What did you do in the garden today?

[Minanora]

Started more seeds yesterday. Cucumber, zucchini, winter squash, melons, pumpkins. Several varieties of each.

Looking forward to being able to put everything outside in the hoop bed. It's turning into a bit of a chore to move everything outside in the morning and put in the shed at night. Frost danger is still a thing here and the nighttime temps are still in the low 40s.

 

[Molpet]

Question. I know some of you post from your phone. I find it a hassle. Is there an easy way to get onto this thread from my phone?

I usually go through the alerts
Or watched threads. I leave the tab open.
I have a Motorola phone.

 

[dirkandlorie]

You can also use small pieces of white bread to clean the “dust” out of the grinder. Just put the pieces of bread in the processor bowl and grind that. It thoroughly wipes the bowl clean.

I never in a million years would've thought of that! Thank you for the tip.

 

[TJAnonymous]

Today is hatch day! We have 4 chicks already... 4 left to hatch

 

[TJAnonymous]

Question. I know some of you post from your phone. I find it a hassle. Is there an easy way to get onto this thread from my phone?

I usually click on 'Threads with your posts' from the Forums tab in the drop down menu on the upper left side. This thread is usually on the top of that list. As soon as you click on it, it will take you to the last post you read from the last time you visited. That allows me to pick up where I left off and see what I missed.

 

[MotherofOrpies]

I don't know what to think. I watched a youtube video where a guy put whole muscovy duck eggs in his raised beds. some months later there was no trace of eggs.

Maybe a marten was happy to take them

 

[MotherofOrpies]

I had previously assumed that if I put eggshells into the ground, and a few months later could not see any visible signs of those eggshells, that the eggshells must have fully composted, and all the nutrients (calcium) had been released into the soil. According to these chemists, the calcium bond in the eggshells is very strong and it can take up to years for that bond to break in soil and become bioavailable to the plants. The calcium might not be bioavailable to the plants until long after you cannot visually detect any eggshells in the soil.

There are many ways to speed up that process of breaking that chemical bond and releasing that calcium. Since I have chickens, I prefer to crush the eggshells and feed them back to the chickens in their chicken scratch. Whatever parts of eggshells they eat, their body will absorb some of the calcium. What remaining eggshell passes through their digestive track will break down faster in the chicken poo, compared to soil or compost.

IMHO, the only incorrect way of using eggshells is to toss them into the garbage can. Reusing eggshells in the garden, in compost, or feeding them back to the chickens will all result in benefits to you. Some methods of calcium extraction are just faster than others.

My friend has been putting egg shells into her flower beds for ages, you can really see the difference between the ones which have egg shells and the ones where she didn’t put any in! You also have to pay attention which plants, not all of them love calcium!!

 

[akroberts1085]

I was planning on getting an enclosure built for the ducklings but the rain started again.

 

[MotherofOrpies]

My wild plum is in full bloom

An ornamental cherry in bloom

 

[Grandmas Coop]

Maybe a marten was happy to take them

Well actually, thanks for the reminder, I did that, when I plant tomatoes I put a whole egg in the hole, crack it and plant my tomato plant.. They grow great!! The egg feeds the plant.