What did you do in the garden today?

[Elyrian1]

Went back out, now that the toddler is in bed and the day is chilling down. I filled one of those 13 gallon kitchen trash bags with yet more nightshade. Only got half a bag earlier by comparison. Looks like I've gotten all the stragglers, except one that's in a puddle and I can't reach it quite yet, and have started working on what I'm referring to as the "mother" patch.

Nasty plants. Hairy like nettle, poisonous if consumed or pulled by hand with cuts present, spread by seed and rhizome... probably be fighting for a long time. Oh and if it brushes up against you with those hairy leaves and stems, it burns like you got into a prickly patch of corn or squash or something. Lucky me, crushed basil takes the sting right out. That's why I grow basil next to my squash, too. That and for the pollinators.

The bright spot though! I looked them over thoroughly and not a one has set fruit yet. So I'll just be fighting the rhizomes and not seed.

And if I didn't have a toddler, I probably wouldn't bother with it beyond preventing spread. But... he doesn't know the difference between pretty flowers like jasmine and honeysuckle and deadly plants.

No more gardening for me today, lol. Time to chill.

 

[Artichoke Lover]

Went back out, now that the toddler is in bed and the day is chilling down. I filled one of those 13 gallon kitchen trash bags with yet more nightshade. Only got half a bag earlier by comparison. Looks like I've gotten all the stragglers, except one that's in a puddle and I can't reach it quite yet, and have started working on what I'm referring to as the "mother" patch.

Nasty plants. Hairy like nettle, poisonous if consumed or pulled by hand with cuts present, spread by seed and rhizome... probably be fighting for a long time. Oh and if it brushes up against you with those hairy leaves and stems, it burns like you got into a prickly patch of corn or squash or something. Lucky me, crushed basil takes the sting right out. That's why I grow basil next to my squash, too. That and for the pollinators.

The bright spot though! I looked them over thoroughly and not a one has set fruit yet. So I'll just be fighting the rhizomes and not seed.

And if I didn't have a toddler, I probably wouldn't bother with it beyond preventing spread. But... he doesn't know the difference between pretty flowers like jasmine and honeysuckle and deadly plants.

No more gardening for me today, lol. Time to chill.

We have a variety of wild nightshade here. The flowers look like deadly nightshade but it has husks like wild ground cherries. But it has horrible spines. Honestly worse than nettles or okra. Reminds me of getting long shards of fiberglass in my hands and it’s just as hard if not harder to get out.

 

[TJAnonymous]

My battle is with pokeweed. I swear that crap is like the Hydra of weeds....

 

[Happy hen lover]

So..... due to circumstances in the community we live in my husband and i feel we have no choice but to sell our beautiful ranch. Its been days of tears and not a lot of sleep. We don’t know if we can find a place to rent that will allow us to keep our goats and chickens but were are trying very hard to find something. The plan is to rent here in California for a year or two then get out of the state. If any of you have suggestions for places to live in a rural setting with decent weather ( not too hot and not too cold dont mind a bit of snow now and then)! Good food growing conditions. Decent people, good internet( hubbs needs it for work) and lots of nature for me( minus too many skeeters) please send me ideas. We are thinking maybe flagstaff.
so today in the garden, I did a little clean up and weeding for some photos for our realtor. As soon as i finish the weeding ( ill be using a weed wacker instead if hand pulling my beds as I usually do) i will begin potting up many of my veggies, small fruit trees and berry bushes. I will also begin taking cutting from my plants to take with. Its so depressing as my garden is off to an amazing start this year. I grew everything from seed and moved the plants in and out everyday as soon as they germinated for weeks, Best strawberries ever this year( those are going with me for sure. ) were trying to be excited for new chapter, it’s financially sound decision, but im leaving behind 11 years of working the land, restoring habitats and the soils. It is coming to be what i envisioned now i have to leave it behind. Heres some shots of the house i took today. View attachment 2682087
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I'm so sorry you have to leave your hard work behind. I have had to do that a couple of times too. It's hard but I figured my improvements made sale price better and I gave next person something amazing to work with. Next time you will know what works faster. Flagstaff us lively as is a few places in AZ . New Mexico has some nice places too. We moved to western NE. It's a little humid some snow great people, summers some 100s at peak and winters this year was worst at 23 below. But prices are great my friend just bought 10 acres in Northern KS for 200K. With decent house, barn, and some out buildings. Just to give you an idea. The restaurant choices are slim tho.

 

[TJAnonymous]

Here's the bunny we picked up who was dumped. Anyone familiar with rabbits who might have a guess on gender or breed?

 

[Happy hen lover]

Here's the bunny we picked up who was dumped. Anyone familiar with rabbits who might have a guess on gender or breed?

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No guess but what a cutie!

 

[Happy hen lover]

No guess but what a cutie!

Maybe a rex? That's what I remember from 4H kids

 

[NewBoots]

Some male bunnies have very prominent testicles, but if you can hold it up against you and place your thumb close to the opening and press gently back towards the belly, the pink and round penis will come slightly out if it's a male. If instead you see a slit like like opening, it's a female. Kinda hard to describe but I bet there's a you tube video that shows it exactly. As far as breed, I can't really help you there. Bless you for helping an animal in need.

 

[Elyrian1]

We have a variety of wild nightshade here. The flowers look like deadly nightshade but it has husks like wild ground cherries. But it has horrible spines. Honestly worse than nettles or okra. Reminds me of getting long shards of fiberglass in my hands and it’s just as hard if not harder to get out.

Wouldn't happen to be this would it? Sucker stabbed through my glove.

 

[Artichoke Lover]

Wouldn't happen to be this would it? Sucker stabbed through my glove.

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Nope the flowers are the same but the leaves are closer to eggplant and the fruit is covered in a husk like a ground cherry or tomalito.