What did you do in the garden today?

[Jenbirdee]

Now I am pondering the garden being put in pots. I think I have enough for everything. Maybe the corn will have to be in the ground but everything else can be in pots.

I used to have an all pots garden. It works pretty well!

 

[NewBoots]

Last year I mentioned that I was going to try to propogate some cuttings from the native red huckleberry bush at the edge of the woods here. And today I finally did it.

This sounds amazing! Let us know how it works out please.

We have 2 of the native black huckleberry bushes in our yard but they're too small to produce much so far. When they are finally in season I go to a large state campground near us and pick both huckleberries and blackberries for jelly. Lots of work for the tiny berries but so good!

 

[akroberts1085]

Introduced my big girls to the chicks today. Little One said NO. Darlin was a little curious but not really interested in seeing them. She squaked at them and they just started chirping and she just stared at them like I am queen you better listen to me. It was funny

 

[MotherofOrpies]

I was wondering, has anyone had success in raising a cherry tree through cuttings? I got some branches with buds from an 80 year old cherry tree a month ago, now the buds have started to bloom and gotten some leaves, I’m hoping they put out roots and I can hopefully plant some cherry trees, has anyone tried this with success?

 

[Molpet]

Whenever anyone says they froze bottles I wonder how it doesn't break the bottles.

I fill an inch below the shoulder but they also make a straight sided bottle for freezing

 

[akroberts1085]

I fill an inch below the shoulder but they also make a straight sided bottle for freezing

My sister would wrap Pepsi bottles in tin foil and place them in the freezer. She said that they would stay cold all day and they would not break.

 

[TJAnonymous]

My new cocoa plant arrived! I put it in this huge planter. Ordered a new heavy duty rolling plant stand because it's far too heavy for me to pick up. My DH and DS had to put it on the towel just so I could push it around without it scratching up my wood floors.

 

[Acre4Me]

Whenever anyone says they froze bottles I wonder how it doesn't break the bottles. And do you ever do just sweet peppers for bottling?

This is what we use. I think we bought the 12 ounce size. We fill to just below the shoulder.

Yes, we also do just sweet Italian peppers too- same: chop, freeze, blend with vinegar and salt, age it.

Maybe the corn will have to be in the ground but everything else can be in pots.

Pots are great, but they also dry out quicker, so they seem higher maintenance in the heat. But, we use pots to grow some veg or greens on the deck.

I fill an inch below the shoulder but they also make a straight sided bottle for freezing

Yes!

 

[TJAnonymous]

This sounds amazing! Let us know how it works out please.

We have 2 of the native black huckleberry bushes in our yard but they're too small to produce much so far. When they are finally in season I go to a large state campground near us and pick both huckleberries and blackberries for jelly. Lots of work for the tiny berries but so good!

I started a bunch of huckleberry seeds. Chickens destroyed/ate ALL of them except one, I think. I'll have to start more and put them farther out in the pasture away from the house...

 

[akroberts1085]

My new cocoa plant arrived! I put it in this huge planter. Ordered a new heavy duty rolling plant stand because it's far too heavy for me to pick up. My DH and DS had to put it on the towel just so I could push it around without it scratching up my wood floors.

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Where did you get the plant from. I would love to have one.