What did you do in the garden today?

[cavemanrich]

Really Rich?
What no Beer?

No BEER SHORTAGES around these parts whatsoever.
As well as other Adult grade beverages.

 

[MissChick@dee]

 

[LittleMissCountry]

Sounds like you covered all your bases. Bee’s travel far who knows what they get into.

The neighbors seemed to take it in stride. My husband has been seriously looking into getting bees, so we have been researching bee friendly products. I would love to have one or two hives near our fruit trees.

 

[LittleMissCountry]

The kids and I went out and did yardwork today, since it is supposed to be the coolest day this week, at 87. We are traveling mext week to see family out of state (just me and the kids), so I want to get the yard stuff done before we go. We ate our first cucumber from our container garden. It was yummy!

The ticks and chiggers are really bad this year. We were out for half an hour, just in the yard, and all three of us are covered in itchy bites! Ugh. We got the weeding done in the front garden area, and under the pine tree (which is coming back after I dug up and pulled off all the honeysuckle a while back!)

 

[WthrLady]

I love my bees. ..and my hive. I built a top bar hive. We might harvest some honey but otherwise we have them just so they can live and pollinate. I'm just the inn keeper.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Well was out all day but BF's relative from NC was here so Son fed birds garden was on it's own

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Good morning gardeners. Nothing much happening in the garden. I picked some more peas this morning and pulled all but 2 of the heads of lettuce. I sprayed the apple and peach trees with neem oil. I have noticed there's some bug munching going on. I counted the jalapenos on my one plant and there are 9 in various stages. The poblanos are starting to develop as well. The peppers I raised last year lasted until Spring in the freezer. The temps are supposed to be around 90F again today but with a much higher humidity. Thunderstorms this evening, yay, we need the rain. I highly encourage anyone without a bear problem to get a bee hive or two. I've heard of a program where bee keepers will place a hive on your property and maintain and harvest them and in return you get some of the honey. Might be worth googling. There are too many bears around here. I'm pushing the limit by having bird feeders in my yard. I don't fill them when the bears are out and about, only in the winter. But there have been reports of bears hanging out near shopping mall dumpsters in December and January. I've not seen one in my yard and I'm happy with that. Have a great day everyone.

 

[Acre4Me]

Now blossoms are dropping on 3 tomato plants and blossom end rot experienced on 2 plants. All this in same bed. Clearly, a calcium issue is at play- there is not enough despite amending on the spring with bone meal and gypsum. Might also be lacking in another nutrient too, although I did fertilize in the spring and added more fertilizer and OS and bone meal at base of these plants last week. Another issue could be weather. Apparently too hot in day combined with hot night temps (above 70F) and high humidity can also impact blossoms and blossom set. Varieties can help - ones that grow well in the area. I have 8 or 9 varieties planted, mostly hybrid, a few heirloom, and 3 cherry types (which are doing well).

So....I bought 2 things online, should arrive today. Jobe’s Tomato fertilizer spikes 6-18-6, so lower on the nitrogen, higher on the P. Then tomato blossom set spray by Bonide. Apparently it is a hormone spray with Ca+. Lots of reviews indicating successful blossom set. We will see if these work.

The tomatoes planted in the compost pile (a years worth of egg shells, etc) with some added bagged dirt are having no problems...imagine that. LOL.

Tomatoes are also planted in a 3rd bed. Some are same varieties as in the problem bed, but they are doing well so far.

Fruit set has been very nice on a hybrid called “Super Sonic”, so hopefully it is a tasty tomato and keeps producing.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Got to go spend money not fun grocery shopping was gone all morning just got the coops clean

 

[WthrLady]

Have to pry myself out of bed tomorrow and get some liquid fertilizer on the tomatoes here. I have three to pick, small, but I'll take it.

Allergies turned out to be a sinus infection, double ear infection, and strep.

I feel like a giant bag of worm castings, but have this major event saturday. I spent all day in meetings today counting the minutes until I could leave and get my meds.

Sunday..I am SO LOOKING forward to SUNDAY.