What did you do in the garden today?

[Arielle2]

I hear ya. It's always comforting to see the porch stacked high with rows of chopped wood. We put it out there in the fall for easy access to the wood all winter long. I've always thought Minnesota winters were about as bad as they come, but you guys on the East Coast have really been smacked hard by old man winter the last few years - much harder than we have!

Oh, I have always thought MN was way worse than here!! We got hit the worst about 2 winters ago, just get the snow cleared and another 10-12 inches arrived. A very tough year. Followed by a ridiculously mild winter. Normal is a thing of the past.

My boys do the splitting, but done seem to realize the need to bring it up to the house for storage. I will have them do it of course, because I'm sure by the end of winter they will need to bring up more and discover trudging thru a foot or more of snow for 200 feet or more carrying only one arm full is VERY hard work......they will learn.

Both are hard workers and have been helping to clear the gardens. Pulling tomato stakes and stacking to keep dry for the winter.

 

[Arielle2]

LG--too late to get in garlic???? First frost last night. Very late by 3 weeks.

 

[Pensmaster]

No frost here yet. 39* coldest so far. Rain all week on and off so should be good for us to plant garlic

 

[lazy gardener]

LG--too late to get in garlic???? First frost last night. Very late by 3 weeks.

Nope. I just planted my last row Tues. Had to break through some crunchy frost to open the trench. I hope to get some leaves or wood chips over the bed before it freezes solid. If the ground is not frozen, the garlic can set some nice roots which will give it a head start for next season.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Friday night predicted low 23 degrees! Must cover plants and

 

[pennyJo1960]

we will get tires out of the truck tomorrow grocery shopping day here compost in tires
can wait no frosty here yet

 

[chickmom3941]

It's been a pretty cold week here, and yesterday we tied a (1945) record low of 12 degrees - what fun. Next week is supposed to be above normal, with temps reaching around 50 degrees for several days. We need to take advantage of the nice weather and do a final cleaning/winterizing of the property, and put up any Christmas lights etc. Soon winter will hit and wont leave till spring.

 

[pennyJo1960]

It's been a pretty cold week here, and yesterday we tied a (1945) record low of 12 degrees - what fun. Next week is supposed to be above normal, with temps reaching around 50 degrees for several days. We need to take advantage of the nice weather and do a final cleaning/winterizing of the property, and put up any Christmas lights etc. Soon winter will hit and wont leave till spring.

We have massive leaves to rake but raining daily our typical fall weather have not gone down to freezing also want to work on lights see what we need to replace

 

[Pensmaster]

Seems the more I rake the more that fall.
Need to put lights at the chickens

 

[pennyJo1960]

Seems the more I rake the more that fall.
Need to put lights at the chickens

I do believe I am going to hang a few Christmas lights at the coops also I am a bit of Christmas light mania