What did you do in the garden today?

[Ascholten]

Had a fire run thru here some years ago.
No I am NOT in an extreme danger zone like those people but holy crap.
The sky literally turned an orange / brown /yellow / black from the smoke in the air and reflection from the flames. Ash was falling everywhere, you could smell the burning pine in the air enough that it'd make you cough or want to throw up depending on how strong it hit you. Your eyes are burning too, if you have contacts, ugh, good luck with that.
im somewhat healthy for my age and abused body. For those who may have asthma, be in in their 70's and later, or have breathing issues...that could be a death sentence.,

I'll be ok .... can turn into ....oh #$%$ I'm going to die... in a matter of minutes. If you are in a zone that is being evac'd, it's in your best interests to get ALL the info you can on the situation and then decide your course of action, rather than just being stubborn.

I rode out Andrew in south Florida, as a young, invincible lad. Someone must like me because im here to tell you about it today.

Aaron

 

[TJAnonymous]

Anyone know if this is a good bug or a bad bug?

 

[SheaLoner]

Anyone know if this is a good bug or a bad bug?
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Squash or stink bug. Drown it. Dont squish.

 

[Ascholten]

Pretty much anything that is not a ladybug, spider, praying mantis or bee that's in a garden, IMO is a bad bug and needs to go.

I personally like the B2B method myself. It's the cheapest, most economical and definitely the most organic.


B2B - Bug to Breakfast (the chicken is the factory, manufacturing plant and catalyst needed in the chemical reaction to turn beetles into eggs (eggs=breakfast))

Here's the equation)

2B + H2O = Ca(2CH4)+3Noise ^

Aaron

 

[TJAnonymous]

My hoop house Version 2 is ALMOST complete. I have to finish the netting, seal along the bottom, weatherstripping the door to keep out bugs, and decide on the mulch over the cardboard. Altogether the new materials cost about $300. Most was repourposed.

I want to thank @WthrLady for the inspiration and yes, I desperately need to mow/trim but it's been too wet!

 

[638858]

Anyone know if this is a good bug or a bad bug?
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That’s a leaf footed bug, confused often times for a squash or stink (stank, here in NE Texas) bug.. they are not beneficial but not too harmful either.. the have much longer antennas and have long piercing front mandibles (jaws) they will pierce the flesh of tomatoes and soft skinned fruit.. but overall do minimal damage. Look under leaves for a “chain of long cylinders/eggs” and squash with your fingers (or fangers..lol) ... to nip em in the bud, look along veins and stem ridges for eggs.. nymphs are bright yellow/orange/red.. and round bodied... I would remove from strawberries as they are soft fruit.. good luck. !!

 

[638858]

My hoop house Version 2 is ALMOST complete. I have to finish the netting, seal along the bottom, weatherstripping the door to keep out bugs, and decide on the mulch over the cardboard. Altogether the new materials cost about $300. Most was repourposed.
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I want to thank @WthrLady for the inspiration and yes, I desperately need to mow/trim but it's been too wet!

Very nice.

 

[WthrLady]

My hoop house Version 2 is ALMOST complete. I have to finish the netting, seal along the bottom, weatherstripping the door to keep out bugs, and decide on the mulch over the cardboard. Altogether the new materials cost about $300. Most was repourposed.
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I want to thank @WthrLady for the inspiration and yes, I desperately need to mow/trim but it's been too wet!

We have zig zag climbing rope up and over the top to help even more with the flapping and rubbing. Eliminate that and you lower your tear risk.

 

[Iluveggers]

Weeded the row of peas. Thought I had peas sprouts…nope. A noxious weed with deep roots. Pain in my patootie. Ugh. Hope I didn’t hurt the peas under the soil.

Weeded the front flower beds and raked all the fallen debris/branches in the front yard. Still have to do the backyard. Took about 4 hours. Stopped at 2 for lunch. Now it’s supposed to rain again.

Maybe I’ll get my kale & chard starts in the ground when they reach full size…at this rate I’m going to have a window garden…

 

[WthrLady]

The winds are making me start to loose my mind. Even doing stuff to distract me isn't working. Ahhhhhhh.
DH and I assembled another long shelf in the shop, so more crap off the floor so he can make it a NICE woodshop this summer, or at least that's his goal. We rotate the front half of the shop with machinery that needs to kept warmer than our deep winter freeze and stuff that can be in the barn. ie, the tractor gets to sleep in the heated shop. It's a Kioti and LOATHES the cold temps, even with boost foam and #1 diesel, the prissy thing. But for the summer, she can go in the barn along side the mower, who also winter naps in the shop.
The hay implements are always in the shop as I need a solid, level concrete floor to move the dumb things.
Run roof needs repaired from the winds, as soon as they die down.
Noticed my mum on the porch didn't survive winter, so I just snatched one from the hoophouse and potted it. While I was in there I saw the greenbeans are now tendriling up the wires WHOOT and another potato plant has appeared.