What did you do in the garden today?

[3goodeggs]

canned mushrooms last night!

 

[politicalcenter]

Believe it or not. I much prefer ice fishing to boat fishing. Here is too cold to get anything done in the winter. Except ordering from seed catalogs. Starting seeds later on in the winter. yeah summers I'm really too busy to fish much. Our summers are really nice only a few days here and there that are too hot to work.

I went ice fishing once. Sat on a five gallon bucket at -12f . I caught on little sunfish and it hit the ice, flopped once, and froze solid. I still had on steel toed boots from work.

I thought I was going to die.

 

[Beekissed]

Moved wood chips today onto the garden...and will be moving even more tomorrow. Not surprised to see such lovely soil under the pile that had been sitting there since spring...will reseed that tomorrow and it should grow some lush and lovely grass.

Can't wait to have enough chips on the garden to let me relax, knowing I'll get good composting going on before spring.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

I went ice fishing once. Sat on a five gallon bucket at -12f . I caught on little sunfish and it hit the ice, flopped once, and froze solid. I still had on steel toed boots from work.

I thought I was going to die.

Understand the feeling...been there. But I was fortunate to be able leave the Detroit area and move to a very rural setting.
Living in Michigan's Upper Peninsula is allot like living in Canada.
Lots of good fishing and hunting around me.
Ice fishing is a matter of how,what and where. You really have to be where the fish are and give them what they want.
Then there are days when it's just frustrating. So I sit in my heated shack. Listening to the radio and eat snacks. And realized it's still better than being at work!!!!....really is kinda a passion you either love it or not..kinda like eating liver.....Phil

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Last night's sunset on the lake.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Moved wood chips today onto the garden...and will be moving even more tomorrow.  Not surprised to see such lovely soil under the pile that had been sitting there since spring...will reseed that tomorrow and it should grow some lush and lovely grass. 

Can't wait to have enough chips on the garden to let me relax, knowing I'll get good composting going on before spring. 

Years ago I had access to unlimited saw dust...I piled that in my garden for years...when I moved someone went over and dug up my soil with a backhoe and moved it to there place.

 

[3goodeggs]

We have been getting chips and saw dust pellet things form a horse stable.
It has manure and pee in it. I figure it is rather hot, but eventually it should be okay.
How long did it take to be good soil? Being hot and humid down here it should be usable more quickly, I have not spread the last bit yet.
It is still in a pile on the second garden.
Those horses work faster than I do.

 

[Peep_Show]

Help!

Today in the garden I harvested sweet potatoes and I learned several things:

1) My planting beds were too shallow (need to use the taller ones)
2) When sweet potatoes hit a layer of sand (base of beds) they don't continue downward but spiral into a knot
3) I know nearly nothing about sweet potatoes. (but thought they'd be fun to try in the garden)

So, dear gardeners, what now? I think I remember that they're supposed to cure before use. What is that? Dry storage? Hot storage? Cool storage?

Any hints and tips would be truly appreciated. I think we're in for a lot of eating sweet potatoes in our future....

 

[Arielle]

I'll work hard all day and be over joyed while doing it, but I HATE forced~aimless~exercise with a passion. Used to attempt walking with this or that person but could never get my mind around the wasted time of it all. Forced exercise is for folks with nothing better to do in life.

LOL

Took oldest son to his soccer game yesterday. Looked around and saw big flat extra ball field. Hmmm stand and watch game or walk??? Walked and walked, best friend joined in when she arrived and we caught up and I was more entertained than standing to watch the soccer. A matter of choices, as in this case watching games bore me. And I get annoyed at the excoaches ring side still coaching. Yup walking over standing to watch the game; if home, gardening instead of watching TV. . . . .hmmm sun just came out and time for me to get outside.

 

[Arielle]

Help!

Today in the garden I harvested sweet potatoes and I learned several things:

1) My planting beds were too shallow (need to use the taller ones)
2) When sweet potatoes hit a layer of sand (base of beds) they don't continue downward but spiral into a knot
3) I know nearly nothing about sweet potatoes. (but thought they'd be fun to try in the garden)

So, dear gardeners, what now? I think I remember that they're supposed to cure before use. What is that? Dry storage? Hot storage? Cool storage?

Any hints and tips would be truly appreciated. I think we're in for a lot of eating sweet potatoes in our future....

cure is to let them dry. See the wetness and the soil? In a day or two that will be dry. You will need to look up how to store these. I don't have my book in front of me. Some items need moist and cold, some need cool and dry . . . .