What did you do in the garden today?

[lazy gardener]

My garden is growing well. Garlic scapes are setting, potatoes, peas and tomatoes are blooming. Won't be long before I have some sugar snaps! Time to think about planting more lettuce and other greens. Squash setting some big leaves but not yet running. No blooms on cucurbits except for the ones I started in big pots. Pole beans climbing, and I think I'm seeing the first flower buds. A few ripe strawberries.

 

[chickadoodles]

I use standard shop lights. I think I get the daylight spectrum bulbs. You may get better growth if you spend the $$$$$ on bulbs specifically designed for grow lights. But, the shop lights serve my purposes.

Thank you for your advice. I appreciate it very much.

 

[dan26552]

Dan, those first 2 Zucchini look like a variation on Zephyr.

I grew these one year shortly after they had been released. They were bitter. Hopefully they have bred the bitterness out of them. After the fact, they said the variety was released before it had been thoroughly tested.

They do look a lot like that. Interesting.

 

[dan26552]

So this spring I cut our fig tree back, probably more than I should have but we were losing most of the crop to bees and birds because it was just too high to reach, I probably cut 2/3 or more back. I will say though I don’t think I’ve ever seen so much fruit on it! It’s absolutly loaded with figs!

 

[deepbluesea]

Wow, dan--there are a ton of them! Yum!

Picked (and ate immediately ) the first two cukes. Have atomic grape, Lauren's littles and Lemon boy coming in almost daily--I could eat BLT(EAC)s for every meal, I swear. The sugar baby watermelons have three melons going--one seems almost ready. I've got it on straw. Small zukes starting, but nowhere near ready. I made Thai beef salad using my own lemongrass, basil, lime leaves, ginger, onions and habaneros for the herbs and kale, chard, tomatoes, cuke and the last of the red romaine for the salad. Which feels deeply satisfying.

We had a big old summer storm last night. The sky turned greenish, which in the motherland (MN) we used to call a tornado sky. No twister thankfully, but lots and lots of thunder and lightning. The chickens put themselves to bed by 6:45, which NEVER happens.

 

[igorsMistress]

The chickens are seriously busy in tge garden today. There's a huge mess to clean up I'm glad they're having fun.
Have a great day

 

[Birdsong 82]

Wow, dan--there are a ton of them! Yum!

Picked (and ate immediately ) the first two cukes. Have atomic grape, Lauren's littles and Lemon boy coming in almost daily--I could eat BLT(EAC)s for every meal, I swear. The sugar baby watermelons have three melons going--one seems almost ready. I've got it on straw. Small zukes starting, but nowhere near ready. I made Thai beef salad using my own lemongrass, basil, lime leaves, ginger, onions and habaneros for the herbs and kale, chard, tomatoes, cuke and the last of the red romaine for the salad. Which feels deeply satisfying.

We had a big old summer storm last night. The sky turned greenish, which in the motherland (MN) we used to call a tornado sky. No twister thankfully, but lots and lots of thunder and lightning. The chickens put themselves to bed by 6:45, which NEVER happens. View attachment 1443423

We got one of those too. Sky went from sun to straight black and wind picked up like crazy. We had less then 5 minutes to get generator away and tools and get clothes off line. Just made it before it just dumped. Glad I made wooden cat walks for my goats. It the only dry area outside shelter. Glad no twister for you guys

 

[Birdsong 82]

So this spring I cut our fig tree back, probably more than I should have but we were losing most of the crop to bees and birds because it was just too high to reach, I probably cut 2/3 or more back. I will say though I don’t think I’ve ever seen so much fruit on it! It’s absolutly loaded with figs!
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Figs look amazing! And delicious

 

[Birdsong 82]

Well first time I’ve seen this. Roots growing out of my tomato plant stems. Not to odd but it is when it’s 3 feet up stem. Reading about it can be caused by wet conditions, overwatering and high humidity. Well makes sense but weird

 

[dunnmom]

It's rained here for 3 days now. My first cukes are ready today. Going to be a busy picking day for me, but I'm looking forward to having cucumber and tomato salad later.

Had to cage a broody today. My girls sure are stubborn! They don't take hints like being forced out of the nestbox or ice packs. I've heard that works for some folks, but maybe they don't have hatchery BOs.