What did you do in the garden today?

[jnicholes]

Got carrots planted yesterday.

 

[Sequel]

I’ve gotten scissors and knives sharpened for an inexpensive fee at a quilt store that held an event with a “traveling” business- they set up for the day and sharpen various items. Items could be dropped off ahead of time or brought in same day. So, I would imagine that some other places may offer this too.

Also, for our kitchen knives, we bought this countertop sharpener. We also have the sharpening stones that we’ve used many times, but the countertop one has been good.

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DH gave me the very same sharpener! My dad was a very skilled knife sharpener but I didn’t get the gene for that. This works very well for me.

 

[ASHLEYINAK]

I shoveled a path in the new 6+ inches of snow to the greenhouse to retrieve something. That's all I can do for now

 

[jnicholes]

Sap run is over.

Totals:

- indicates sap boiled or lost
+ indicates sap collected

Start at 19.75 cups (undocumented days and errors in measurement)

03/19/2023
-7.5 cups
+9.5 cups

03/20/2023
+7.25 cups

03/21/2023
-28.25 cups
+6.5 cups

03/23/2023
+7.25 cups

03/24/2023
+1.5 cups

03/25/2023
-15.25 cups
+7 cups

03/26/2023
+3 cups

03/27/2023
-10 cups
+6.5 cups

03/28/2023
+6.75 cups

03/29/2023
+34.25 cups!
-30 cups

03/30/2023
-15 cups
+7.75 cups

03/31/2023
+10.5 cups

04/1/2023
+9.75 cups

04/02/2023
-30 cups
+5.75 cups

04/03/2023
+7.5 cups

04/04/2023
+7.75 cups

04/05/2023
+8 cups
-30.25 due to spoilage

04/06/2023
+12.5 cups

04/07/2023
+12.25 cups

04/08/2023
+4

04/09/2023
+7.5
-30
-6.25 to spoilage

04/11/2023
Sap run end


Net total: 202.5 cups
Sap lost to spoilage: 36 cups
Total syrup obtained: 4 cups

Days documented: 21
Undocumented days: 4
Average sap per day: 8.702380952 cups
Population Standard deviation: 6.270499262

 

[Paz]

i got a bigger box for the chicks so they can stretch up and such.
It rained today, dusty rain. I realized the mango flowers are infested with fungi. Tomorrow we will spray all trees with copper again.

 

[riss]

The 8 day forecast for us (I'm about an hour or so north of you) includes a BIG crash in temps after next weekend. Lows of 32 Monday and Tuesday night, Highs in the 40s and 50s during the day. Of course, that's 8 days out, and it could change.

You should be able to plant peas, lettuce, spinach, kale, and other frost tolerant plants. But I'd wait on beans or corn.

I'll be planting potatoes this week.

My peas are the ones that need to be planted. They are getting too tall for their pots and falling over

 

[jerryse]

I was feeling a little off when I came in for lunch. Blood sugar 64. I ate some cookies to get it up. More work uses up the sugar. Time to cut back on insulin. Getting close to sunburn. Working on my summer tan. Resting a bit before going out. Got my mum starts today. Already potted them. Too small to plant in ground in my opinion.

 

[TJAnonymous]

I was feeling a little off when I came in for lunch. Blood sugar 64. I ate some cookies to get it up. More work uses up the sugar. Time to cut back on insulin. Getting close to sunburn. Working on my summer tan. Resting a bit before going out. Got my mum starts today. Already potted them. Too small to plant in ground in my opinion.

I have already gotten sunburned twice in the past two weeks while working in the garden. Tis that time of the year...

 

[Sally PB]

I planted 48 hills of potatoes today. 16 Elba, 16 Kennebec, and 16 Magic Molly (purple).

I gotta get greens and peas planted this week some time.

All 4 pots of my luffas sprouted, 2 each pot! I'm amazed. Last time I tried them, I didn't have nearly as good luck.

 

[Sally PB]

Gotta post this picture.

Holy Franken sprouting seed potato!