What did you do in the garden today?

[cj2024]

I opened a can of Glory Southern Style Collard Greens today and mixed in some fresh Prism Kale from my Kratky buckets.
It's basically simmered in a sweet ham broth and the Kale is chopped and diced into pieces. I decided to thicken the broth with corn starch and threw in some chopped up whole ham.

 

[TJAnonymous]

That sounds so great! I can hardly wait to see photos!

I need to get irises, we have a great iris farm nearby. I've been wanting to plant more bulbs. I love bulb flowers!

It's a weird angle for the picture but this bed is 8 ft long by 2 - 3 ft wide. Except for the rose bush in the middle (sprayed with Bordeaux mix), I've had different flowers in this bed every year. I can't seem to find anything that can withstand the invasive weeds, chickens, and goats. I put up chicken wire to keep them out. Need to find something more decorative though because it's right next to my house and the chicken wire looks so redneck.

Anyway, I had over 100 iris bulbs between my mom's house (I dug them up after she died last year) and the previous homeowner of our house. I gave away a TON and I still have more that I need to dig up, divide, and replant somewhere else...

 

[Smokerbill]

I've eaten a lot of cans of Glory greens before I started gardening again (got 'em at Walmart). They are good, a little sweetness but just enough. Seasoned nicely too.

I opened a can of Glory Southern Style Collard Greens today and mixed in some fresh Prism Kale from my Kratky buckets.
It's basically simmered in a sweet ham broth and the Kale is chopped and diced into pieces. I decided to thicken the broth with corn starch and threw in some chopped up whole ham.

 

[fuzzi]

I had to laugh because your picture of spider wort with a spider tickled my funny bone. LOL

I didn't see the spider when I took the photo, discovered it when editing it!

 

[Smokerbill]

I didn't see the spider when I took the photo, discovered it when editing it!

Good catch! I would've missed it.

 

[fuzzi]

I opened a can of Glory Southern Style Collard Greens today and mixed in some fresh Prism Kale from my Kratky buckets.
It's basically simmered in a sweet ham broth and the Kale is chopped and diced into pieces. I decided to thicken the broth with corn starch and threw in some chopped up whole ham.

I fed my last collard plant to the flock today.

 

[NewBoots]

I opened a can of Glory Southern Style Collard Greens today and mixed in some fresh Prism Kale from my Kratky buckets.
It's basically simmered in a sweet ham broth and the Kale is chopped and diced into pieces. I decided to thicken the broth with corn starch and threw in some chopped up whole ham.

Sounds good, I added the collards to Wednesday's shopping list. I love making them from scratch but it just takes so long.

I fed my last collard plant to the flock today.

Spent greens are such a treat, they make the girls so freaking happy.

 

[Acre4Me]

Stuff DS brought home in open top bins is mostly lost to the mice. UNBELIEVABLE the mess they make and the damage they cause.

So true. My mom had some mice in her basement a few years ago. Exterminator in, with follow up visits. No more mice…except, the storage room (large one) in her basement was never cleaned out. We tried to clean it out for her years before any mice issues but she just wouldn’t let us go through the stuff. Still won’t let us go through the stuff.

I believe positive thoughts can have a definite effect on our physical form.

Very true. I had a job in a negative environment once. Every day seemed like a month long. Time to change passwords came around, it was frequently required, and I decided to use positive type passwords for the new passwords. I had to type these passwords in multiple times a day, and it was actually a positive thing to do-a frequent positive boost in my very long days there.

 

[Dough Hill]

think this is going to be a good season.

Me too. This will be the biggest garden I’ve put out in about 20 years thanks to a new job change and better health due to my old job had me so psychical and mentally tired all the time.

 

[Dough Hill]

Well, it's not really a greenhouse. I have 4x8 raised garden beds. I added PVC pipe to make hoops to support 10' wide poly sheeting. I also have a 1x2 across the top of the PVC to support overhead sprinklers if needed but I didn't need that for structure.
I can cover all six of my beds if I desire. I currently only have the one done up to protect my seedlings and whatever plants I will inevitably impulse buy from the local college plant sales in a few weeks.

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ETA: the clamps are from Home Cheapo, the bag is like 9$. The galvanized pipe holders are for 3/4" PVC, they come in bags of 10 for like 4$. The PVC hoops are 8' long 1/2".

Thanks I might try this setup look very nice.