What did you do in the garden today?

[jerryse]

Had rain after dark. Waiting for things to dry out.

 

[CatInTheHenHouse]

The reason I ended up with so many kale plants this year is because they were old so I planted extra to make up for it. They ended up being very viable.

Of course on the flip side I went through three sowings of old marigold seeds and only got a handful of plants, despite those seeds supposedly being good for 5-6 years, so .

 

[Rick589]

Picked cucumbers, had a couple bell peppers that broke off in our storm the other day, so decided to make some sweet pickle relish. I love it on hard boiled eggs. Don't judge me until you try it! View attachment 4195361

Egg salad on the fly.

 

[OnlySympathy]

I was checking my peppers and it turns out my only ripening bell pepper had a giant hole in the back from an earwig

At least the chickens got a snack

 

[Smokerbill]

Egg salad on the fly.

That's better than the alternative...

 

[jerryse]

That's better than the alternative

 

[OnlySympathy]

I went inside to grab some pruners and somehow started making ice cream

 

[TJAnonymous]

I tried some at the beginning of this year that were “sell by December 2014” and didn’t get anything but it can’t hurt to try these. I found some more 2014 a few months ago in the not climate controlled garage so I have basically 0 hope for those but I might as well try to prove myself wrong

When my mom passed away in 2023, I went through her non-climate-controlled garden shed and found hundreds of seed packets. Most had expiration dates of 2016 or 2017. Depending on what it was, I was able to still get successful germination in 2024 and 2025. Doesn't hurt to try...

I was able to germinate beans, lettuce, carrots, cantaloupe, watermelon, and cilantro.

 

[My Very First 6 Chickens]

Harvesting lots of herbs, kale, zucinni, marigold, and calendula for dehydrating to store for the chickens this winter!

 

[Rick589]

That's better than the alternative...

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Good one!