What did you do in the garden today?

[CapricornFarm]

I am procrastinating this morning. Have a headache, took a pill. Need to get outside. Got another poison ivy spot. Sigh.
Look! Kittens!

 

[CapricornFarm]

Rats, the wildlife has been busy overnight. Something undid one of the latches on the guinea brooder, and broke off or pulled up some of my sunflowers. And another critter ate half of my black eyed Susan, which was just getting over being in the pot too long. Did some watering , since we have not had rain. Well, off to work on the guinea tractor. Need that finished, like now!

 

[ChocolateMouse]

I want to get out into my garden to continue filing the potato boxes and plant my fall radishes but it's been raining on and off for three days straight. We'll get intermittent hours of sunlight, like an hour at noon or an hour at four, that make you think it's safe to go work in the garden, and the rest is just scattered showers.

 

[Sara Ranch]

After reading all this, I feel like i need to go find some cucumber seeds and quickly plant them!

Just harvested my spicy mustard seeds to save for next year's planting. At some point (hahaha) I need to plan out next years garden and add to the orchard.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I can hardly wait to plant fruit trees, but i need to wait until our storage sheds arrive sometime near the 11th. By then i probably won't be able to find any! The garden centers are clearing stuff out but i have not seen any fruit trees.

 

[lazy gardener]

Oh my those jars look magnificent! I started not skinning nor seeding my tomatoes before canning. I stew them with the other veggies and spices, then use my stick/emersion blender and poof! Thick sauce with all the vitamins and fiber I'd lose if I took away the skins and seeds. Especially great if I want to hide other veggies in there. Men and kids will rave about the tomatoe sauce, and never know they are getting all those healthy veggies.

Do tell: what do you "hide in your sauce". I used to make my crock pot sauce that way. Used a blender, buzzed up all the veggies. (zucchini, pepper, onion, carrot) I love my sauces and veggies chunky, but hubby and kids don't like chunks.

 

[dunnmom]

The squash vine borers are killing my delicata plants. Looks like they won this one, but they will NOT win next year. Oh no, this isn't the end of it!

 

[CapricornFarm]

Our curse is Japanese beetles and tent caterpillars. Anyone else? I can't get a blossom off my rose bush before those beetles chew holes in it

 

[CapricornFarm]

The squash vine borers are killing my delicata plants. Looks like they won this one, but they will NOT win next year. Oh no, this isn't the end of it!

What's a delicata?

 

[lazy gardener]

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