What did you do in the garden today?

[Sueby]

We gota huge thunderstorm too. .05 of an inch of rain. So disappointing.

Sorry thats all you got, you need it as bad as we do. We got 2 inches & I'm so happy I don't have to water!

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Well when I went to check for more squash I saw several blooms...but no idea how! Middle-ways up the vine was completely shredded and mushy...I'm guessing the vine borer finally found me?
Is that what it does to the vine?
So I pulled it on up...hopefully the 7 I have planted will start producing soon!
I have to say that early squash plant lasted a long time! Even if it only gave me a couple squash all season!

 

[WthrLady]

Perfect thank you!

My pleasure.

 

[Sueby]

Well when I went to check for more squash I saw several blooms...but no idea how! Middle-ways up the vine was completely shredded and mushy...I'm guessing the vine borer finally found me?
Is that what it does to the vine?
So I pulled it on up...hopefully the 7 I have planted will start producing soon!
I have to say that early squash plant lasted a long time! Even if it only gave me a couple squash all season!

Sounds like it could be. This is what it looks like (pic not mine). If you cut it open you'll find the worm.

I'm preparing to make @WthrLadys tomato soup today! & some more dilly beans. So that means pressure canner & water bath canner at the same time, I'm a glutton.

My bird that had laying issues isn't feeling well this am. Got her some calcium & have her separated out. Of course I used up the last of the layer feed yesterday trying to get rid of it so now I have to go buy more. & it rained so hard yesterday my feeder got wet. It's been one of those mornings you just wish you stayed in bed & didn't discover all the issues going on.

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Sounds like it could be. This is what it looks like (pic not mine). If you cut it open you'll find the worm.
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I'm preparing to make @WthrLadys tomato soup today! & some more dilly beans. So that means pressure canner & water bath canner at the same time, I'm a glutton.

My bird that had laying issues isn't feeling well this am. Got her some calcium & have her separated out. Of course I used up the last of the layer feed yesterday trying to get rid of it so now I have to go buy more. & it rained so hard yesterday my feeder got wet. It's been one of those mornings you just wish you stayed in bed & didn't discover all the issues going on.

Yeah not cutting it open...i could already see through it it was that bad! Idk how it had blooms and green leaves still!

 

[Sally PB]

I am canning all the tomatoes that were on the table, 3 quarts. Now I have to clean off the table, and drop the leaves. Yay, I'll have room in here again. Progress!

I told DH that the rest of the tomatoes are for salsa, and that made him happy. There are a LOT of green tomatoes up there.

 

[WthrLady]

OMG.
I'm just starting canning season.
I brought the tomatoes in that were ripening on the deck, inside as rain is coming. But I have oodles to do (parts for the mill are in the dishwasher, so I'll do them tomorrow.)
But I'm with your DH on seeing it in the rear view mirror. It gets old.

 

[TJAnonymous]

WHat about a squash onion soup, which is delicious btw.

I'm not sure if they would eat it...Definitely not without any meat. But I think it sounds amazing!

 

[TJAnonymous]

Not yet but I’m thinking about it! I’ll let you know if I try them.

When I first read your post, I thought it said "Not yet, but I'm thinking about letting you try it."

 

[Sueby]

Yeah not cutting it open...i could already see through it it was that bad! Idk how it had blooms and green leaves still!

I've had plants live for quite a while with a svb, it doesn't always kill them right away.

I got 5 jars of dilly beans done - 1 burst in the canner. I haven't had that happen in a very long time.

& I have 10 pints of the tomato soup. 1 canner just shut off, the other is not far behind. That'll be a good amount of soup for cold, snowy days come this winter. I really like the recipe @WthrLady, not full of sugar or other things like carrots & celery - nice & simple so I can taste my tomatoes. So thank you for sharing. I did roast the tomatoes & mill them since I didn't have any already processed.