What did you do in the garden today?

[fuzzi]

they are not invasive in my climate. we have to water them here. I would like to have wisteria like this (internet pic):

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It comes up all over the yard, including my raised beds. The pretty flowers for a couple weeks aren't worth the struggle to keep it under control...

 

[fuzzi]

I agree. I have not bought Sungold starts in years because the volunteers just do so much better! But sometimes they cross with my brandywines & make funny catfaced little maters.

So what does everyone use as mulch on the garden paths?

Cardboard between the raised beds

 

[Smokerbill]

Thanks for the video! I needed a good laugh today. Curly is the best Stooge ever!

What's interesting is how much more impressive the volunteer plants are compared to my indoor started ones. Stalks are double the thickness, at least. I can hit them with the hose stream and they don't even budge.

I agree. I have not bought Sungold starts in years because the volunteers just do so much better!

I found a little volunteer tomato in the garden yesterday and decided to leave it and see if it catches up with the foot-tall tomato plants I put in the ground a few days ago.

If it performs as well as the plants I spent time, money and effort starting indoors, I will try planting some of my store-bought tomato seeds in the ground this fall and see how they do next year when direct seeded.

 

[Smokerbill]

I think I planted my onion sets way too deep in the ground (4 or 5 inches) for them to make good size bulbs. I removed about 4 inches of dirt from around half my onions to see if it really makes a difference.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I have walking onions love those things.
Morning Gardeners !
Sun is out high 60's today!

 

[Smokerbill]

So far today I've put my first batch of marigolds, a few parsley plants and a pair of marjoram plants in the garden. I watered over the bean and squash seeds too.

Still have dill and okra to plant. Need to figure out where they'll go, then make the planting beds before the seeds go in.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

The upper garden is ready to plant the green beans. I took some time after lunch to mow the front yard. The trimming will have to wait until tomorrow. Getting ready to let the big chickens out while I set up the sprinkler for the green bean garden then plant the beans. The temperature right now is 78F. Dry and sunny. I did water everything that is already planted before breakfast this morning. I’m still waiting for the pinto and black beans to germinate. So much to do. The rain that is forecasted for tomorrow looks like a passing shower. I’m not complaining at least the monsoon conditions have gone away.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

I use cardboard and / or whatever I have on hand on the garden paths @Sueby. Sometimes I’ve used mulch but that doesn’t last long either.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I bought baby marigolds he said let them grow a bit.
Put them out 2 days ago to harden a little.
Think maybe ready to plant.

 

[Sueby]

I have used cardboard & wood chip mulch in the paths since I first started the garden. It doesn't last long or keep the weeds at bay. I'm a bit neurotic about weeds in my garden, I wish I wasn't, but they bother me & I seem to waste too much time on them. I was thinking of slate stone with like creeping thyme in between or even small crushed rock. But it's on a hill so everything ends up at the bottom (including the mulch). I think I just need to get over my hate of weeds.