What did you do in the garden today?

[TJAnonymous]

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.

Good to know! I have it minimally stapled down right now. I ordered a quality netting to go over the cheap Amazon one. It has shipped but not arrived yet. Once it gets here, I will cover the crap netting so it will be double layered. It will be stapled down really well at that point but I also have 2x4s that I will use on top of the netting at the bottom of the frame to sandwich it tightly together.

Last year I just stapled it down and squash bugs were about to squeeze under the netting in the gaps between the stapled areas. We live and learn!

It is very windy today with gusts in the 20-30 mph range. Nothing compared to the plains but definitely a good day to line dry the laundry! Expecting storms tomorrow and Monday.

I still don't have my lettuce in the ground and now it's almost too late. Wondering if I should even bother?

 

[638858]

I lost me kite !!! Bullocks !! Y’all better have them bonnets tied tight.. that wind ain’t no joke.. all part of the plan, mannnn

 

[WthrLady]

Just got up to put more dough in the proof box and glanced outside. Noticed the shingled roof on the run-in shed peeling off So out DH and I went out, winds gusting now to 55 and I tacked it down. I TOLD the shed guys it wasn't strong enough for here that it needed a metal stabilizer strip on the first rows, but nooooo, they argued with me, 30 year shingles, tar tack, heavy duty, blah blah blah. Uh huh. So add that to my list of to-do this summer.
Grumble.
Also DS came out while I was on the roof and told me that one of the henhouse windows had blown in.
UGH.
I am amazed. It fell 6 feet, didn't break (it slides off the track for the summer and gets stored away), and didn't kill anyone.

 

[WthrLady]

Rough day to my west.

 

[igorsMistress]

Pretty much.
And don't waste rooting powder on them. They don't need it in the least.

Good to know!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Hey Gardeners pray all stay safe from fires.

 

[igorsMistress]

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!

Looking great!

 

[638858]

Maters and Peppers.. Prolly 12 years ago.. all from seed..

 

[jerryse]

I have a cherry and a pear tree starting open blooms . Saw a wasp and a cabbage butterfly .

 

[igorsMistress]

Good afternoon all. Errands took longer than expected so tree plant will have to wait until tomorrow morning. Hubs threw in haircuts at the last minute too. He did get the eye bolts into the beams in the shade garden and I have three strings in there. I may bend a hook into the end of some small rebar and drive that into the ground to hold the bottoms, but for now they’re free floating

The bloom on the hibiscus opened There are lots of buds on it as well

I decided to downsize the grow bag for the apple tree to a 25 gallon. If it doesn’t grow a ton this year that’s ok, the goal is to keep it alive through the summer so it can be transplanted into the garden in fall. The 75 gallon bags are too big unless I’m going to leave the tree in a pot.