What did you do in the garden today?

[Arielle]

aggiemae-- thank you for the reminder to use CARDBOARD. I have been struggling with the idea of using a non-biodegradeable type of mulch. Have access to more cardboard than you can image.

What chemicals should be considered as much of the cardboard is coming in from CHina etc via products being shipped into this country. Geez. Amazing the effects of importing can have.

Weeded the peppers. Hard to find among the weeds. Seem to be not as hardy as the weeds. Mint is taking off. Even in areas the peppers are now gone. No ripe tomatos. Very disapointing. hmm maybe more watering is necessary.

Old heritage squash have taken over and covered the watermelons. Son very disappointed about that as it was his growing project this year. The zucchini and yellow squash are poor specimens. I expect it is due to soil that still needs more amendment and changing from acid to more nuetral.

Trying to observe and learn.

 

[lazy gardener]

I think the yellow zucchini seeds that I planted are actually pumpkins. Just setting female blossoms now.

 

[Arielle]

lol as long as the fruit is edible!!! lolololol


Already thinking about next year. . .. mulch probably cardboard, and an irrigation system. THe rains have been hit or miss, mostly miss. Providence got 5 inches of rain the otherday, and we got nada. Just the way the storms roll in this area. We could have used some of that rain.

 

[Loc20chick]

Picked a whole bag of tomatoes and finally found and dismantled a wasp nest on one of the tomato plants (those wasps have stung me three times

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[FridayYet]

Picked a whole bag of tomatoes and finally found and dismantled a wasp nest on one of the tomato plants (those wasps have stung me three times

)

Ouch! Glad you found it and got rid of it.

I picked a bunch of Painted Mountain corn today, probably early, but there were earworms in most of them so it was pick early or let the worms have it. I just grew it for decoration anyways, so I chopped off the bad ends and threw them in a basket to dry. Later on I'll probably crack it and feed it as scratch to the chickens, so it's not a big loss.

Amazing how many colors the kernels have! Just gorgeous.

 

[Arielle]

Loc 20 chicks-- good thing to get that nest GONE. Getting stunk HURTS !!

FridayYet--Painted corn is lovely. One catalog listed it as having all the colors possible. Wow. GOod save. I can onlyimage all the p esticides used to keeep corn pest free. Must be other ways to help for us home growers. I'm finding that is my to do list.

 

[3goodeggs]

Picked a whole bag of tomatoes and finally found and dismantled a wasp nest on one of the tomato plants (those wasps have stung me three times

)

I reached in for some grapes and the same thing happened. I am a bit slow on the up take, and could not figure out what I stabbed myself with -until they flew out and attacked the rest of me. They hide so well in plain sight.

 

[3goodeggs]

Quote: It is so fun to open it up, like Easter eggs, or presents or something

 

[Loc20chick]

I reached in for some grapes and the same thing happened. I am a bit slow on the up take, and could not figure out what I stabbed myself with -until they flew out and attacked the rest of me. They hide so well in plain sight.

yeah!!! their nest blend so well with dry leaves..

 

[Stuffedcritter]

Seems everything is coming in early this year pulled up my garlic (good flavor) acorn squash ready in a week, tomatoes still green, dill picked and drying, and cumber plants just made appearance thought I'd lost them. Painted /Indian corn is pretty wish I had room to grow corn, but have an order in local grower for 200 ears sweet corn, 150 # tomatoes, 2 bushels of beets to can and freeze. Not sure if want freeze green and yellow beans or can them in Sept. (beans grown in my garden) .


Arielle no your not the only one planning 2016 garden, do to limited space kinda plain two years at once so rotate amande soil as needed, and kinda enlarge the garden two feet every year. The other half put his foot down on animals and garden space. Everyone stay safe.