What did you do in the garden today?

[sourland]

Poked the yellow jacket nest - at least the entrance hole - no response.

 

[Sueby]

Good sign @sourland!

Thank you Sarah!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Need to see photos of the new roo then .. Have all those tomatoes I pulled yesterday going look into the green salsa of Ball book

 

[oldhen2345]

Brussels sprouts are a winter crop. Ground can get exhausted. Mulch and compost regularly. I joined a very cool Facebook group with experts giving advice on when to plant. Plant above ground fruiters with waxing moon and below ground veg with waning.

I think I may just plant in planters next spring and leave my gardens fallow for a year. I keep putting chicken poo in them and turning it, so by the time I use it, I should have good crop of veggies.

 

[igorsMistress]

Need to see photos of the new roo then .. Have all those tomatoes I pulled yesterday going look into the green salsa of Ball book

New roo. He’s not yet 4 months old and the big girls scare him. This lattice is stored between my shed and the wall around my yard

 

[igorsMistress]

My AC and d’Uccle chicks.

 

[Kiwibird]

I think I may just plant in planters next spring and leave my gardens fallow for a year. I keep putting chicken poo in them and turning it, so by the time I use it, I should have good crop of veggies.

Planters take more water if that will be an issue for you. Some people fallow a quarter of their garden every year as part of their crop rotation. That may be all you need to do?

 

[pennyJo1960]

We need to fallow after this year half the tires .. I have been cutting back tomato plants now mostlythe beef eater .. Feeding cuttings to Chickens..
@igorsMistress what an adorble new Roo for you

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

I’m considering planting tomatoes in containers and see if I can skip the early blight for a year. I’m planning on using bags for potatoes.

 

[Kiwibird]

We now have to cover our tomatoes and potatoes with micromesh to avoid psyllids. It turns out that this also reduces blight.