cucumber, purple hull cow pea, and eggplant seeds yesterday since we are getting some good rain today.

 

[WthrLady]

5 acres scarred
seeded and rolled
I estimate I've lost 30-50% of my grazing to 3 years of extreme and exceptional drought. The top soil has gone, and now we have erosion.
UNREAL.
I still need to put up a temporary fence to keep the boys out of their newly seeded bit, or I'll end up with 6 200 pound chia pets.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

I went looking for information to share about Nightshade vegetables and inflammation.

I had to switch browsers to find this site, which is all about common sense:
https://joannejensen.com/nightshade-vegetables/
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Be informed and open to different ideas.

Is this person a scientist, nutritionist or medical professional? I am skeptical of information passed on through social media that has no scientific basis. Sorry. I don’t have a problem with foods in the nightshade family and I also have fibromyalgia and arthritis. I have to be careful with high potassium content foods because I have CKD. That came from medications I had been taking. I do try to be open minded about information but I am cautious to learn more about claims made on social media especially when the information is coming from someone who is profiting from it.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Do bell peppers upset anyone's stomach here? I can only eat them well sautéed. Other peppers do not give me indigestion...weird right? The orange, yellow & red bells do not bother tummy as bad but those green ones, whoa momma, they actually give me like an acid refux reaction.

The green ones aren’t ripe. That could be the problem. I like the green ones cooked but the ripe ones yellows, reds, and orange colored are sweeter.

 

[Molpet]

Do bell peppers upset anyone's stomach here? I can only eat them well sautéed. Other peppers do not give me indigestion...weird right? The orange, yellow & red bells do not bother tummy as bad but those green ones, whoa momma, they actually give me like an acid refux reaction.

I used to be able to eat raw Bell peppers and onions, until I turned 50. Nowadays they have to be cooked or I have indigestion

 

[pennyJo1960]

I prefer them sauteed at least.
Even raw I am not bothered by them.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

I used to be able to eat raw Bell peppers and onions, until I turned 50. Nowadays they have to be cooked or I have indigestion

Something to keep in mind. Raw vegetables are generally more nutrient dense and higher in fiber and therefore require a little more work by your digestive system than cooked foods. If the vegetables are making you gassy, then they are likely doing good things for your body. If certain foods are giving you serious indigestion you should speak to your primary care provider.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

Something to keep in mind. Raw vegetables are generally more nutrient dense and higher in fiber and therefore require a little more work by your digestive system than cooked foods. If the vegetables are making you gassy, then they are likely doing good things for your body. If certain foods are giving you serious indigestion you should speak to your primary care provider.

I eat raw cabbage, so delicious, no problems. Just green bell peppers upset the stomach. No gas thank goodness.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

They are available at Farm and Fleet here - Tractor supply might have them. I have seen them at Menards before as well - check the stores with Burpee racks.

They weren't at Tractor Supply so I just ordered some on Amazon, they'll arrive Saturday.
100+ Glass Gem Corn Seeds Non-GMO Popcorn Delicious Jewel-Toned, Glass-Like Kernels, Grown in USA. Rare! Ornamental and Edible! HARLEY SEEDS https://a.co/d/e8W9kb1

 

[Sueby]

Waiting and waiting on an order from Gurneys. 2 roses, one rose hip rose. It is Day 8 of transit. Supposed to arrive tomorrow. Seems rather irresponsible to ship plants, in boxes, using a very slow transit method (FedEx ground). There is nothing express about it. Will they still be viable or even alive? I hope so.

I hate when they do that!

I took the weed whacker to the big garden yesterday and it is actually looking like a garden area again. Unfortunately I had a really bad allergic reaction to all the plant matter and dirt and whatever was flying in the air. Today I moved the extra arch from the slope to the grand daughters new garden. I also moved the butterfly chair over there as well.
I'm picking up some lattice tomorrow to define the space a little better. I'll take a picture when everything is set up. I'm still tossing dead wood into that garden bed that I raised the sides on. There's a lot of wood in there now. I may finished the base with partially decomposed compost to hurry things along. First time growing strawberries. I planted the crowns in hanging grow bags and they look fine. Not really growing all that much still. It is still on the cool side. The temperature is going down to 21F overnight tonight which I'm sure they will be fine, however the next overnight it could get down to 18F. Should I cover them? The planting instructions said they needed to cold stratify, but I'm wondering how cold is too cold for bare root strawberries?

My bare roots are going in this weekend & I will cover them for anything in the low 20s or below. They'd probably be fine, but I don't want to take a chance when I can easily throw a frost cover over them.

Speaking of, I got my strawberry GreenStalk ready to go - mixed up my own mix of soil & it's beautiful. My compost is gorgeous, only wish I was able to sift it. Oh well. My awesome DH set me up to do it all at waist hight & accommodate my weight limit. It was so fun to play in the dirt again!

My compost:

Home made potting mix:

GreenStalk ready for strawberries & then stacking:

Once that's done I'll get the next one ready for the onions. No clue when they're shipping, should be soon I would think.