What did you do in the garden today?

[User395221]

Here's what I found:

That link doesn't load for me. What does it say?

 

[GardenTillers44]

One day a couple of pink and grey galahs decided to come and eat them. They came back several times and did a substantial amount of damage before moving on. I couldn't believe it. I have a pink and grey and she is nice, these 2 were diabolical.

We have a 20 yr old African Grey parrot that we raised from the egg. He will chew anything he can get his beak around. He is fine while we are around the home and we let him free range in his room and interact with us, but he gets bored when we are gone and picks the locks on his cage and wanders around and chews things. He got past a padlock one time by unhinging the door and chewed up the entire bannister on our stairs! I can only imagine the damage a flock of these could make.
The Kea parrots in New Zealand are notorious for dismantling cars. There are a plenty of crazy YouTube videos of these birds peeling trim and prying out windshields on cars.

 

[GardenTillers44]

That link doesn't load for me. What does it say?

I had some trouble as well. Try this one for general info.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galah

 

[User395221]

We have a 20 yr old African Grey parrot that we raised from the egg. He will chew anything he can get his beak around.

African Greys are MUCH bigger than galahs and have a much stronger beak. If they'd attacked the bunny houses, they wouldn't still be standing I was surprised at how much damage they did in a relatively short period of time. If I hadn't seen them at it, I never would have guessed what had happened. The annoying thing is that there are lots of trees around and about they could have chomped on. Why they had to pick the bunny houses is a mystery. I thought they might have been escaped pets trying to get in there for food, but they wouldn't come or anything, and they didn't say anything (people anything, they had a lot of cocky stuff to say)

EDIT: A flock of cockies white or black (bigger than galahs) can strip a tree in, oh, about half an hour if not less. We used to have an almond tree and they'd descend on it, take a bit out of every almond, throwing the rest on the ground, and then leaving. They can be very destructive - but those birds were eating. Those 2 destructo-cockies were just wrecking stuff.

 

[GardenTillers44]

The pumpkins & winter squash are starting to get lots of fruits

We have a bumper crop of butternut squash just about ready to harvest. Watermelons were a bust...lots of blooms but no fruit. Not sure what's up with that, but we had a cool, rainy summer so maybe that contributed.

Strawberries have gone crazy and taken over a section of the garden. One of you on this thread also had strawberries going wild. Someone told us we needed to tear them out and start over with starts from the originals because the plants are only productive for 2-3 years??? Any truth to this? The 3 yr old patch looks very healthy and was very productive this year.

 

[User395221]

because the plants are only productive for 2-3 years??? Any truth to this? The 3 yr old patch looks very healthy and was very productive this year.

Incidentally, I just planted some strawberries yesterday and looked up some info. The fellow on the video did say to start some babies after 3 years because they'd start going manky and getting bugs and diseases. He said he planted every year, so there were always young plants coming on. Sounds sensible.

 

[GardenTillers44]

When I was a kid mom would parboil them to get the meat off the bone, dredge the pieces in flour and fry in butter

In an iron skillet...exactly how my grandfather and mom cooked 'em. Squirrel, rabbit, pheasant, grouse, venison, wild turkey. Nothing was wasted. Sometimes mom would dredge and deep fry the meat tidbits, game poppers we called 'em. Works for chicken too. Ahhh, I think I know what we are having for dinner tomorrow....

 

[CapricornFarm]

I want strawberries too! But it will have to be next year. I did go to habitat for humanity today. No shower doors but i did get a big piece of glass in an aluminum frame for $5. That is a start for a cold frame i think they are called.
Did you see the picture of my chicken coop? I started putting the cedar siding on it.

 

[GardenTillers44]

Did you see the picture of my chicken coop? I started putting the cedar siding on it. View attachment 1137139

Nice!

 

[CapricornFarm]

Thanks, husband thought of the idea. I think it gives the coop so much more texture and character. It is going to look like a little log cabin when i am done.