What did you do in the garden today?

[HerbGir1972]

Cut collards for the chickies, dropped off a 50 lb bag of chicken compost. Hoping to get it tilled as soon as it dries out this time around.

 

[lazy gardener]

Nothing much yesterday since I had way too many father and husband duties to attend too. I truly love the family I have. Last week and Saturday though I got some time to get one of the planters set in the ground and leveled. The second one has proven to be more of a PITR than it should have been but with some good weather this week (I hope) I should be able to pull the framework back out of the ground and reset to level. I am going to have to add in more supports at either end of the planters and have already gotten the wood for it. Once these guys are leveled up I'll seal the insides, put in the plastic liners and begin the plumbing. After that it's grow media, seedlings and finally the picket fence around the pond. The big grey thing in the background is the same kind of container that houses the pond, I'd planned to use the second one but decided against it after encountering a couple of issues so it is now for sale locally. The sandy spot behind where the pond is now is getting a watermelon and cantaloupe plant and our blackberries.

Pictures. (Yes I know it's a mess right now but I'm getting there)

Work doesn't happen without a mess! Impressive. With that sandy soil, I'm wondering what planting zone you're in?

 

[RichnSteph]

Work doesn't happen without a mess! Impressive. With that sandy soil, I'm wondering what planting zone you're in?

Thanks! We are in zone 8b. We could probably have planted a few things already but I've been struggling to find time for construction. The sandy soil here is terrible for anything other than oak trees and coastal grass, oh and stickers. With the AP set up we plan to run year round with shade during the summer and miniature green houses for the winter. I'm sure we'll learn plenty this year.

 

[hennible]

Zone 8! -drools-

 

[cutechick53]

Seems I recall something about planting seeds . 1 for the crow 1 to pull 1 to hoe and 1 to grow . Probably not in order but best I can remember .

In a Laura Ingalls Wilder books there was a saying that Charles made: 1 for the gopher, 2 for the gopher, 3 for the gopher, 4 don't go fur.

 

[erinszoo]

Not doing a thing but wondering where in the world all this snow came from ... ugh. I'm cold. Enough of winter already.

 

[lazy gardener]

3 - 6 inches due again tonight. Minus 19 F this morning. Spring, oh Spring, where fore art thou? About 4' of snow in the yard right now.

 

[hennible]

A good four feet here too, it's been melting like mad during the day. -10C here not to bad, 14F... Should be above freezing later...

 

[lazy gardener]

I don't think I've seen above 32 since some time in December.

 

[hennible]

Wow. It's not the norm here but we've had a lot of days of very warm weather to melt some of the snow. Even saw a fly outside the other day...