What did you do in the garden today?

[TJAnonymous]

Raining today and the atmosphere has turned a sickly yellow green color. Hoping that isn't a precursor for a tornado (which is possible although they aren't supposed to be strong).

 

[Smokerbill]

I cleaned up around my raised beds with the weed eater.

 

[PopoMyers]

I'd never heard of a SS hose until I saw it in a catalog. I'd be up for replacing one hose at a time, if they are as good as they sound.

I have a LOT of hose. Probably 300 feet to service the downhill garden, and 75-100 to take care of any hose needed in the front yard. We have a splitter at the spigot at the house.

Well, we will when hubby disconnects the hose he put there to fill containers to take to the tote up the hill. I tried to take it off, but couldn't budge it.

Got mine on Amazon. Probably will get another soon. In my head, I'm trying to design a soaker hose system. Do I go with emitters,(and all the different size tubing, etc.) or flat soaker hose with quick connect attachments?

 

[CatInTheHenHouse]

Finally got my remaining pepper seedlings in today, and put some fencing around my potatoes. Something was munching on them, my best guess is deer, although there seems to be some insect damage too. I hope the Japanese Beetles aren’t back.

 

[PopoMyers]

I have SO MANY EWO. They've completely taken over a 4'x4' area of a bed and continue trying to spread to the other half of the bed. I started thinking them out this year by giving some to my mother for her new garden. I could easily take out 4 or 5 times as many.

Phone year I just picked off the top bulbs, and shared them. Also, a neighbor used them as scallions.

The only SS hoses I see are for dishwashers, refrigerator water lines or washing machines, it is braided. I didn't know they made super long ones.

Holy cow, here it is, never knew til now...wow, it does Not cost more than the Zero Hose does! I paid 50 bucks each for those, 50 feet long. Darn...shoulda coulda woulda!!! How many times do we grumble That to ourselves!

Bionic Steel PRO Metal Garden Hose 50 Ft with Nozzle, 304 Stainless Steel Water Hose, 50 Ft Garden Hose Tough & Flexible, Lightweight, Crush Resistant, Kink & Tangle Free, Rust Proof - 2024 Model https://a.co/d/6i3y0aN

Amazon has a lot to choose from. Even saw a 75' one.

 

[PopoMyers]

I have SO MANY EWO. They've completely taken over a 4'x4' area of a bed and continue trying to spread to the other half of the bed. I started thinking them out this year by giving some to my mother for her new garden. I could easily take out 4 or 5 times as many.

You could always sell the top bulbs. Have you seen the price of these!?

 

[PopoMyers]

My Roma’s needed more calcium so I got to crushing! It’s raining but put on poncho and went out anyway to treat tomatoes and check on chickens.
I had to switch to bigger basket and I just know I missed a cucumber!
We have a golden comet who can fly up and through the electric fence! I keep trying to fatten the. As quickly as possible but there’s that one !

I know glads have an up and down, but what determines which way they will blooom, facing? I only like this bc when in garden I can enjoy them too

Oh, I guess according to your photo, the glads are blooming every which way. Mine seem to bloom toward the west side of the yard.

 

[PopoMyers]

Oh, I meant to ask you bee people - do you have a bee waterer you can recommend for me to put in the garden? I see they make little cup one, ones with marbles, little stairs for a bird bath, etc. Is any one better - are some just gimmicks?

I have a bird bath, and make sure I float some sticks in it or put a rough rock or ceramic hydroponic balls for them to climb on in case they fall in. Makes me sad to find drowned bees. You can also just have shallow rock filled container, adding water to just below the level of the rocks.

 

[PopoMyers]

I've been pregerminating my bean seeds, and have gradually planted them out. It's too cool yet to direct seed. Did the majority of them yesterday, and more popped by this morning, so got those out too. Harvested all the oregano this morning, and having DH dig out the huge patch of them so I can put something else there.
Of course, there's always weeds to kill.
I bought some new lavender plants to put in. My really old ones took a hard beating this winter. I bought l. augustifolia and another on called Blue Spear. Anyone else here love lavender?

 

[pennyJo1960]

I have a massive lavender in pot plenty not my favored herb.