What did you do in the garden today?

[Paz]

You are obviously doing more than simply increasing your fig tree numbers, because that is easily done without grafting.

What are you setting out to accomplish with your trials and grafting work?

I want to have figs tasty like old mr. Yakubi’s.
I also want a tree with good roots. But that’s it. I’m just trying to clone them, but I’m pretty shitty with cloning. Grafting trees and branches onto others is much easier!
Also, how is it easy to do without grafting? Is it maybe because I use the wrong terminology?
Almost forgot: I also want to learn to do things better, and apparently, figs are a good experience, since they’re easy to duplicate.

 

[BReeder!]

A little birdy just finally helped me figure out what the mystery flapping sound is at the back of the house during heavy winds. Its the sheet metal trim around three outside of the the bathroom window. Now I'll need to get out there and tack that down better one of these days...
Literally a bird landed outside the window and I recognized the noise.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Good morning all. Heading out to plant shrubs in a little while. Pulled a few more weeds out of the asparagus bed then planted more onion seeds and lettuce. I finally got the first arch put together for the grape arbors. Three more to go. It's not all that hard, just busy work. LOL! Depending how the planting goes, I'm hoping to have a little time to continue clearing the area the grapes will be planted in. The weather forecast is so inconsistent here lately. Now they're saying low 60's even dipping back into the 50's for the highs next week. Good grief. I'm determined to get these plant starts out of my house and no more putting the arches together in the sunroom. Just not enough space in there. The clutter is aggravating my claustrophobia. Oh well, time to get to work.

 

[LifeSimpleAndSweet]

I want to have figs tasty like old mr. Yakubi’s.
I also want a tree with good roots. But that’s it. I’m just trying to clone them, but I’m pretty shitty with cloning. Grafting trees and branches onto others is much easier!
Also, how is it easy to do without grafting? Is it maybe because I use the wrong terminology?
Almost forgot: I also want to learn to do things better, and apparently, figs are a good experience, since they’re easy to duplicate.

Maybe you are actually rooting them, rather than grafting?

 

[jnicholes]

So far, the germination rate of the radish seeds that I found in the storage unit is 66.67%

So far, the mustard is 0%.

I will test the other seeds I found as time goes on.

 

[WthrLady]

1030am and the greenhouse has been cleaned out and ready for the larger potted tomatoes, which I'm starting up in about 30 minutes.
-added fresh compost to the schoolhouse beds for a mass planting of wildflower seeds
-added fresh compost to my own tomato rows
-added gypsum and blood meal to the tomato rows
-set up the tomato potting station
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Rain, on and off, is coming the next 5 days so tomato day it is!
I'll squeeze the first acreage mow between the raindrops this weekend.
Sunny and 70 with little wind today. (For a change)

 

[pennyJo1960]

Good morning Gardeners.
Plant the tomato today, they have been out for a week. Since they came from Sunbirds greenhouse to the store.

 

[BReeder!]

I steps outside on my lunch break.
Sun is out and greenhouse is warm. The exhaust fan is set to ~88F and it's blowing.
I harvested some rhubarb (mostly Glaskins but at least one plant should be Victoria). I'm thinking about the Victorian barbecue sauce recipe in my new book. No tomatoes, which is interesting. Rhubarb and brown sugar are the primary ingredients, and then raisins, vinegar and some other stuff. The spices are interesting too, not my usual barbecue sauce for sure.

 

[WthrLady]

Transplanting tomatoes. MERCY it's dry out. Even with dampening the new potting mix, the plants are wilting almost immediately. A good soaking thereafter, and into the greenhouse. Hope they perk up soon. Thought the tray I grabbed was a 48. it's a 96 ugh. Have ordered more soil and DH is picking it up on the way home.

 

[jerryse]

Today is almost perfect weather. Outside a lot. Checked my trees and my beehives. Break is over.