What did you do in the garden today?

[NorthTexasWink]

Lemon grass and lemon mint ARE two different plants. I refuse to grow corn, so can't help there. I'd probably use a shovel if I did.

 

[NanaKat]

Don't grow corn here either...too many times losing it to raccoons that raid the patch at night. Fighting coons now over the pears. They are masters at avoiding live traps and snap traps. Will be resorting to night watch again with the 22.
So in the garden today, I picked pears off the Bartlet pear. The Moonglow will be ripening in the next two weeks.
Picked a few Jalapenos for hot salsa verde.
The heat index is high with 1/4 inch rain predicted.
Wet down all the poultry pens today.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I have a couple of rose bushes I need to plant, clearance at Lowes for $5. They're in sad shape and need some pruning but I almost always have good luck with plants from there. Spread some mulch around the apple tree and watering pretty much everything. Cleaned off the patio, fed and watered the chickens. Lots more to do but no heavy lifting. Finally got a wheelbarrow

Yeah, we had no room on the truck when we moved so we had to get a new wheel barrow too.

 

[lazy gardener]

Best way to hill corn.???

I don't hill corn. I have used a deep mulch system for the past 30+ years, and simply pile the mulch up around the base of the corn. currently converting my garden to BTE which will also not require any hilling.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Went to Dollar Store to buy butterfly net. Didn't have one but they did have Burpees seeds 4 for $1

hey bought 4 butterfly nets at dollar store last two days

 

[Pensmaster]

I don't hill corn. I have used a deep mulch system for the past 30+ years, and simply pile the mulch up around the base of the corn. currently converting my garden to BTE which will also not require any hilling.

Thanks.
What's BTE?

hey bought 4 butterfly nets at dollar store last two days

That's where they all went.
Gal did say to find a real dollar store. Guess they were bought out and only carry them seasonally.

Don't grow corn here either...too many times losing it to raccoons that raid the patch at night. Fighting coons now over the pears. They are masters at avoiding live traps and snap traps. Will be resorting to night watch again with the 22.
So in the garden today, I picked pears off the Bartlet pear. The Moonglow will be ripening in the next two weeks.
Picked a few Jalapenos for hot salsa verde.
The heat index is high with 1/4 inch rain predicted.
Wet down all the poultry pens today.

Your season is really ahead of mine. Bartlett not ready till end of August.
Good luck on the raccoons

 

[pennyJo1960]

hey don't blame me I only bought 4 heck there was good 20 of them

 

[NorthTexasWink]

I can only wonder what the cashier thought was going on with all the butterfly nets.

 

[pennyJo1960]

had one that asked with a grin... told her I was a flutterby fanatic then told her the truth
I catch chickens with them

 

[Pensmaster]

I use an old fishing net to catch chickens.

The Luffa vine must have finally found the layer of chicken poop under it. No growth for months. Last two days it's grown 3 feet in all directions.