What did you do in the garden today?

[CapricornFarm]

Yea I'm working on it. Problem is most people here have zero scape...nothing in the yard except maybe a tree and some rocks, as was the case here. Ok by me, but didn't give me much in the way if compostable materials in the right proportions. Part of why I decided on chickens.

I do have a compost pile and I'm watering the DL in the coop to help decomp to add to said compost pile. I've just been concentrating on areas in my yard that I'm keeping desert plants so not a lot of amendments. Once they go, they go with only a little regular fertilizing and weekly water at the hottest times of year is sufficient.

Wish I had a pickup so I could get the hay!

Love my pickup truck!

 

[CapricornFarm]

Thanks @CapricornFarm it's the pits isnt it? When we first moved in we didn't have weeds much at all. Now I have them so I know real stuff can grow out there lol. Good luck to you as well!

Thanks, we just have to keep working at it and be patient. I had the same thing in Nova Scotia, they dug out for the basement on smeared clay all over the top of the lovely topsoil. So much clay, we never did find topsoil. But i kept adding to it and ended up with a great garden! Grew great broccoli and cauliflower there. We just have to do the best we can.

 

[NanaKat]

Destroyed an other monster burdock plant. Started cleaning a swath behind the chicken run.

Are you saving the roots to cook? https://druidgarden.wordpress.com/tag/identifying-burdock/
Burdock has medicinal uses too.

 

[GardenTillers44]

Don't know much about roses except how to feed them to Japanese beetles and spider mites. I like the banana peel idea though, and will try that on some of our plants.

We put a care package together this morning from the garden with tomatoes, melon, apples and of course, eggs, and drove up to Columbus for Dad's birthday...90 years young!

Unless the 'cane changes course or does something unexpected, NorthTexasWink shouldn't get it too bad compared to further south. You never know with these things though, thoughts with her and everyone and everything in it's path. We lived in Houston and South Texas for a third of our lives and still have family and a lot of friends in the area. I was just visiting friends in Port Aransas and Rockport in April and am worried for them now. We've spent scary nights in hurricanes before and watching the crazy weather channel guys brings back a lot of memories. This storm will likely alter the landscape all along the middle Texas coast.

 

[igorsMistress]

I'm looking at Harvey on the news this morning. Hoping all our southern and southeast folks stay high, dry and safe through it all.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Anyone know what this is?

 

[jerryse]

Anyone know what this is?View attachment 1121637

Wild cucumber . Not a real cucumber but the leaves look like cucumber leaves . Grows mostly in the river bottoms . Wooded areas .

 

[Pensmaster]

Picked the last tomatos for a sandwich today. More out there just green yet. Sprayed for aphids that have attacked the corn.
Sunflower bloomed a couple days ago.

 

[igorsMistress]

My favorite flowers @Pensmaster beautiful

 

[Pensmaster]

Just the start of them. Glad the deer haven't munched it.
Squirrels were munching on the figs today.