What did you do in the garden today?

[Phaedra Geiermann]

My first time to plant broad beans, the harvest is quite nice!

 

[Iluveggers]

First market after helping revive the family farm is today! I have enough kale, chard, scallions, carrots, peas, lettuce, celery, turnips & beets to set out (if I can make at least 3 servings/bunches it’s going on the table). Plus my aunts have fresh herbs. If we had a few more days the beans would’ve been ready too...ah well, I can put them on the sign as ready next week! It’s supposed to rain after today for the next week, say a prayer it isn’t constant for me please! I am hoping my tomatoes don’t get water-logged! Planted 7 different colored heirlooms as the market is filled with the regular red ones so I’m hoping to grab some business on tomatoes alone! I hope everyone is well!

 

[TJAnonymous]

do you have seeds for pasture? here they contain some seeds of plants that are natural wormers. unfortunately I don't know their english names.

I tried to seed some medicinal plants in my pasture but unfortunately the chickens or birds find and eat the seeds before they ever get to sprout... Among other things, I've tried -

Yarrow
Fenugreek
Dandelions
Valerian
Echinacea
Catmint
Marshmallow
Peppermint

And probably more that I can't recall right now. Never got a single one to grow.....

 

[TJAnonymous]

My runner beans are dropping all their flowers... I think it is the heat causing it. Guess that means no beans this year. Next year I will not wait to plant them later than the corn. That was clearly a bad decision in my climate

 

[WthrLady]

I tried to seed some medicinal plants in my pasture but unfortunately the chickens or birds find and eat the seeds before they ever get to sprout... Among other things, I've tried -

Yarrow
Fenugreek
Dandelions
Valerian
Echinacea
Catmint
Marshmallow
Peppermint

And probably more that I can't recall right now. Never got a single one to grow.....

I use the late freeze thaw cycle that is still wet in the spring, or I broadcast the seed in early winter, which is my preferred.
My hens aren't big free-rangers in the winter, so there's that problem solved.
The temperatures keep the seeds dormant until the temps are right for germination.
And the repeated freeze thaw cycle opens up the soil for the seeds to get in (a thatching or plugging doesn't hurt either.)
Then there is a higher chance for constant moisture access, also needed for germination.

I also collect my dead headed flowers in the beds and in the fall dump them here and there in the pasture. I had a river of daisies come up this spring, which was from two years ago. The seeds fell off the pile of dead heads and washed down hill with a heavy rain. They grew last year, but bloomed this. It was so pretty (until I lopped off their heads and made them into hay. )

Just a thought!

 

[chickinlittles]

Yes indeed a new adventure .

Our adventure continues!
Its been a whirlwind of change for us. Looks like we timed the sale of our ranch right. We got a full offer just 6 days on the market. The nice folks buying are taking the animals too. We feel very confident that our critters will continue lead healthy and happy lives here.i was able to find an nice rental for us and have traded my 2.5 acres to a yard with a pool. I started transferring veggies into pots and will be a container gardener for now. I plan to rest and recuperate over this next year. Were thinking about looking for our next home in Colorado and would love to hear from folks on recommendations of some nice places there we can check out. I know chickens will be in my future for sure. Im sad to leave my girls but know they will be happy in their home and won’t suffer the stress of relocating. I like this forum and will check in from time to time! Happy Gardening

 

[gtaus]

My first time to plant broad beans, the harvest is quite nice!

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Very nice. Congrats.

 

[jerryse]

Been outside mowing . Trying to beat the heat .Chooks get some of the clippings and the rest mulch the garden .

 

[vall]

@TJAnonymous - here's what I found on blueberries.

Blueberries may root to depths of 12 to 16 inches, so sample soil to these depths, if practical. Shallow sampling may give misleading information if pH or nutrient levels vary with depth.

Soil sampling is particularly important where the soils have been acidified. If the acidifying agent was applied to the soil surface and not incorporated, pH will likely increase with depth. Collecting separate topsoil (0 to 8 inches) and subsoil (8 to 16 inches) samples will provide a better understanding of whether the soil has been acidified adequately.

So, your pH may not be too low throughout the root system. I wouldn't adjust it further at this point.

The only thing I found in the soil test was a slight Boron deficiency, 0.3. In general boron levels of < 0.35 PPM are considered low for berry crops. But Boron deficiency tends to cause stunting and disfigurement, not chlorotic leaves.

I'd agree P looks too high - if it is blocking one or more micronutrients typically you spray a foliar fertilizer on the plant, because those micros just won't be available in the soil. Once your plants recover that would be the next thing I'd try.

One last thing,

Blueberries are dependent on ammonium (the reduced form of N) as their primary form of nitrogen, and cannot absorb nitrate (the oxidized form of N) well.
Wet soils usually have low oxygen levels and are a reducing environment, which also translates to increased iron and manganese absorption.

So, make sure the blueberries are watered well.

 

[TJAnonymous]

Does anyone have Chokeberries? I have a bareroot chokeberry that I planted last fall. It's still small but has been steadily growing all spring and summer. It's leaves were a dark glossy green but now they are turning a weird shade of red & yellow and dropping. I went ahead and sprayed them with Captan but does anyone have any ideas what might be causing this? It's normal for their foliage to turn red in the fall but not in July.... They have been watered regularly and are in a raised bed with well drained soil.