What did you do in the garden today?

[Sequel]

Rack of lamb...

On a gardening note, it's still freezing here and we got a bit of snow last night into this morning so there's nothing growing in the garden anytime soon.
However, I did get my seeds. I decided to try Little Shop of Seeds (littleshopofseeds.com). Everything is just $0.55 and is packaged by hand hand mailed out quickly. It took less than a week from ordering to the seeds arriving and there's a good quantity of seeds in each bag, more actually than I would get in the envelopes of seeds I buy at the big box stores. There's 4 or 5 things that weren't listed on the site, so those I wil have to source locally when the time comes. It is mostly herbs that I am missing.
Also, we are actively adding to the compost again. We stopped around Thanksgiving because it started getting too cold and wet or frozen to get to the compost and wasn't worth the hassle. Now the fresh pile is growing. I am struggling to get enough carbon material right now though. We already composted the Fall leaves or shredded them to mulch the run.

How could I forget rack of lamb??? The last time I had that was in 2011! Our last night in Paris at an airport hotel, and believe it or not it was superb!
My leaf hoard is almost gone too! I pull icky straw out of the coop daily so that kind of gets me through. Right now it’s so wet I have all the empty leaf bags on the compost piles to keep them from getting too soggy. But I figure it’s there to rot, When the weather improves I’ll fluff it and roll it over and it’ll be fine.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Sorry guess you never heard of the sheep and cattle do not mix .... think that is where my first problem came cannot shake it do not think I lost allot .... I like buying seeds from the smaller guys seem to germinate better just ordered a few from them Thanks for the heads up

 

[cavemanrich]

I "hunted" for mine at our local Italian butcher. That's gone, now,

I would move too.

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Spoiler: Turkey

 

[igorsMistress]

I would move too.

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[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Good morning gardeners. I did have goat once when I went to an Indian buffet restaurant. I thought it was beef, but then I was reminded (after I ate it) that they do not serve beef in Indian restaurants. Stupid me. It was OK. Nothing I would order on purpose. There is a Caribbean Grocery Store not far from me and I'm sure they likely sell goat meat. So after 2 inches of slush, it rained most of last night and will be raining most of today. The temps are holding just above freezing so I'm hoping the slush level goes down a bit. I started working on my living room ceiling. I scraped the peeling paint off and got the "plaster" up on it. Today I will do some sanding. Then hopefully will have that painted next week. I do plan on venturing out of the house tomorrow. That is if the roads are not an icy mess. I need to get starter soil for my plants and get some of the seeds started soon. The weather forecast has quite a bit of snow for next week, so I guess I'll hold off on the pruning for now. I love all the garden photos. As for poinsettias, I have one that is around 9 years old. I've given away multiple babies from it and have 2 babies now. I need to get some potting soil so I can do some repotting this year. Your chickens are lovely @Acre4Me. I hope you feel better soon @karenerwin. Have a great day everyone.

 

[TropicalBabies]

Domestic goat is rather delicious IMO. Goat farming is definitely a thing here so a goat or it's meat is easy to get. We also have wild goats and pigs that are a big problem for us, kind of like other peoples deer. We get goat or smoked pig every now and then from our hunter friends. Was good with cold beer, poi and pickled onion . Now I don't drink and my teeth don't like to work that hard at food so I skip it or feed it to the dogs lol. (don't tell!)

EDIT** It is not completely uncommon to see a pig, piglets or a family of pigs at the side of the road and are often road kill. As you can imagine, like deer, some can do pretty big damage.

 

[BReeder!]

I need to get starter soil for my plants and get some of the seeds started soon.

I am happy you brought up "starter soil." What the heck is it and what does everybody use? I wad thinking of just using some fine, well-cured compost I sifted last summer. I have about 10-15 gallons of it (half of a heavy duty tote). It shouldn't be too nitrogen each since it's aged and well-cured. It's loamy and can retain moisture while draining well. I don't see why it wouldn't work...

 

[Sequel]

I am happy you brought up "starter soil." What the heck is it and what does everybody use? I wad thinking of just using some fine, well-cured compost I sifted last summer. I have about 10-15 gallons of it (half of a heavy duty tote). It shouldn't be too nitrogen each since it's aged and well-cured. It's loamy and can retain moisture while draining well. I don't see why it wouldn't work...

You can try it. I’ve found that although it worked well for me, it was hard to tell the weed seedlings from the ones I planted. I’ve tried baking it in the oven to kill them off first but it stinks bad and I just couldn’t justify the time and effort. So I use seed starter soil to get the plants up then use a little compost when and if I pot them up before planting out.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

You can try it. I’ve found that although it worked well for me, it was hard to tell the weed seedlings from the ones I planted. I’ve tried baking it in the oven to kill them off first but it stinks bad and I just couldn’t justify the time and effort. So I use seed starter soil to get the plants up then use a little compost when and if I pot them up before planting out.

Adding to that @BReeder! Starter soil is a bit finer and has fewer nutrients than typical soil blends. Seeds have the nutrients they need to start growing inside them. The finer soil makes it easier for the tiny roots to spread. The seedlings won't typically need additional fertilizer until they are ready to transplant into a larger container. Too much fertilizer can "burn" the tiny plant and ultimately kill it..

 

[TropicalBabies]

I am happy you brought up "starter soil." What the heck is it and what does everybody use? I wad thinking of just using some fine, well-cured compost I sifted last summer. I have about 10-15 gallons of it (half of a heavy duty tote). It shouldn't be too nitrogen each since it's aged and well-cured. It's loamy and can retain moisture while draining well. I don't see why it wouldn't work...

I think you should do a experimental/comparison test for this garden gang.
I personally use the least nutritious soil I have because seedling along w/ cutting can get overwhelmed with all that good stuff. You can always add compost on top when things start rockin' n'rollin'. But if you do a little study we will all be that much wiser for your efforts