What did you do in the garden today?

[aliciagold]

I destroyed my old wooden fence in the garden with new splitting axe. Nice tool for wood working, it cuts wood in half so easily. I'm planning to build a new fence this month.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome Alicia to the gardeners thread here take look above at @chickmom3941 idea for a gate I love it what a beautiful transformation and re purpose

 

[WthrLady]

Rained all day again.
Spent 5 hours I didn't have chasing one of the neighbor's calves. I heard mom bellowing for it about 8 last night, but when she stopped I figured if he had gotten out, he went back in. Or if she couldn't find him, she found him.

So I get up this morning, clean up, and get ready to sit down and work on my shop work and look out and see a calf standing in my driveway. Sigh.

2 hours later I got him back into the pasture, where he promptly ran up and down the hill trying to get back to what he thought was his herd, but was my herd of alpacas, that want nothing to do with him.

I went out later to find ( had to eat and change clothes), that the electric fence that had taken a lightning strike two days ago, had NOT been repaired by the rancher, even though he told me that he was going to fix it yesterday. Then the herd actually broke the hot line last night. So no wonder Milton, yes I named him, was able to get out.

I went back in and changed clothes again and eat lunch.

I worked on my shop, and would glance outside and check the alpacas. and the calf. He was curled up sleeping on one check, walking around looking for mom on another, and dang it, standing in MY corral the next. HOW THE HECK>!>!

Well he was lonely again. Got through his barbed wire fence, pushed wandered around my place for a while, damaging my electric fence trying to get in with the alpacas, broke a large glass window on the chicken coop, and then finally pushed through my 10000V bull fence to get in with the alpacas. He tried to find milk, but ya know, boy alpacas. He was exhausted and had gone 24 hours without food at this point. I put him in my catchpen and he zonked out.

I went in to work for a while and change clothes again.

I checked on him again and he was pinging around the catch pen. It seems the bull and his mom, good old #5 had FINALLY come up looking for him. Damn that bull is a big boy and I had no electric fence between us. Mom was anxious too. I slipped a rope on a tired but starving calf through the yard, around the barn, he bellowed for mom, mom bellowed for him (her poor bag looked like it was ready to burst) I pulled the barbed wire apart and shoved him through, never breaking eye contact with the bull.

The calf loped over to the bull, sniffed him all over and then latched on to mom for an hour. I bet he sucked her dry. Then all three loped down the hill into the trees.

Soaked again. Fresh clothes again. Surveyed damage. Rancher will pay me for everything. Was grateful for my cattle sitting. (loosing him would be pricey, getting hit by a car would be really pricey) But is was time I didn't have. OH well. I'll call it exercise.

Upside the shop is finally open. I did another dehydrator of apples, two more or three more days worth to go.

I'll pull green tomatoes and clear the garden next week.

But I have to fix that window first. Grumble.

 

[Acre4Me]

Rained all day again.
Spent 5 hours I didn't have chasing one of the neighbor's calves. I heard mom bellowing for it about 8 last night, but when she stopped I figured if he had gotten out, he went back in. Or if she couldn't find him, she found him.

So I get up this morning, clean up, and get ready to sit down and work on my shop work and look out and see a calf standing in my driveway. Sigh.

2 hours later I got him back into the pasture, where he promptly ran up and down the hill trying to get back to what he thought was his herd, but was my herd of alpacas, that want nothing to do with him.

I went out later to find ( had to eat and change clothes), that the electric fence that had taken a lightning strike two days ago, had NOT been repaired by the rancher, even though he told me that he was going to fix it yesterday. Then the herd actually broke the hot line last night. So no wonder Milton, yes I named him, was able to get out.

I went back in and changed clothes again and eat lunch.

I worked on my shop, and would glance outside and check the alpacas. and the calf. He was curled up sleeping on one check, walking around looking for mom on another, and dang it, standing in MY corral the next. HOW THE HECK>!>!

Well he was lonely again. Got through his barbed wire fence, pushed wandered around my place for a while, damaging my electric fence trying to get in with the alpacas, broke a large glass window on the chicken coop, and then finally pushed through my 10000V bull fence to get in with the alpacas. He tried to find milk, but ya know, boy alpacas. He was exhausted and had gone 24 hours without food at this point. I put him in my catchpen and he zonked out.

I went in to work for a while and change clothes again.

I checked on him again and he was pinging around the catch pen. It seems the bull and his mom, good old #5 had FINALLY come up looking for him. Damn that bull is a big boy and I had no electric fence between us. Mom was anxious too. I slipped a rope on a tired but starving calf through the yard, around the barn, he bellowed for mom, mom bellowed for him (her poor bag looked like it was ready to burst) I pulled the barbed wire apart and shoved him through, never breaking eye contact with the bull.

The calf loped over to the bull, sniffed him all over and then latched on to mom for an hour. I bet he sucked her dry. Then all three loped down the hill into the trees.

Soaked again. Fresh clothes again. Surveyed damage. Rancher will pay me for everything. Was grateful for my cattle sitting. (loosing him would be pricey, getting hit by a car would be really pricey) But is was time I didn't have. OH well. I'll call it exercise.

Upside the shop is finally open. I did another dehydrator of apples, two more or three more days worth to go.

I'll pull green tomatoes and clear the garden next week.

But I have to fix that window first. Grumble.

Wow! Adventuresome day!!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Rained all day again.
Spent 5 hours I didn't have chasing one of the neighbor's calves. I heard mom bellowing for it about 8 last night, but when she stopped I figured if he had gotten out, he went back in. Or if she couldn't find him, she found him.

So I get up this morning, clean up, and get ready to sit down and work on my shop work and look out and see a calf standing in my driveway. Sigh.

2 hours later I got him back into the pasture, where he promptly ran up and down the hill trying to get back to what he thought was his herd, but was my herd of alpacas, that want nothing to do with him.

I went out later to find ( had to eat and change clothes), that the electric fence that had taken a lightning strike two days ago, had NOT been repaired by the rancher, even though he told me that he was going to fix it yesterday. Then the herd actually broke the hot line last night. So no wonder Milton, yes I named him, was able to get out.

I went back in and changed clothes again and eat lunch.

I worked on my shop, and would glance outside and check the alpacas. and the calf. He was curled up sleeping on one check, walking around looking for mom on another, and dang it, standing in MY corral the next. HOW THE HECK>!>!

Well he was lonely again. Got through his barbed wire fence, pushed wandered around my place for a while, damaging my electric fence trying to get in with the alpacas, broke a large glass window on the chicken coop, and then finally pushed through my 10000V bull fence to get in with the alpacas. He tried to find milk, but ya know, boy alpacas. He was exhausted and had gone 24 hours without food at this point. I put him in my catchpen and he zonked out.

I went in to work for a while and change clothes again.

I checked on him again and he was pinging around the catch pen. It seems the bull and his mom, good old #5 had FINALLY come up looking for him. Damn that bull is a big boy and I had no electric fence between us. Mom was anxious too. I slipped a rope on a tired but starving calf through the yard, around the barn, he bellowed for mom, mom bellowed for him (her poor bag looked like it was ready to burst) I pulled the barbed wire apart and shoved him through, never breaking eye contact with the bull.

The calf loped over to the bull, sniffed him all over and then latched on to mom for an hour. I bet he sucked her dry. Then all three loped down the hill into the trees.

Soaked again. Fresh clothes again. Surveyed damage. Rancher will pay me for everything. Was grateful for my cattle sitting. (loosing him would be pricey, getting hit by a car would be really pricey) But is was time I didn't have. OH well. I'll call it exercise.

Upside the shop is finally open. I did another dehydrator of apples, two more or three more days worth to go.

I'll pull green tomatoes and clear the garden next week.

But I have to fix that window first. Grumble.

And who can say any of us need a gym or PT

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Good morning. I go to exercise classes twice a week to use the other muscles not involved with chasing chickens, gardening, etc. I haven't been out to the garden yet today. I'm waiting for the temperature to get closer to 50F. I do plan on harvesting some oregano and thyme to dry out. I think the thyme will do better in the oven then the oregano can go into the dehydrator. After that will be the parsley then the mint. That should keep my house smelling pretty darn good for a while. I did spend some time in my sunroom yesterday getting rid of the painting materials and clutter. Then I moved a wood bench, small table and my Norfolk Pine to the side where my tool cabinet was. It looks so much better. I only have enough paint left to do the trim on the last window so I'll need to buy more to finish the baseboard and doors. But for now I'm taking a break from painting. I hope the weather is cooperative this weekend and I can get some more cleaning up in the garden accomplished. Have a great day everyone.

 

[karenerwin]

I took 3 or 4 wagon loads of used shavings out to the garden when I cleaned out the large coop. Dumped it in the part of the garden that is currently empty. I ate 3 cherry tomatoes and 6 green beans. I think my garden is done, I am just putting off admitting it and pulling out all of the plants.
Our high temperature today was 76. It's currently 60. It felt like a beautiful Fall day.

 

[WthrLady]

I agree! Two counties to our north are going to frost. We'll just be chilly. The longer I can give the tomatoes on the vine, the better. I managed to get 10 tomato flat boxes at the grocery for free for winter ripening. The heavy duty boxes are made for tomatoes! So yay.

Rancher still hasn't fixed his fence. Although, everyone is staying inside, so far.

The Spring under the garden is running again. so it's squishing. I think my garden needs a sump pump!

 

[karenerwin]

The Spring under the garden is running again. so it's squishing. I think my garden needs a sump pump!

 

[pennyJo1960]

I turned wet and cold here had to turn the heat on will have fire in the morning have to take birds to auction so will pull on cockerel out tonight I am sure I do not want friend is bring three to go also