What did you do in the garden today?

[WthrLady]

@WthrLady We watch all the TV vet shows and treating llamas and alpaca seem to be real rodeos and that isn't even mentioning the spitting.

I've been trying to get warm all day. I got soaked to the skin this morning and I hung up my really wet clothes but I just can't get really warm. Nearly time to go pick up the groceries at Walmart so I'll just the heat up in the car.

Ya. Angus blew a wad right into my hair. Man in smells.

 

[WthrLady]

one good thing about being within driving distance to KA factory are sone good deals on those machines. Pretty sure you were the one who who said they worked at the store for awhile, so you know this too! Can’t speak to KA mixer kneading bread on a weekly basis bc spouse makes all our bread by hand, but for a couple of years I was making frequent double batches of marshmallows, which heated up the motor pretty good, but it didn’t get fired.

Mmmm....batch of marshmallows sounds good...

Yup. It was me. That's how I killed the other machines, bread kneading and marshmallows! That's how I ended up with the Pro600. Bigger all metal motor, no plastic worm drive. But those dumb screws.
New machine did a really nice job and it didn't smell like it was going to burn the house down. I needed a little more flour this time and then I got distracted and over proofed it but about 10 minutes, which was enough of a deal to mess with the crumb a little. The men will still eat it, won't slow them down.

 

[Acre4Me]

I know they farm soybeans but what do home garden growers do with them?

Edamame is what we grow them for. Pick them fresh off the plant, then cook in salted water for about 8 min, drain and pop beans out of the pod to eat. My kids have always like edamame.

many years ago I grew a type that produced a few rip pods at a time, but kept producing throughout the season, so a few plants would give us enough for a meal every now and again. The type I grew last year produced all at once, so I just cut the plant at the bottom and took them to a shady chair to pick the pods off the plants. Froze most of them in meal sized packs. This year, I’m not sure if this years kind will produce one way or the other!

the plants are pretty small and compact.

 

[WthrLady]

Edamame is what we grow them for. Pick them fresh off the plant, then cook in salted water for about 8 min, drain and pop beans out of the pod to eat. My kids have always like edamame.

many years ago I grew a type that produced a few rip pods at a time, but kept producing throughout the season, so a few plants would give us enough for a meal every now and again. The type I grew last year produced all at once, so I just cut the plant at the bottom and took them to a shady chair to pick the pods off the plants. Froze most of them in meal sized packs. This year, I’m not sure if this years kind will produce one way or the other!

the plants are pretty small and compact.

I just toss the farmer next door a pie and he lets me pick to my heart's content.

 

[Acre4Me]

I just toss the farmer next door a pie and he lets me pick to my heart's content.

farmer behind us will likely grow corn this year. but it’s either corn or soybeans.

 

[OlympicChick]

Good afternoon all!

Today has been rainy and kind of yuck, but it should start clearing up soon, I hope. Went to our best local nursery and picked up three tomato plants, snap peas, brussel sprouts, potatoes, orange calendulas and a David Austin Lady of Shalott rose. Hopefully I'll be able to plant them today along with some basil that I've had in water growing roots. I also sowed some crimson clover seeds in an area that needs to be somewhat care free. I bought a new purple garden kneeler too because my husband keeps taking and using mine!

I got all determinate tomatoes this year, Roma, Patio and Oregon Spring, because the indeterminate ones last year got completely tangled in the netting I had DIY'd and just turned into a mess.

I need to work on fixing a garden area that the chickens tore apart too when they were still escaping their run. My nephew pulled a bunch of weeds and mowed the front yard, all of which we threw into the run. Happy chickens

 

[BReeder!]

Yes at $30 each for a circular 5ft10inch planter 24 inches deep the price is very good. I really wanted to build a series of 4x8 raised beds but I couldn't do anything like that at a comparable price point.

Just make sure you don't waste money on the cheaper gray ones. The sun kills those in about 2 years(well here). I have brown ones that are still going strong at the 5 year mark.

5ft 10in might be a bit hard to reach the center of. If I had a planter like that I would place a large (18" perhaps) circle stepping stone in the center as a permanent weed blocker. That way I would only have to reach about 2.5ft in to maintain the garden bed.

 

[Faerhii]

Making rows when it's 85 degrees out is miserable.

 

[pasdechat73]

You keep Sumatra too? They are wonderful fowl, but yeah, "you don't mess with the Zohan", erm broody.

@AllenK RGV my friend gave her to me about 5 years back. My friend kept losing her chickens to predators and "Fanny" was the only one left. She's now the Queen.

Someone told me was a black Cochin bantam so I have no idea of her origin? What do you think?? She weighs about a dime and is sassy as hell. She's pulled some pretty crazy stunts when she goes broody. Now we just let her rage on until the storm passes

Speaking of rage, she must've had words with someone this morning as I found a broken egg in her clutch. But as of noon, we have 2 new eggs to add so she's currently sitting on six. Hence, I started marking them since I know she's officially broody...

As for gardening...weed picking and weed whacking was the theme for today. I also planted some pepper seeds I collected; and planted some other seeds from a small gourd or pumpkin leftover from fall19. Treated the greens for aphids too. They're going to seed soon so I have to be very 'careful' when treating them. Esp. my rainbow chard. Next: planning to move the nasturtiums to a bigger venue since they're getting a bit big for them britches.

Hey, since this is my first time raising wild daffodils (previous owner planted them) what do y'all suggest I do after they bloom?

 

[karenerwin]

This is Zelda.

This is Lucky.
They are both female Lab/Rottweiler mixes.