What did you do in the garden today?

[trumpeting_angel]

The garden beds, pre-plants.

And the Little Rascals: Big Bird, Little Bird, Blackbird, and Callie. This was a week ago how they grow! We must finish the coop but we lost a work day with mother-in-law’s broken hip she is doing well for an old gal!

 

[MissChick@dee]

The garden beds, pre-plants.

And the Little Rascals: Big Bird, Little Bird, Blackbird, and Callie. This was a week ago how they grow! We must finish the coop but we lost a work day with mother-in-law’s broken hip she is doing well for an old gal!View attachment 1806299View attachment 1806300

Nice...
Good sized beds.
So sorry about your MIL’s hip. My mom is 88. Falls are so scary. Not necessarily the broken bone but the recovery is something that lesser able folks (to begin with) will never get out of the bed which is the slippery slope that some never get over. I’m hoping she stays strong mentally. I’m so scared of falls. Honestly my Mom would have a hard time mentally/emotionally if she lost her mobility.
Heck she still drives!
I will pray for her.

* ya gotta post pics as your chicks grow! They’re going to look so different in a couple months ~ cuties!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Hi, I’m new to this thread.

Today I spent with my mother in law, who fell last night and broke her hip. Surgery today. 88 years old and making sarcastic jokes to the doctor!

When I got home I planted potatoes in containers. Never planted potatoes before! I ran out of room in the raised beds.

Oh! Here’s one for you chicken folks! I am starting these raised beds on 1 inch of topsoil atop construction sand. I read that to draw earthworms and other food critters, out a layer of “sweet feed” pellets down on the bottom. It has molasses and attracts them. Well, turns out my sweet feed also had grain in it! Winter rye, or some kind of rye, amongst the asparagus, tomatoes, broccoli etc. I dig it up and it’s sprouted rye. The chickies love it.

Welcome to our thread I am sorry she broke her hip hope all goes well healing
I am not that old yet but fall quite a bit but thank my lucky stars have not broken anything in awhile

 

[Nabiki]

Hi, I’m new to this thread.

Today I spent with my mother in law, who fell last night and broke her hip. Surgery today. 88 years old and making sarcastic jokes to the doctor!

When I got home I planted potatoes in containers. Never planted potatoes before! I ran out of room in the raised beds.

Oh! Here’s one for you chicken folks! I am starting these raised beds on 1 inch of topsoil atop construction sand. I read that to draw earthworms and other food critters, out a layer of “sweet feed” pellets down on the bottom. It has molasses and attracts them. Well, turns out my sweet feed also had grain in it! Winter rye, or some kind of rye, amongst the asparagus, tomatoes, broccoli etc. I dig it up and it’s sprouted rye. The chickies love it.

In my experience, always plant potatoes in containers. If you plant them in your beds, they're very hard to get rid of. Even if you think you've gotten them all, a couple months later, they're sprouting again.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Lots of wind for the past day and a half. Even got wind damage on the tomato leaves.

Farmers are finally in their fields, which means herbicide spray. Wind carries the herbicide spray and has damaged some of my garden plants. Looks like they will survive, but some were knocked back a bit.

Went out to measure spacing for future fruit trees so we could get going on selection so that we are ready to order for the fall or for the spring. Turns out we can handle 7 semi-dwarf in one area, 3 dwarf in a second location and 3 semi-dwarf in a third location. Since fruit trees take awhile to bear fruit, we figure we should select and plant all at the same time. We are looking at plum, apricot, and asian pear for sure. We discussed, but then decided against, nut trees (generally too big), and apple trees (require spraying to combat wormy apples).

Any suggestions on fall or spring planting of fruit trees? is one time better than the other for planting?

I planted my peach and apple trees in spring and they did well this past winter. I think growing their roots a bit in the warmth helped them get established before the cold set in. You are in a bit milder area, so autumn planting might be fine for you as well.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Good morning gardeners. No sign of the marauding groundhog so far. I'll be heading out soon to pick up some replacement plants for the broccoli. Will likely plant cucumbers. They did really well planted with the pole beans last year. The spinach and turnips are doing well. Should be able to pick some fresh spinach by week's end. I will need to thin the turnips again soon. Good news is the sweet peas are starting to set blossoms, even the ones that were munched by the GH. So without the daily rains the pollen count is through the roof right now. Yesterday while driving home from the store it looked like smoke, but it was really pine pollen. Hey @WthrLady, could it be cutworms or slugs? Just a thought. I hope you figure it out soon. Have a great day in the garden everyone.

 

[igorsMistress]

G'morning gardeners

I'm headed out to turn on the hose and slow water a few things today, primarily the lemon tree and a couple of shrubs in the front. I cut back the artichoke plant yesterday and I'm planning to pull an onion and see how those are doing. I've never grown this type before and I can't remember when I put them in the ground. Oopsie.

Have a great day everyone

 

[Searsmom]

We have those giant groundhogs here too. There are a few that live across the road, in the lot that now has a house being built on it. I hope they don't decide to come over here! They are definitely bigger than my two cats combined.
We have those big spiders, too. Wolf spiders get huge! The black widows get bigger here than I have ever seen anywhere else I have lived. We killed one last year that had a body at least 2 inches long! Its legs were curled under it so I don't know how big it would have been in total...nor do I want to know.

We have creek spiders. They get as big as your hand, thankfully they don't want inside. I just walk past them slowly, careful not to make eye contact. Eyes contact. :shudder:

My oldest decided she was going to feed the slugs in her yard. Apple slices.


I told her I wasn't bringing her any more plants. She'll figure it out when her hosta look like swiss cheese...I hope. Diversity makes the world go round...right?

 

[Searsmom]

On a lighter note, my chard was being eaten alive, sprayed neem once, then saw this guy. Stopped spraying.

Bergamot just starting to bloom.

Cherokee purple tomato just starting out, can't decide if that's normal and it's going to be knobbledy, or if it has issues.

 

[Searsmom]

Hoo, so I guess I'm making up for a week today. One week of rain and
my pots get moldy just sunflowers, short ones, but still....put a fairy in it and call it temperate woodland.

Anybody identify what's goin on here? It's on bush beans and tomatoes.

I see the spider mite damage, was wondering about coloration?