What did you do in the garden today?

[Compost King]

Above, Beans! Below Hemp (feeding seeds to Chickens, Leaves to Rabbits. The bud material will probably just go into my broths, not sure yet. maybe I use it as a spice or what ever. I could smoke it I because it helps with relaxation but it won't get me high. Might as well put it in my broths for that.

Above is my Garden, Below are piles that will fill out the raised beds for my spring garden. Actually its one pile with pictures taken from different angles.

 

[NewBoots]

Been busy trying to get everything ready for the storm apparently now coming right for us. I am just concerned with the amount of water and how slow this storm is moving sine we are on a watershed from the river.

We'll keep you can everyone else in the path in our thoughts. I swear sometimes I think the planet is trying to shake us off.

@NewBoots I usually make burgers with a super thick slice of tomato, lettuce, mayo, pickles & half an avocado. Or I will make a garlic avocado aioli. I avocado.

Oooo, I forgot avocado. mmmmm avocado. A restaurant that I went to as a kid got me hooked on creamy blended guacamole made with avocado, a little onion, and mayo! Dang I haven't made that in forever, I think I'll make a some to have with the eggs and toast for lunch. I need to make more salsa too while I still have tomatoes.

I removed the duct tape bandage and I believe the majority of its 2 1/2 pounds will be useable.

That is so cool, I hate losing produce to pests.

Much less smoke today so I went out and I got the human side of the coop cleaned up and sorted out all the chick raising stuff. That'll all go in a bin and into the barn attic. I threw all the feeders and waterers in a bin for through scrubbing and storage. Put up hangers for scoops and coop cleaning stuff. I finally got off the dime and cleaned up 'cuz the guy who built the coop and run is coming over tomorrow to give us a bid on a couple of jobs.

The weather folks are still promising us rain this week but it's lovely out right now, good day to start prepping the beds for the fall and winter crops. About the only thing in the beds still producing is the tomatoes so there's plenty to do. Later all!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Seems we have quite mix here.. Little drizzle last night but smoke started high then fell back at us now. The sun seems to have broken through

 

[Acre4Me]

I did knock a big jar of blackstrap molasses off the pantry shelf this morning

THAT must have taken a while to clean up!

Once, I knocked over a measuring cup with about 2C of vegetable oil in it....it fell towards me, and all down my jeans (of course, it had to be denim), and all over the floor. It took awhile to clean and many rinses on the jeans before I would even think of putting them into the washing machine bc so much oil had soaked in. However, it certainly didn't smell like molasses.

Sliced beetroot on burgers is a local tradition.

cooked or raw or pickled?

pictures?

Been busy trying to get everything ready for the storm apparently now coming right for us.

where you at? You can add your general location to your profile too. My daughter is in the Destin, FL area and getting over 10" rain today and a few more inches tomorrow from the hurricane.

 

[Acre4Me]

Pics from the last few days:

Luffa gourds - we have a few weeks till frost, so not sure if we will get actual luffa from these.

Here is the one most developed Luffa. I'm hopeful for this one.

last real haul of the green beans. Only a few left, and a few plants are trying to flower again, so I'll leave those, but not sure we will get more beans.

Watermelons. I think only 2 have any chance of being edible. The biggest one at the bottom of the pic should be fairly ripe.

Spinach and peas planted a few weeks ago. Looking nice.

radish in bottom row, and two rows of turnips growing well.

more peas. and the cucumbers, but not thinking we will get anything from the cukes.

Here are my favorite drying bean: Good Mother Stallard. Pods are drying well!

Here are the shelled Good Mother Stallard beans.

My brussel sprouts and cabbage. Had to spray with Bt today, bc cabbage looper caterpillars are eating them up!

 

[irish44395]

today I took a lot of basil cuttings to root going to plant them around the run.
I would like to try luffa had a few seeds in early summer but managed to cook them before they germinated
Pete

 

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to Gardeners thread glad to see more folks gardening

 

[igorsMistress]

Good afternoon gardeners. I’ll be outside to water later when it cools off. Not much happening out there but I can tell ya, chickens like society garlic. Going to have to protect those. Hubs and I will have the house to ourselves all weekend, you have NO IDEA how happy that makes me. I just got into it with my daughter and when she had a smart mouth I offered to smack her face like she does to the grandson, right in front of him too. Said now you know where he gets it from and you deserve all that you get. She’s outside sulking. Waaah.

This afternoon I am watching the incubator. One hatchling and several pips.

 

[pennyJo1960]

My 4 in silkie are still do about the 21st

 

[igorsMistress]

My 4 in silkie are still do about the 21st

Good luck Penny! How many are still in your incubator? I have 9 in mine out of 15 that we’re shipped. Hard to see any movement at the final candling.