What did you do in the garden today?

[CapricornFarm]

I did go out and shoveled guinea poo. Then i planted the confederate rose. Started raining again. But that whatever it is has been at the garden and ate my plants has been at it again, even with the fence wired with electric. Even the marigolds are not immune. It is very demoralizing. Maybe i will build a totally enclosed area for next year.
It would be easier to just fence in each enclosed bed and have doors that swing open to pick stuff and pull weeds. Pretty desperate situation. My garden is going from bad to worse.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I did go out and shoveled guinea poo. Then i planted the confederate rose. Started raining again. But that whatever it is has been at the garden and ate my plants has been at it again, even with the fence wired with electric. Even the marigolds are not immune. It is very demoralizing. Maybe i will build a totally enclosed area for next year.

they still might get in? vdo you know the varmit?

 

[igorsMistress]

Got back from taking my son to the dentist and the crepe myrtles had arrived. Got an extra, they're in some water in the sink then outside to the patio for early morning planting. Overwatered the grapes, moved three wheel barrows of dirt and another full of rocks. Hubs is going to help me with getting bulk trash out tomorrow morning, can't wait to get that done! Getting new tubes and tires put on Frankenwagon, he needs a paint job too at some point, and the doggie door is finally getting done.

 

[igorsMistress]

I'll take the leftovers.


Nothing in ours in the summer either. Flower pots and supplies maybe

Oh heck no, the sun kills much here without putting it in an oven. Even in winter it'll need vents for daytime here though.

 

[pennyJo1960]

hey real bad pain in my diaphragm as vertebra pops pushes can't breath BF pops back then giving 140 lb Lab in the tum NO WAY HE HATES IT... Mom not dumb I take dog back end puts first it in the tub then the front followed .... go out side clean birds give them squash.. front of old run still up chickens cannot run out a door that way but all our dry weather make it hard pack so drag little joe tiller out run that for 30 minutes vibrate pound off why do i hurt?????

 

[lazy gardener]

I picked green beans in the rain today. We desperately need rain, so I was thankful for it. Tonight, those beans are finishing their time in the pressure cooker. This makes 17 pints so far, and I still have the yard long and the blue lakes to go.

The 2 BE cockerels have been sent to jail. Those boys are not playing nice. I do hope they learn some manners before fall, as I want to keep one. But, I'd rather have a flock without a roo than put up with their foolishness. Though I do have a broody buster cage. Nah... no way would I consider keeping a roo in a cage.

 

[pennyJo1960]

tough choice there Blue gave me green layers but took him to auction sold him should of just separated him but cannot get him back now

 

[CapricornFarm]

they still might get in? vdo you know the varmit?

Not for sure, but we suspect ground hog.

 

[lazy gardener]

Check to be sure that the ground hog does not have a tunnel hidden in your garden. Last summer I had one with a tunnel in the middle of the raspberry canes. They will hide their tunnel where ever there is sufficient plant material to cover it. Not a difficult task in my jungle garden.

 

[CapricornFarm]

No way, there is no where it could have a tunnel opening inside the garden. It is fairly small and there is very little vegetation. I know every inch, there is no tunnel. But it must be climbing the fence under neath the hot wire. In my opinion, there are not enough posts so the fence is sort of loose. I am about two thirds done pouring rocks over the ground to keep anything from tunneling in. But no evidence of that either.