What did you do in the garden today?

[WthrLady]

I just came in from tying everything up. The tomatoes in the chicken's garden are on their own. 5 feet tall and WILD, but at least they're behind a chicken wire fence.

The main garden I kept pruned.I figured it was time to tie up as another round of storms is coming and it's only feels like 94 out so, better now than the normal Friday tie day. Not a bad little haul for just at 4th of July. Those are standard cherry tomatoes, currant tomatoes, and the "larger" ones are cloudy day, which while early in the season are kind of small. We'll see what DH says about them on a sandwich.

The I save the back row of the garden for last. It has the Thompson grapevine in it. At one point I must have been moving to slowly tying a plant up, and it grabbed me. Before I could get loose, another wayward tendril got me. It was like a scene from a 50s drive in horror flick. I thought I was doomed! Spoiler alert__ I got away.

I think this whole last row will belong to her next year, she's almost 15 feet across. This year she's sharing it with tomatoes and a couple 8 foot tall sunflowers. LOL.

I have a moron bean plant btw. It sends out tendrils but refuses to wrap. Twice I've wrapped it around the supports, today I tied it up. Glory. Who's ever heard of such a thing?
LOL.

 

[TJAnonymous]

View attachment 2749717I just came in from tying everything up. The tomatoes in the chicken's garden are on their own. 5 feet tall and WILD, but at least they're behind a chicken wire fence.

The main garden I kept pruned.I figured it was time to tie up as another round of storms is coming and it's only feels like 94 out so, better now than the normal Friday tie day. Not a bad little haul for just at 4th of July. Those are standard cherry tomatoes, currant tomatoes, and the "larger" ones are cloudy day, which while early in the season are kind of small. We'll see what DH says about them on a sandwich.

The I save the back row of the garden for last. It has the Thompson grapevine in it. At one point I must have been moving to slowly tying a plant up, and it grabbed me. Before I could get loose, another wayward tendril got me. It was like a scene from a 50s drive in horror flick. I thought I was doomed! Spoiler alert__ I got away.

I think this whole last row will belong to her next year, she's almost 15 feet across. This year she's sharing it with tomatoes and a couple 8 foot tall sunflowers. LOL.

I have a moron bean plant btw. It sends out tendrils but refuses to wrap. Twice I've wrapped it around the supports, today I tied it up. Glory. Who's ever heard of such a thing?
LOL.

Makes me think of the blackberries I battled last night. They were like leeches....any fabric or skin they came in the SLIGHTEST contact with, they'd grab a hold like nothing I've ever seen before. So I started looking at them closer.... Not only are there wicked, long thorns on the canes, but there's literally hook-shaped claws (like a fishing hook) on the stem of every leaf AND on the edges and back of every leaf. Like wow.... No wonder I look like I wrestled a mountain lion every time I pick blackberries....

I can't WAIT for my thornless variety to grow!

 

[WthrLady]

Makes me think of the blackberries I battled last night. They were like leeches....any fabric or skin they came in the SLIGHTEST contact with, they'd grab a hold like nothing I've ever seen before. So I started looking at them closer.... Not only are there wicked, long thorns on the canes, but there's literally hook-shaped claws (like a fishing hook) on the stem of every leaf AND on the edges and back of every leaf. Like wow.... No wonder I look like I wrestled a mountain lion every time I pick blackberries....

I can't WAIT for my thornless variety to grow!

Ya, these are arapahoe blackberries.

 

[Sally PB]

Since I dug the garlic, I had an open bed. This morning, I planted two kinds of basil, two kinds of beets, some carrots, and three kinds of kale. It'll all get pulled out the last week of October to plant next year's garlic.

It was too hot to get really precise about it all. Especially the kale. I kept the three kinds separate, but just sprinkled the seed over, fluffed the soil a bit, and patted it down. Whatever is too crowded will be micro greens.

I also picked the biggest haul of blueberries off my bushes yet. BUT, most of them are very small. Had they been normal sized, the bowl would have been full. I'm not sure what's happening with them. My brain melted a couple hours ago, so I'm not going to fuss over it.

 

[Iluveggers]

Yup train them over. I train mine to the next spot over. As long as you don't snap them, they'll keep going.

Can you elaborate a bit more?

 

[WthrLady]

When they get tall enough to reach the next support I can tie them to, I tie them to that, let them run horizontal like a grape vine. If you are using posts or cages, you tie across or to the plant that inhabiting that neighboring post/cage. As long as you don't break or kink the branch the branch will be fine.

 

[Iluveggers]

When they get tall enough to reach the next support I can tie them to, I tie them to that, let them run horizontal like a grape vine. If you are using posts or cages, you tie across or to the plant that inhabiting that neighboring post/cage. As long as you don't break or kink the branch the branch will be fine.

Gotcha. Thanks!

 

[NewBoots]

Just made my first batch of zucchini fritters of the summer! Our eggs, zucchini, garlic, and shallots, so delicious!

 

[TJAnonymous]

I made a pot roast in the instant pot today.....used the potatoes, carrots, and onions from the garden. So satisfying when you know that delicious food came from your blood, sweat, and tears.....

Another interesting thought came to me today as I was cleaning and cutting up carrots. I was thinking how so many people today equate the look and taste of food by what they see or experience from a grocery store. For example, think of all the kids who grow up grocery story produce that looks perfect but is likely more bland because it is grown for shelf life instead of taste? Then those kids turn their noses up at garden grown veggies because they look and taste different than what they are used to from the store.... Anyone ever experienced this? I haven't (yet) but was just thinking about it.... Who knows....I might tonight. I made the roast with yellow carrots. My DH likes yellow carrots but we'll see how my teenage DD responds.

 

[WthrLady]

Oh ya. Food that has taste. Most people have dead palettes now. Sad really. That's why most processed and cafeteria, fast foods are LOADED with salt, to try to give it flavor.