What did you do in the garden today?

[TJAnonymous]

Stopped by the store to pick up some lemons for my water.... Holy smokes! Check out the price of berries! For a TINY half pint container...

Strawberries were $8 for 2 lbs!

 

[Acre4Me]

@BReeder! peppers can really vary, in my experience. We had “Zavory” variety (not hot, I don’t think). It was *tiny* no matter what we did. One was planted in pot on deck-it grew the best, but still small in comparison. The ones (of Zavory) in garden bed hardly grew while other varieties grew well. We’ve seen others vary quite a bit the first couple of months, but usually reach a happy point where they grow and produce despite being small/slow to grow at first.

 

[Sooner Magnolia]

I decided I like the idea of sowing sunflowers for my chickens and to see if they might grow. They wouldn't be wasted either way, but I was thinking about if they might germinate better if I soak them for a while. Any opinions? Also- anybody know how they do in very sandy soil?

 

[pennyJo1960]

Stopped by the store to pick up some lemons for my water.... Holy smokes! Check out the price of berries! For a TINY half pint container...

View attachment 2608792

Strawberries were $8 for 2 lbs!

That is what is charged here also more reason to have your own

 

[oldhen2345]

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.

II wish I could compost- tried it with tumble barrels- when I opened it- whooowhee- palmetto bugs by the dozens came running out. Since I live in town( the neighbors house is about 50 ft behind my coop) I opted for manure tea- when I clean the coop, I put chunks of manure in a bucket, fill with water and cover. Every few weeks, I dip out the “tea” and use to fertilize my plants.

 

[oldhen2345]

Stopped by the store to pick up some lemons for my water.... Holy smokes! Check out the price of berries! For a TINY half pint container...

View attachment 2608792

Strawberries were $8 for 2 lbs!

Yeah, I ordered some of those strawberry towers- as soon as they get here, I’m fillin em up. Now, I just need to figure if I can raise blueberries

 

[Mutchi]

Nothing, I did nothing in the garden...

 

[chickengr]

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?

didn't try but heard of it. I have also heard that people used to bury rusty nails around the trees when there were no chemicals.

 

[Acre4Me]

II wish I could compost- tried it with tumble barrels- when I opened it- whooowhee- palmetto bugs by the dozens came running out. Since I live in town( the neighbors house is about 50 ft behind my coop) I opted for manure tea- when I clean the coop, I put chunks of manure in a bucket, fill with water and cover. Every few weeks, I dip out the “tea” and use to fertilize my plants.

That makes sense! We had a spot that made sense, and needed a lot of compost to improve the beds. Luckily, not near to the homes. Apparently neighbor barn cat (a true hunter) comes by our burn pile (fairly compact metal cage inside a stacked ring of bricks) and compost bin to hunt mice. So far there are no cockroaches, but spiders sure like the compost bin in the warm months.

 

[chickengr]

Stopped by the store to pick up some lemons for my water.... Holy smokes! Check out the price of berries! For a TINY half pint container...

View attachment 2608792

Strawberries were $8 for 2 lbs!

similar prices here. have always been for berries. but I don't understand why figs are expensive in greece. I never buy them, they grow everywhere by the roads and they are abundant. all the people from neighborhood pick them up every day and still many get wasted.