What did you do in the garden today?

[chickmom3941]

Sueby - thanks for the tips on storing dahlia tubers. I have never tried to store the tubers before, but would like to try it this year. We have 4 dahlia plants that I would like to try to save the tubers of, and plant again next year. They are really pretty - mostly a rich burgundy with white tips. Can you divide the tubers next spring, then, to get more plants?

 

[Sueby]

Sueby - thanks for the tips on storing dahlia tubers. I have never tried to store the tubers before, but would like to try it this year. We have 4 dahlia plants that I would like to try to save the tubers of, and plant again next year. They are really pretty - mostly a rich burgundy with white tips. Can you divide the tubers next spring, then, to get more plants?

Yes, you can! You can separate out any tuber that has an eye (a little pinkish bump) & that will grow. I would do that in the spring so you can see the eyes good. In fact I believe it's a good idea to divide them because you don't really want one bunch of tubers sprouting multiple stems.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning Gardeners my step Dad was dahlia King he would keep straw to house them on the farm he actually used shavings and dirt where they retired to still in Washington
Guess I did not do well my first dahlia bed did not dig the bulbs so had to buy new ones but did learn for future

 

[WthrLady]

I'm glad everyone's feeling better & getting good news & good harvests!

@Wee Farmer Sarah or anyone in a cold climate - what do you do with your beds for the winter? Do you cover them with anything like mulch, cover crops? First year with raised beds & I plan on no-till gardening. I'm thinking of just leaving the straw on top that was my mulch this year.

I pull back my summer mulch, grass clippings, and plant winter wheat or rye and some compost to mellow. Then I cut that back down in the spring and plant through the roots next spring and top with more fresh clippings. Really cuts back on the weeds.

 

[pennyJo1960]

The only thing in the garden that is getting bagged is the new growth on the brussle sprouts we took in every one had new growth only one left to cut as long as I can before a frost ours is usually about mid October here still about 55 or 65 daytime
never have done anything with my herbs they seem to be happy no matter the weather

 

[chickmom3941]

We had some potatoes that needed to get used, so I just made some Cheeseburger Soup. It has ground beef/turkey, potatoes, onions, celery, carrots, broth, milk, cheese, sour cream and seasonings. I doubled the batch, so it took 8 cups of diced potatoes - that used most of them up!
Tomorrow I go back to work for 3 long days - yuck.

 

[pennyJo1960]

told you the clear lung came in taking it @chickmom3941

 

[WthrLady]

First frost is usually around the 3/4th of October. So far she's still going strong. I told DH that I'm going to take everything this poor garden will give me, before I pick the green tomatoes to store. Even if that means snuggling the plants with a nightlight, electric blanket and reading to them at night! ((Kidding))

Usually the garden is LONG gone by now, usually due to heat and water stress...late august anyway.

 

[pennyJo1960]

We can go till end of September here but my herbs make it with no help in pots

 

[WthrLady]

OH MAN. I thought tomorrow was Saturday. All day I thought it was Friday.