What did you do in the garden today?

[AllenK RGV]

Good... what ever time it is gardeners,
Super hot today but I am doing some hedge, tree, plants trimming and up keep. I went after everything like a ninja warrior but left my chopped rubbish laying where it dropped he he. I needed a water break but got recruited by DH to shake out tarps and measure lengths instead. I snuck away when he finished up folding last one and not looking... he he, I was feeding the girls and checking nest boxes for eggs when much to my surprise and delight...View attachment 2189633
Now, I don't know about you folks but I hope that this never gets old for me. My guess is it is from my little Loa. She has been bouncing into the nest boxes for the last week deciding which one she was going to use but I thought we would still have more time being she is a February 22 baby plus her comb did not redden but that may be do to scaring, and I thought she would have light brown eggs. Maaaybe the tiny wild girl laid in our boxes??? She may have a micro egg and she has just started to lay again after her hatch I think... hmmmm. Well, whatever/whoever's it is... always a pleasure to eat... I mean see a mini egg.

The rest of the day will be pick up garden rubbish and fill trailer with green waste. Trying to stay ahead of the heat stress but lets face it... it's just not a beautiful time for a garden here in my town. Yesterday I washed a few cars inside and out, even washed my scooter . Got to bring my truck back in for a vacuum and wash and wax this eve.

Last night I put my foot down and told DH I was going to cook what I would like and that was it. So he had garden greens cooked with chicken and brown rice and I did not hear a complaint. Good man. I have slowly cleaned up his diet, gotten him off of the red meats and he has gotten healthier for it. No signs of the Diverticulitis or Ulcerative Colitis that he has had for the last 25 years at his last check up. That makes me pretty darn happy for him.
Ok. break time is over. Loving catching up on the many posts!!! Hana hou gang!!!

I am so happy I have a DW just like you. Keep it up lady!!

 

[katiefloy]

Good... what ever time it is gardeners,
Super hot today but I am doing some hedge, tree, plants trimming and up keep. I went after everything like a ninja warrior but left my chopped rubbish laying where it dropped he he. I needed a water break but got recruited by DH to shake out tarps and measure lengths instead. I snuck away when he finished up folding last one and not looking... he he, I was feeding the girls and checking nest boxes for eggs when much to my surprise and delight...View attachment 2189633
Now, I don't know about you folks but I hope that this never gets old for me. My guess is it is from my little Loa. She has been bouncing into the nest boxes for the last week deciding which one she was going to use but I thought we would still have more time being she is a February 22 baby plus her comb did not redden but that may be do to scaring, and I thought she would have light brown eggs. Maaaybe the tiny wild girl laid in our boxes??? She may have a micro egg and she has just started to lay again after her hatch I think... hmmmm. Well, whatever/whoever's it is... always a pleasure to eat... I mean see a mini egg.

The rest of the day will be pick up garden rubbish and fill trailer with green waste. Trying to stay ahead of the heat stress but lets face it... it's just not a beautiful time for a garden here in my town. Yesterday I washed a few cars inside and out, even washed my scooter . Got to bring my truck back in for a vacuum and wash and wax this eve.

Last night I put my foot down and told DH I was going to cook what I would like and that was it. So he had garden greens cooked with chicken and brown rice and I did not hear a complaint. Good man. I have slowly cleaned up his diet, gotten him off of the red meats and he has gotten healthier for it. No signs of the Diverticulitis or Ulcerative Colitis that he has had for the last 25 years at his last check up. That makes me pretty darn happy for him.
Ok. break time is over. Loving catching up on the many posts!!! Hana hou gang!!!

those eggs are gorgeous! i have never seen swirly ones like that.

same with the heat here. i pulled some wisteria i made the mistake of planting many years ago and it is still sitting where i left it. i should go pick that up...

 

[TropicalBabies]

today was pretty hot and humid. we were supposed to get rain, but alas it didn't materialize. i let the chickens out to forage a little. put some strawberry runners in pots to root, and put some netting around a blueberry bush the chickens were intent on devouring (they are giving me betrayed looks as i type).View attachment 2189753View attachment 2189755View attachment 2189756

Don't let all of their cuteness fool you.. They are garden raptors, feather grasshoppers, terrors to all things green and beautiful... but awe.... look at those fuzzy butts!

 

[TropicalBabies]

those eggs are gorgeous! i have never seen swirly ones like that.

same with the heat here. i pulled some wisteria i made the mistake of planting many years ago and it is still sitting where i left it. i should go pick that up...

Kidding right? lol... did my decoy alabaster eggs fool you? My chickens gotta have some style in their nest box (till they poop on it )

 

[AllenK RGV]

Kidding right? lol... did my decoy alabaster eggs fool you? My chickens gotta have some style in their nest box (till they poop on it )

I just use golf balls. The chicken are as artistically challenged as I am .

 

[katiefloy]

Kidding right? lol... did my decoy alabaster eggs fool you? My chickens gotta have some style in their nest box (till they poop on it )

lol. nope. new to chickens so you had me fooled. i used to think eggs were white or brown. now i know better, so why not swirly . that tiny one is adorable though.

 

[TropicalBabies]

lol. nope. new to chickens so you had me fooled. i used to think eggs were white or brown. now i know better, so why not swirly . that tiny one is adorable though.

I know right? One day someone will breed a chicken that lays swirly eggs

Yes, ok.... it's for me... my chickens don't care... i'm a visual person lol.

 

[WthrLady]

Mine don't care for anything over 25 mph. Above that they fight to stay on their feet and just go hide, SO I just keep them in. Seeing them in 45 mph wind is sadly funny (thunderstorm popped up while they were out. they blew over and rolled!)

Found an interesting thread this morning. It is about high winds and chicken. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/can-they-handle-really-windy-days.420796/page-2

 

[WthrLady]

Bindweed! Is EVERYWHERE HERE! Round up just curls up and wimpers when it sees bindweed. I refuse to use Tordon or 2-4D

 

[Acre4Me]

I’m not sure if we have bind weed or morning glory, but I’ve heard they are the same thing. Irregardless, we have one of them that puts out underground runners to spread. Any time we see them we pull them. In the spring and fall when we turn over the beds and find the root parts, we spend time trying to find the whole root system. It’s out third year waging war and it’s getting better, but it is invasive, so it will still takes some time.