What did you do in the garden today?

[jerryse]

Finally a frost that took out the Dahlias! Digging them up is the last big clean up thing for the year. I have waaaay too many, gonna have to reduce.

FYI you can eat the excess . Like a potato .

 

[Sally PB]

I got the rest of the wind break up around the run. Tomorrow is going to be very nice, but then temps crash. And we'll get wind, rain, and some snow. Been spoiled for too long.

 

[chickengr]

Oh no!! You don’t get snow ! You don’t know what your missing out on!

I do know what I am missing. I grew up in 7b zone and always hated cold.

 

[Coldd]

Came on pretty fast, the cold weather…Today I shoveled out the chickens and made paths in the yard for us. The dog doesn’t care, he loves the snow in ways we can’t. His undercoat grew back in after his summer shed. He was slim but now looks like a tank.

 

[Paz]

So we don’t ever get snow, although last year when I lived in Jerusalem, it snew, it was my first snow ever. Anyway we got some rain, and that means weeding…
Also, here is my first batch of Bluahilde Bohnen.

There’s something on my mango leaf, and I don’t know what that is.

And sadly grandpa Julio passed away a few hours ago in the hospital, ceremony will be held in 40 minutes. He was fine up until two weeks ago.
Now I only have one grandfather left.
bet you all are laughing because you have GRANDCHILDREN.

 

[igorsMistress]

So we don’t ever get snow, although last year when I lived in Jerusalem, it snew, it was my first snow ever. Anyway we got some rain, and that means weeding…
Also, here is my first batch of Bluahilde Bohnen.View attachment 3318128
There’s something on my mango leaf, and I don’t know what that is.View attachment 3318129
And sadly grandpa Julio passed away a few hours ago in the hospital, ceremony will be held in 40 minutes. He was fine up until two weeks ago.
Now I only have one grandfather left.
bet you all are laughing because you have GRANDCHILDREN.

Not laughing at all. I’m sorry for your loss, it’s never easy.

 

[WIchickMama]

Sorry for your loss @Paz

 

[Ascholten]

It's windy out today and the chickens are all on the porch looking into the house.
NO you are NOT coming back in this time, weather it out girls !!
Spoiled I tell you, spoiled rotten to the core.
WHAT ??? WHAT NEXT???
You going to be like, expecting me to FEED you or something???

Also, here is my first batch of Bluahilde Bohnen.There’s something on my mango leaf, and I don’t know what that is.
And sadly grandpa Julio passed away a few hours ago in the hospital,

mango, just one leaf or many. Could be something simple like someone splashed it with something, bird poop stayed on it a day or two and burned it, or could be the beginning of a fungus or some other type of disease. Fertilizer can help keep the tree stronger to help avoid this too. Some potash maybe for the fertilizer, and, some copper salts should help if that is a fungus starting.

FYI copper salts are easy to make ones self if they are inclined and pretty effective on fungus, and other stuff like that moss that grows on trees out here.

Aaron

 

[jerryse]

Time change is still messing me up . Awake at 4 up at 5 . We set a new record high yesterday of 77 . Likely set another new high today . Then highs in the 30's starting tomorrow . Ordered 3 nut trees yesterday for spring delivery . 2 grafted butternut and a Emma K black walnut . With luck I will live long enough to see them have nuts .

 

[Ascholten]

Time change is still messing me up . Awake at 4 up at 5 . We set a new record high yesterday of 77 . Likely set another new high today . Then highs in the 30's starting tomorrow . Ordered 3 nut trees yesterday for spring delivery . 2 grafted butternut and a Emma K black walnut . With luck I will live long enough to see them have nuts .

From what I hear, the black walnuts can take 25 years to start producing nuts. I remember as a child, my great grandfather had one and when it started putting out nuts id have to collect them. I did nOT like the tree and never understood what the big deal was about it, until I was actually old enough to learn and appreciate that.

I was seriously considering putting some down here too on my property but THAT right there,turned me off it. Now that I think on it, ok ill be early 80's. I'll call it the Paco Ass Spanking Paddle Branch Tree.. and tell him im growing a paddle to whoop him with, and as SOON as the tree is old nuff he's gonn gitsa BIG serprize.

Worse case, it gives me something to look forward to for the next 20 plus years.
Aaron