What did you do in the garden today?

[oldhen2345]

The gardens seem to be fine. My dwarf apple is blooming. We got rain last night, so have spent the morning pulling Asian Jasmine. This afternoon, gonna pull up more of the honeysuckle that is trying to strangle my crepe myrtle. I let it get ahead of me last year and it was awful. This year- it is toast. My snowball bush is glorious this year too.

 

[Sally PB]

A couple days ago, I took the last of the compost and put it where the squash hills will be. This morning, I turned all the compost stuff I've added to the "collection" bin into the "working" bin for its first sitting. I'll turn it into the third bin in 4-5 days.

It was all the coop cleanings and kitchen waste from since last November, so it was a big pile. And it hadn't done much in the way of breaking down; peeeeeuuuuw! Ammonia smell, big time! I'm hoping it heats up and does its magic.

 

[TJAnonymous]

I've been driving all over God's green earth looking for an iron foliar spray for the strawberries. 2 hours later I finally found some at Ace Hardware... However, the lady at one of the local nurseries told me to soak rusty nails in a bucket of water overnight and then use it on the strawberries. Curious if anyone has ever tried it?

 

[Imse]

So amazing to see apple trees, pear trees and roses blooming Nature is absolutely lovely ❤

 

[Acre4Me]

It was all the coop cleanings and kitchen waste from since last November, so it was a big pile. And it hadn't done much in the way of breaking down; peeeeeuuuuw! Ammonia smell, big time!

Same here!! We turned compost a few weeks ago. The pile from last fall (including an early spring clean out) was bad. It got completely turned over into middle section (of 3-section compost area). The “finished” compost is still a bit chunky, but all pretty uniform color of dark brown and not at all smelly. Beginning our pile for this spring/summer.

 

[Acre4Me]

We are finishing the last 15’ or so of run roof. We have a small section as clear panels (a barn window is in that area), the rest is metal panels, except for the actual coop. The actual coop has a plywood/shingle roof. Spouse fell off that roof yesterday, managed to break their fall without any real injury and only skinned the one knee. Luckily, it’s a very thick layer of chipped wood/mulch in the run. Once roof is finished, then the vertical supports will get some extra bracing. It’s right behind the barn, so it’s protected from most of the strong winds, but long term, the posts should have some additional bracing.

 

[BReeder!]

Make sure to fence it in so the deer dont eat them. We got peaches once in 4 years cuz of the little buggers

No deer here. They are around, but don't venture into the subdivision. The tree is also in our fenced in backyard, so even if a deer did venture into the neighborhood, it's not getting my peaches. I worry more about squirrels. They seem to eat everything.

 

[BReeder!]

Anybody have any ideas why some of my peppers are doing so well and others are just limping along? A while tray of bell and banana peppers are all doing great. But all the other peppers are still so tiny. All were planned at the same time and have been under the same lights and get watered the same.

I had a similar situation with my tomatoes, but that was because only one tasty was under grow lights and the others were in the sunroom. Now they are all under grow lights and the little plants are quickly catching up. This is not the case with the peppers though.

 

[AmeliaBedelia]

I've heard that the spicy peppers sometimes take longer to sprout? But not an expert.

 

[pennyJo1960]

This I took last night Smudge is the rooster here now