What did you do in the garden today?

[RichnSteph]

If you happen to grow winter squash I kept a variety in my spare room, the last one is still in good shape (spaghetti squash) and nearly 2 years old. I tried something my sister had done, mix a bleach solution ( 10% bleach 90% water ) and wiped the squash all down... I don't to if that's useful or not.

I love information like this. I'm filing this away with the info about rubbing fresh eggs with a light coat of oil and storing them in a cool dry place for up to 9 months.

 

[hennible]

I love information like this. I'm filing this away with the info about rubbing fresh eggs with a light coat of oil and storing them in a cool dry place for up to 9 months.

And I'm filing that! Great info!

 

[HerbGir1972]

Planting herbs. Culinary & medicinal

 

[lazy gardener]

Note to self: When transporting cattle panels, IN ADDITION to cross tieing them with ratchet straps, hook the panels VERY WELL to the bed of the truck. I thought I had my load secured: 2 panels, cross tied, and standing up like an upside down U in the PU bed. They worked loose, and went rolling down the road. I thank God that there were no cars coming in either direction. I called my son who was working a couple of miles away, and by the time he showed up, a couple of good samaritans had stopped and were working on getting them secured in the truck bed for me. I'm so very thankful for the wonderful folks who will stop to help a lady in distress! Those panels are so tightly crammed into that truck bed, that there's no way I can work them loose without hubby's help... so they'll be going with me for all the rest of my errands today!

 

[RichnSteph]

Note to self: When transporting cattle panels, IN ADDITION to cross tieing them with ratchet straps, hook the panels VERY WELL to the bed of the truck. I thought I had my load secured: 2 panels, cross tied, and standing up like an upside down U in the PU bed. They worked loose, and went rolling down the road. I thank God that there were no cars coming in either direction. I called my son who was working a couple of miles away, and by the time he showed up, a couple of good samaritans had stopped and were working on getting them secured in the truck bed for me. I'm so very thankful for the wonderful folks who will stop to help a lady in distress! Those panels are so tightly crammed into that truck bed, that there's no way I can work them loose without hubby's help... so they'll be going with me for all the rest of my errands today!

When folks actually stop and help someone in need it gives me just a bit more faith in our society.

Years ago I helped some friends drop a huge tree and then load it up into two trailers and my pickup. On the way out to the property to unload it the guy in front of me hauling the trailer wasn't paying attention and the trailer started swaying behind the truck. It got so bad before he could stop it that it chucked a log weighing a couple hundred pounds out of the trailer and into on-coming traffic. The log bounced once and then went right over the top of a very scared older couple in a Lincoln. After loading the log back up we drove much slower for the rest of the trip.

 

[A-K-A]

We carried 3 panels on each side of all our stock trailers. Another 30 some on a purpose built trailer. We coild load out about any we could get the trucks in.


I fertilized and watered the garden this morning. My wife weeded and i shoveled composted matter around our mini orchard.

She also cut some herbs for the kitchen.

 

[A-K-A]

Planting herbs. Culinary & medicinal

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Sounds like this place

 

[RichnSteph]

I took a long hard look at the 48 seed containers that we started last week and all of them have something in them that is sprouting... but they are all the same. I know that a couple of them are Swiss Chard because they are green leaves with red stalks and lettuce since the leaves are very wide but all the others look like weeds. I planted them in soil from our compost bin from last year that was heated very very well and has been sitting out for months to "season". Nothing in the bin is sprouting... could I have some crazy heat resistant weed seeds that just waited until they were watered to sprout? I don't want to pull them in case they are actually the broccoli and lettuce and kale that I planted.

I wish I knew what seedlings of differing plants are supposed to look like. All of them except the Chard, oh and the lettuce which has very wide light green leaves, are tall and thin like grass leaves.

 

[Honey Maid]

I know what you mean. I started seeds, made a list of what I started, had an argument, tossed the list, now am not sure of what some of the stuff is. Crap, thank goodness FFA is having a plant sale this weekend.
I've missed the forum, been reql busy this week with the garden, and, getting ready for fire season.
Planted in themgarden so far is, crookneck squash, red leaf lettuce, cukes, bush beans, bell peppers, peas, swiss chard, onions red and yellow, carrots, radishes, tomato (need more though) potato white and purple, brussel sprouts, cabbage, marigolds.

I've got the following sprouting, beoccoli, cauliflower, okra, 1 out of 9 yellow watermellon sprouted, and some stuff I cant figure out what it is, and cant remember what I planted. Also have celantro, oregano and lemon balm in the herb garden, need to plant more herbs.

Had an unexpected snow today, windy yesterday and it blew over some tall flowers, dont know what they are, maybe I can get a pic posted, and someone might know. Nope, cant post a pic, that is missing above

 

[hennible]

I took a long hard look at the 48 seed containers that we started last week and all of them have something in them that is sprouting... but they are all the same. I know that a couple of them are Swiss Chard because they are green leaves with red stalks and lettuce since the leaves are very wide but all the others look like weeds. I planted them in soil from our compost bin from last year that was heated very very well and has been sitting out for months to "season". Nothing in the bin is sprouting... could I have some crazy heat resistant weed seeds that just waited until they were watered to sprout? I don't want to pull them in case they are actually the broccoli and lettuce and kale that I planted.

I wish I knew what seedlings of differing plants are supposed to look like. All of them except the Chard, oh and the lettuce which has very wide light green leaves, are tall and thin like grass leaves.

My kid stole many of my plant markers, lots of not sure what's planted where... Lol
Here's a pic of a young broccoli sprout in my garden.

The first leaves are sort of heart shaped.
Well I'm at it, any one know what this hardy perennial green is?