What did you do in the garden today?

[BReeder!]

I used a circular/worm drive with an old finish (more teeth) type blade. That may make quicker work w/ better cuts than the grinder but hell on the ears.

A cutting disc on the grinder is pretty quick and clean cutting for me. A circular saw with worn blade sounds hellish. I guess it depends on each person's experience with a tool. Happy that worked for you though.

 

[BReeder!]

Okay, so here is our garden, most of it anyway...
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tomatoes, okra (first time trying those), peppers, and dill

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tomatoes and basil

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tomatoes, borage, peppers, and marigolds

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asparagus from seed! The Great Experiment! 3 year till we get a crop.

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Jerusalem Artichokes, 3 types


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Potatoes


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shallots, beets, broccoli, and chard


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kale, cabbage, dill, carrots, and green onions


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peas, brussel sprouts, and lettuce


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Just celery and garlic now but this is where some of the tomatoes and peppers will go


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bush beans, winter & summer squash and corn. I'm afraid I put them all out too soon so they are not happy


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Blueberries and lingon berries


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Rhubarb, gooseberries and currants, plus assorted flowers


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Raspberries


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semi-dwarf apple


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dwarf crabapple


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Hopefully I did this right, sorry if there are too many images.

This is sort of my goal... not quite there yet though.

 

[pasdechat73]

I am in love with all your seedlings @pinknblackchaos and @NewBoots! Keep those pics coming!!

And I forgot who posted about borage but 'tis a lovely plant!!! It will keep reseeding itself too. Take care to preserve the flowers. Only thing I suggest is to use gloves if you are prone to allergic reactions. But you can make candies and such out of it as well -- I have grown the purple, pink and white variations: https://www.ediblewildfood.com/crystallized-borage.aspx

Now I have a question. Does anyone know what this is? It sprouted about a month ago. I love the red buds...

I hope everyone has a lovely evening -- we are looking at the high 60's for the next few weeks so I'm supah eggscited. And here's something that popped up in the yard today...reminded me of @TropicalBabies...I miss the islands!!!

 

[NewBoots]

I am in love with all your seedlings @pinknblackchaos and @NewBoots! Keep those pics coming!!

And I forgot who posted about borage but 'tis a lovely plant!!! It will keep reseeding itself too. Take care to preserve the flowers. Only thing I suggest is to use gloves if you are prone to allergic reactions. But you can make candies and such out of it as well -- I have grown the purple, pink and white variations: https://www.ediblewildfood.com/crystallized-borage.aspx

Now I have a question. Does anyone know what this is? It sprouted about a month ago. I love the red buds...

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I hope everyone has a lovely evening -- we are looking at the high 60's for the next few weeks so I'm supah eggscited. And here's something that popped up in the yard today...reminded me of @TropicalBabies...I miss the islands!!!

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That looks like red clover to me. And I have borage planted in a few of the raised beds and will be transplanting more. We have them for the rabbits, chickens and to bring in the bees to the beds that have fruits. DP said there was a lot of uses for the flowers as well. Thanks for the link, I'll check it out. And yeah, the plants are really prickly, I wear gloves when working with them.

 

[pasdechat73]

That looks like red clover to me.

Thank you so much! I don't know how it got there...but oh well!!

DP said there was a lot of uses for the flowers as well. Thanks for the link, I'll check it out. And yeah, the plants are really prickly, I wear gloves when working with them.

I have quite a few recipe books that call for borage flowers. The flowers are gorgeous to crystallize and adorn upon cupcakes, sweet treats, etc. I typically use them in facial astringents, steams or lotions though.

I'm glad you have found out the stems are prickly. When I first started working with them (in my 20's) I had no idea and had a bunch of bumps within the first 20 minutes of harvesting the flowers.

 

[pinknblackchaos]

I grew borage last year and it was beautiful! Painted lady caterpillars like crazy though. I took some and raised them till release. So much frass. Way more than my monarchs. Very happy with the plants otherwise. Honey bees and bumblebees absolutely loved them!

 

[NewBoots]

I have quite a few recipe books that call for borage flowers. The flowers are gorgeous to crystallize and adorn upon cupcakes, sweet treats, etc. I typically use them in facial astringents, steams or lotions though.

DP plans to make soap, I bet the flowers would go well in that too.

 

[karenerwin]

Well, I said I wasn't going to replant my tomatoes and peppers until May 1st, but apparently, I lied.
I went to the produce stand and they had lots of veggie plants and flower plants available. Oh, and produce too.
Anyway, I bought a bunch of tomato plants and green pepper plants. Why do I always buy too many of them? I could plant them all but then I wouldn't have room for cucumbers, beans, zucchini and all of the other goodies I want to grow.
I may ask a friend if she wants my extras. I also bought some zinnias, lantanas, pink snapdragons and something else. I got all of those planted when I got home. Still haven't gotten the potatoes planted yet.
I also got the second coat of paint on the bee hive and the second coat of poly on the decorated bee hive. The rain didn't move in until around 6 or 7PM.

Tomorrow I will have to butcher one of the roosters that was fighting, even if I end up having to do so in the rain. I noticed today that the red EE rooster apparently broke off a good part of his upper beak in that fight.
I checked on the eggs in the incubator. Nothing outwardly going on but I am pretty sure that I saw 1 egg rocking!!
We are supposed to have rain the next 3 days.
Have a great night!

 

[karenerwin]

Here is what my bee hive looks like after my friend paint the design for me!!

 

[ShrekDawg]

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Here is what my bee hive looks like after my friend paint the design for me!!

That is so cute!!! OMG!!! I love it!!!