What did you do in the garden today?

[NorthTexasWink]

Lucky to get the garden watered this morning. Feel bad. Sore. If I can get the rest of the siding and the door on the henhouse, last of the HC under the eaves today, I won't have to tote those 25 pullets back and forth twice a day. That's my goal!

Cooler here for a few days, still mid 90s. I'll take it!

 

[GldnValleyHens]

Thanks chickmom and Capricorn! Yeah, I guess I am lucky my hens aren't more destructive, like my ducks. They dig holes with their bills, destroyed a hosta and a beautiful blue spruce sedum plant.

 

[pennyJo1960]

we have no ducks for that reason, chickens are enough with the dogs thrown in for good measure

 

[lazy gardener]

Sounds like a lot of you are getting the high temps we had last week. It was 100+ degrees here then. Now, we are getting temps in the 80's. Last night the low was 61 degrees. I am trying to figure out my new laptop. It's slow going for me

In my garden I planted some new sunflower seeds (yesterday). I've been battling the bugs that are trying to kill off my cucumber plants. Some of them are the cucumber beetle, but the other bug looks ghost like with spindly legs. It's sort of light greyish/white and likes to be on the underside of the leaves. I think it sucks all of the juice out of the leaves. I'm trying to battle them by picking them off and squishing them, but I may resort to a pesticide. I really want to get some cucumbers this year. I've also reseeded my kale, spinach & lettuces (again). Last time they had just barely started to come up when the high heat hit and killed them all. Also some critter is getting in my garden, in the middle of the day, and eating the insides out of some of my big somewhat ripe tomatoes I just finally started getting some nice tomatoes. I think I am going to pick the 2 pumpkins from the volunteer plants. They look ready to me. Also picked some cherry tomatoes. Green bean vines are climbing nicely, but no blooms on them yet.
ETA: also made hummingbird food and hung out 3 feeders. Saw a hummingbird already out there when I went to hang the first feeder!

See if any of these pics match your ghost bugs.
https://www.google.com/search?q=squ....69i57j0l3.18411j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

I would vote for squirrel or rat for the tomato disembowelment.

I have been wondering if there is enough time in the season left in Missouri to actually plant another couple of zucchini plants. I never have before. I would have to start from seeds, so probably not enough time, but maybe next year I will start some seeds in mid July.

Could you plant them, and then put a poly tunnel over them. Agreed, July is the time to start new plants for fall garden... but we're still only a couple weeks past that. I need to get my greens started for the green house.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I plan on my herbs, lettuce all being continued in the greenhouse come september or october see if things cool down we are getting record high temps all this week

 

[CapricornFarm]

Lucky to get the garden watered this morning. Feel bad. Sore. If I can get the rest of the siding and the door on the henhouse, last of the HC under the eaves today, I won't have to tote those 25 pullets back and forth twice a day. That's my goal!

Cooler here for a few days, still mid 90s. I'll take it!

Feel better, friend. You can do it. Those chickens will be like:

 

[CapricornFarm]

I was pinning up the laundry and those darned Japanese beetles started landing on it. They must want the moisture. Probably what is chewing my green bean plants. I squished them last time i pulled the laundry in but they keep coming back.
Got one end of the guinea tractor wired with hardware cloth. The rough cut lumber soaks up a lot of paint, had to put another coat on. Also painted the inside of the plywood that needs to go on. Cut pieces to attach wire to where the plywood will stop. About half will be enclosed, half wire. Planning a door at one end and one on the side to get at feeder and waterers, plus catch them if i need to.

 

[CapricornFarm]

After supper i went out and picked up the tools. Every day, all day, this dog wants to play fetch the stick . But she really doesn't want you to take it from her. After a while, she gives in and sort of throws it at you , near your feet or on one of my freshly painted boards. Every day i throw it until she is panting. When husband is home he takes her for long walks and plays with her, so i don't have to do it by myself. After two weeks of it, i am getting tired of it. I was in the garden trying to plant the watermelon plants. I got two in and she comes over and throws a big stick right on top of one of the plants! Really? I about lost it. I closed the garden gate with her outside and picked beans. I will be really happy when husband gets back. I think she may be in the dog yard tomorrow.

 

[MommaHen2Many]

hello fellow gardeners. I have a plant that I "think" is german chamomile. I have compared it to this site: http://www.ediblewildfood.com/chamomile.aspx and the only thing that makes me think "no" is its smell. Does anyone have the wild annual german chamomile growing on their property? I'd like to compare notes, I will also add pictures if someone thinks they can help. thanks

 

[ChocolateMouse]

@CapricornFarm

Today I went to the zoo. I did not work on the garden. But the zoo was pretty great. Our zoo is free on mondays.