What did you do in the garden today?

[CluckNDoodle]

Wow!! That's super cold you guys. Stay safe and warm!

 

[WthrLady]

The sunny, enclosed chicken run is 12 degrees. They're fine. And now full of spaghetti.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Rare ice storm out here highways closed big rigs jack knifed all over.
Glad the starts are all inside.
Warm up will happen in a few days.

 

[CNJ]

I notice that there are certain plants that the white flies don't bother like my ginger plant. I will try grinding the stem and leaf in my blender and pressure cook them and fertilize my tomato plants. The white flies may think my tomato plant is a ginger plant.

I change my mind, I decided to use it in its green form as topping mulch instead.

I chopped the stems off my potted ginger plant. I hope it grows back.

I am going to do the same thing with my potted lemon grass, its begging to flower..

 

[TXchickmum]

-checked on the garden. The frost cloth held in the wind. -chickens are doing well. -going to clip some herbs to go with dinner after I finish an afternoon hot cup of cinnamon spice tea!

 

[Ascholten]

I've been toying with my next BIG project, build an attached green house / room / spa room? mostly greenhouse on the back of the house. Im not talking some piddle pissy little plastic sheet thing, Im talking full blown and I want it about 10 foot tall or so for BIG plants, with the windows, climate control the works so I can keep well hell, Banana, Papaya, Pineapple, stuff like that IN it all season and it's actually Doable to put it in more of a real life situation for it growing and not one of those 5 gallon wonder vines.

It's going to cost some money, that I get, who am I Bsing tis gonna cost a LOT of money, from what I seen them charge the neighbor for just a little lanai patio thingie, holy BS batman !

So ive been toying with the idea and mediocrally debating - teasing myself with, ok why do you need this aaron, do you REALLY need this aaron, yes I get it mid life crisis BOY... but is this REALLY worth it, wonk wonk wonk.

After dragging 30 and 60 gallon pots in with 8 foot banana and papaya trees tipping and literally dragging to get them under the garage door to get them inside to hide from the coming storm... yah you stupid a hole, there goes your back again, I felt that pop and just KNOW whats waiting for me tomorrow when I TRY to get out of bed. I think I found my justification. Given it's going to run about the whole length of the back of the house, ok box off a 5x5 section for an'indoor coop'. keeps them safe BUT at the same time OUT of the Hooman's part of the domicile Come spring time, I think it is time for this project to kickstart here. Ive been selling my veggie starts, papaya starts, honey, eggs, herbs, spinach starts,... you know, plant stuffzzz and putting them on my business for tax and income reporting purposes, so it IS a valid aspect of my business. Ill have to talk to the accountant and see if I can do some sort of write off as my business, an expense, since I am going full bore on the tilapia and self sufficiency stuff now. The only way I think they might balk is because it's attached to the house, hard to justify a 'business' expense then.

It's worth a try, im even toying with putting like a raised 'doggy door' on the thing and putting a beehive right in it, so the hive is inside but slap against the wall for the bees to get in and out, and maybe like one of those spinny doors you find on a nuc, to let them in to my part to get the plants there too. maybe do an observation hive. Anything to keep from EVER having to drag those huge ass pots across the yard again

Aaron

 

[Sally PB]

Aaron, if you can do it financially, go for it!

A professional musician friend of mine (flute/piccolo in Grand Rapids Symphony) asked my opinion on buying a wooden flute. I asked if she could afford it. Yes. Would she have ensembles to play it in, since it wouldn't be appropriate for some of her symphony stuff? Yes.

Would she enjoy playing it, even if nobody was there to hear it? Would she enjoy hearing it? Yes.

Then, GET IT. And she did. And enjoys it.

 

[Ascholten]

That's what I am thinking too, for once I need to do something for ME, I would enjoy it and I mean well hell, just to be able to have pineapples, and papaya's and banana's and other 'exotics' growing in my own home, and enjoying them, and in this case NOT having to drag crap all over the place to keep it alive and popping my back again, it's worth it. It would have a little patio on it, that is sloped like a wheel chair ramp just for the purpose of a SHORT roll out into the yard for the spring, and back IN the house for the late winter.. I am also thinking, the house is 2 story, I can make like an out door, i guess you could call it like balcony. Make it strong enough so that you can stand on the roof of it, and the roof is the floor for the second story, people can come out a door on the second story,right onto the patio and kick back. Maybe that's not a good idea, still picturing it but once I DO pull the plug and do this, might as well go all in right? Oh and i almost forgot, the other side will be a huge bird cage for the bird to have his own summer home too with a fire hose connection and a spray nozzle for when he won't shut up too .....

Aaron

 

[muddy75]

Great horned owl was sitting on top of the hen house. The girls were lock up already for the night but were riled up anyway. THe owl was only interested in mice, and was even hiding on the ground and pouncing around corners. It was cool to watch and film.
Then she vanished into the barn and the alpacas refused to go in until she flew out. LOL.
Silly fluffy butts.
They probably heard her killing mice.
She is a most welcome guest, heck, she can set up house if she wants.

I ventured out last night to bring some stuff inside from the shed fridge and a great horned owl landed on the utility pole above my aviary he flew off before i got back in the house. I guess he figured out he wasn’t going to get an easy chicken dinner for Christmas!

 

[Sally PB]

with a fire hose connection and a spray nozzle for when he won't shut up too