What did you do in the garden today?

[TJAnonymous]

Earthquakes, devil comets, and a once-in-a-lifetime total eclipse.

All in one weekend.

Feels a bit apocalyptic, NGL....

 

[TJAnonymous]

I have a crazy amount of eggs from the girls lately. I'm considering dehydrating the extras... Anyone experimented with that?

 

[Liz Birdlover]

Earthquakes, devil comets, and a once-in-a-lifetime total eclipse.

All in one weekend.

Feels a bit apocalyptic, NGL....

Plus the months of rain fall flooding, wind whipping up waves for an ocean sand dunes breach on a highway leading up to it all. Yeah, a lot going on.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning Gardeners, Still waiting on the incubator 14th maybe?
Have most one patch of mustard green seeds to plant.

 

[jerryse]

Cloudy and high of 50. I need to mow. Maybe tomorrow. Sunshine tomorrow. I mow with a self-propelled mower. I think my foot is up to the task. I may have to do some and rest some.

 

[Acre4Me]

Baby girl is tiny. But taking colostrum via syringe. Is able to suck/nurse, but mom seems to have rejected her. Looks like we will milk momma or aunt and feed goats milk via bottle. But, we will try to get her to suckle if momma or aunt let her. My teen wanted a bottle baby, guess she gets one.

Her front legs were weak, gave shot of BOSE (selenium and E) bc this helps prevent certain problems and helps them get stronger.

Garden: I walked around it.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

I didn’t feel the earthquake here. We’re in an area of granite hills and apparently that doesn’t allow the tremors to vibrate as much. Only work outside today is moving the 5 inches of slushy snow off the driveway. I got the driveway clear before lunch but I need to go out and clear the berm from the street. Baby goats are adorable. Happy to hear yours are healthy and doing well @TJAnonymous. I hope your kids get stronger @Acre4Me. Temperatures are zooming up to the 60’s next week. I’m concerned the ground will be too soggy to do any planting.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Baby girl is tiny. But taking colostrum via syringe. Is able to suck/nurse, but mom seems to have rejected her. Looks like we will milk momma or aunt and feed goats milk via bottle. But, we will try to get her to suckle if momma or aunt let her. My teen wanted a bottle baby, guess she gets one.

Her front legs were weak, gave shot of BOSE (selenium and E) bc this helps prevent certain problems and helps them get stronger.

Garden: I walked around it.

When I got my first goat she was 2 days old. I bottled fed her and she turned out so docile and sweet. When the boy goat broke them out of their pens he would take off running. Little Sally always came to my door to let me know he was loose. Bottle feeding is a lot of work but it has its rewards. Best of luck.

 

[NewBoots]

I have tried the 16-inch okra, and the Heavy Hitter okra from Bakers Creek and I prefer the Heavy Hitter. I don't like the texture, light green color and taste of the 16-inch okra variety.

I try okra every year but it's really not hot enough here for it and I usually end up buying it from the farmers market.

Borage...I've never grown it but bought some to try. Is it as bad as mint? LOL. Would it do good in a border, one side against chicken fence & the other side lawn that will just get mowed over if it creeps? Or bad idea?

I've planted borage in my wildflower area, that the bees & butterflies visit, but not the chickens. I've heard it draws the pollinators but you don't want the chickens, cats or dogs eating it, as it can give them upset stomach.

As others have said, it's an annual but reseeds very freely. The seeds are large so they don't pop up too far from the parent plant. I planted it years ago when we first moved in and we have plenty growing here and there. It's one of the first things to bloom in the early spring and it attracts honey bees like crazy so I let grow anywhere it wants to. I've never had any problem with sick critters and the hens get the plants when I thin them out in the spring. I give the young tips to the rabbits as well so maybe just good luck on my part. I also use borage for compost/green tea, that and comfrey are my go to natural fertilizers.

The baby goats are so dang cute, I always swore that if we had enough land we'd have a few milk goats.

It was cold and wet the last couple of days so I didn't get much done in the garden but there are tadpoles swimming around in the small ponds so the frogs have sure been busy.

Oh and does anyone know if having hollyhocks near my vegetables will give the veg rust? I miss hollyhocks so much, I used to always have them but they always get rust.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

I try okra every year but it's really not hot enough here for it and I usually end up buying it from the farmers market.


As others have said, it's an annual but reseeds very freely. The seeds are large so they don't pop up too far from the parent plant. I planted it years ago when we first moved in and we have plenty growing here and there. It's one of the first things to bloom in the early spring and it attracts honey bees like crazy so I let grow anywhere it wants to. I've never had any problem with sick critters and the hens get the plants when I thin them out in the spring. I give the young tips to the rabbits as well so maybe just good luck on my part. I also use borage for compost/green tea, that and comfrey are my go to natural fertilizers.

The baby goats are so dang cute, I always swore that if we had enough land we'd have a few milk goats.

It was cold and wet the last couple of days so I didn't get much done in the garden but there are tadpoles swimming around in the small ponds so the frogs have sure been busy.

Oh and does anyone know if having hollyhocks near my vegetables will give the veg rust? I miss hollyhocks so much, I used to always have them but they always get rust.

I grow okra here in New England. It likes warmth and sunlight but continues to produce up until the first frost of the year. I’m in zone 5a.