What did you do in the garden today?

[Reedo5]

Weeded the asparagus today. New spears coming up. We have had no rain in weeks so we must water everything. I do my rain dance every day but the rain gods aren't paying attention...

Now do they spread? U say new spears are coming up?

 

[Theeggorthechicken]

What did you do in your garden today?

I picked a bunch of Rattlesnake green beans and Cherokee wax beans, a few tomatoes, three eggplants, some broccoli shoots, and jalapenos. Pretty happy with today's harvest!

How do you keep your chickens out of your garden?

 

[Reedo5]

Well i Finally got some seeds started Saturday!!!
It the first go at it so hoping for the best.

 

[karenerwin]

Maybe an owl? They can get pretty big.

We used to have 2 enormous owls that lived in our woods. But we haven't seen or heard them for a long time ( maybe 2 years!). But yes, they would have definitely been big enough to do the job!

 

[karenerwin]

I planted my 2 cherry bushes and about a dozen of the 50 strawberry roots. I think I will need to rethink and move one or both of the cherry bushes. I reread the description online and it said they can be 6 to 8 ft tall and wide at maturity!! I definitely did not leave enough room for that! The strawberries on the other hand, I can put closer together.
I want to start seeds in the house but in the past the cats wouldn't leave them alone.
They either tried to sleep on top of them or knock them off the table or eat them.
My hubby is currently not feeling well, his doctor said he has a virus but doesn't believe it to be THE virus. (But didn't want him to come in to the office either). We looked at having him go to a testing center, but he doesn't meet the requirements and he figures if he doesn't have it, he certainly doesn't want to be exposed to it while he is sick!
When he is feeling better he is supposed to build me a cold frame. I figure that will be the best place for me to start seeds early!

@WthrLady I am SO SORRY to hear about your bee hive. I hope you are able to find a local source with some good hardy bees at a reasonable price!!

 

[pennyJo1960]

We did get all the started plants out not what I had needed though they are too young others got most in dirt do more tomorrow if we get a break in the rain

 

[BReeder!]

How do you keep your chickens out of your garden?

Pretty sure we haven't heard from Dara77 in quite some time. As for keeping chickens out, I fenced my garden. A smaller garden could be protected with cages of hardware cloth or chicken wire. Another option is chicken tunnels or chicken tractors to contain the area chickens have access to within the garden.

 

[neo71665]

I walked out and looked at the mud pit I tilled up and wanted to plant before the monsoon started

 

[jerryse]

Morning . Snow melted yesterday . DW canceled sibling Tuesday . They will Skype on Wednesdays instead . Small change . Warmer today so I will probably do some outdoor stuff .

 

[Acre4Me]

How do you keep your chickens out of your garden?

@TropicalBabies has done a lot of this type of work. Not only does she have to keep her own chickens out, but the feral Hawaiian local chicken population out too. Maybe she’ll chime in with her experience.

we keep the chickens in their run mostly with supervised free range time, otherwise they Would impact the garden.