I have the same.
What did you do in the garden today?
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This was us yesterday.
Good morning gardeners. Still rainy and humid as heck here. I had to wait for the rain to stop to go out and tend to the chickens. I picked more peas, a few lettuce leaves and a radish on my garden "walk." Also fertilized the corn. I was running so late that I didn't do any weeding. The weather folks are warning that the smoke from the wildfires will be shifting back to our area as soon as the rain clears. Ugh! We had a solid week of that bad air before the tropical rains came through. I should have put on a mask when they said to, but I felt fine. Two days after breathing the bad air I thought I was going to have to hook up my nebulizer. I started wearing a mask after that. Apparently after today, there is no rain in the forecast until Sunday. I'll believe it when I see it.
YUP. that was us for two weeks a couple weeks ago. It was ridiculous.
Glad I have n95s around for working in the shop.
It's still out there, but not AS bad, just a haze today
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Fed all the garden this morning.
Watered it all and refilled all the stock tanks with clean water.
I also cleaned the AC coils as cottonwood season is almost over.
Fans in the barn and coop are blasting.
The wild strawberries are sending out runners now. VERY excited about that. I need to get pots and pins out to get them rooted.
Heading for feeling over 105 today. So the rest of the day is dedicated to sewing.
I can’t say enough about wearing a mask when working out of doors with the wildfire smoke in your area. The particulate material is the kind that stays in your lungs and can cause long term damage.
Question on Rhubarb.... could I use my chicken run compost instead of green manure?I've been watching a number of YouTube videos on starting a rhubarb patch. I am currently planning on building a 4X4 pallet wood raised bed and planting one rhubarb plant in the middle of it. From what I understand, the rhubarb plant will spread out over the years and eventually fill the entire bed.
Almost all those YouTube videos show people putting green manure into the rhubarb bed when planting the crown. I understand that rhubarb needs lots of nitrogen, but could I use my chicken run compost instead of green manure? I don't have any cows, horses, or goats, etc.... But I do have lots of chicken run compost. Most of my chicken run compost is made up of leaves and grass clippings, with chicken poo mixed in. It's great compost for my gardens, but it's not fresh manure.
Also, I am wondering if I could plant beans around the edges of the pallet wood raised bed with the rhubarb plant in the middle? It might take a number of years for the rhubarb to completely fill the raised bed, and I'm thinking it might be good to use that bare space to plant beans which would fix additional nitrogen into the soil for the rhubarb. Any thoughts? Thanks.
The shop came by today and picked up my "new" used Murray riding mower. So, it's back into the shop today.
Last night I watched a number of YouTube videos on how to adjust the brakes on these riding mowers. This morning I checked it out and, on a flat surface with the engine off, it appears that the brakes are set properly and are working. However, I told the mower pickup guy that the problem I had was with the engine running and going downhill that I had no brakes and the machine more or less is free wheeling. He seemed to understand the situation, so I hope he relates it correctly to the guys in the shop.
In any case, it's raining now with more rain in the forecast for the next number of days. So, I would not be using the lawn mower. I hope it's an easy fix.
I plan on making pumpkin bread! I've never made it with garden fresh pumpkin before...
My strawberries in the new barrels have been sending out runners right and left. I've been clipping them off in hopes they would focus on growing strong roots. But I might go ahead and pot up a few of them. Especially the Mara Des Bois which impressed me.
Last night we had a little pop-up storm blow through. All the rain tied to it missed us completely but it did drop the temperature down to about 80 degrees. I took advantage of the cooler weather to at least partially clean out my main chicken coop. None of my coops have been cleaned for months due to various reasons. I feel terrible about it... I didn't get it completely clean but took out the worst of it. Put new bedding in the nest boxes. Now I just have to get to the 2 remaining coops and the goat house.
Last night we had a little pop-up storm blow through. All the rain tied to it missed us completely but it did drop the temperature down to about 80 degrees. I took advantage of the cooler weather to at least partially clean out my main chicken coop. None of my coops have been cleaned for months due to various reasons. I feel terrible about it... I didn't get it completely clean but took out the worst of it. Put new bedding in the nest boxes. Now I just have to get to the 2 remaining coops and the goat house.
Smokerbill
Crossing the Road
Something I read about Hugelkultur beds is that they shouldn't be used for perennial plants with extensive root systems. As the wood rots and collapses it damages the perennial's root system. Whether it's true, I couldn't say but it makes sense. Just thought I'd throw this out for you. Hope your new/old mower runs like a top and stops on a dime when you get it back.
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I've been watching a number of YouTube videos on starting a rhubarb patch. I am currently planning on building a 4X4 pallet wood raised bed and planting one rhubarb plant in the middle of it. From what I understand, the rhubarb plant will spread out over the years and eventually fill the entire bed.
Almost all those YouTube videos show people putting green manure into the rhubarb bed when planting the crown. I understand that rhubarb needs lots of nitrogen, but could I use my chicken run compost instead of green manure? I don't have any cows, horses, or goats, etc.... But I do have lots of chicken run compost. Most of my chicken run compost is made up of leaves and grass clippings, with chicken poo mixed in. It's great compost for my gardens, but it's not fresh manure.
Also, I am wondering if I could plant beans around the edges of the pallet wood raised bed with the rhubarb plant in the middle? It might take a number of years for the rhubarb to completely fill the raised bed, and I'm thinking it might be good to use that bare space to plant beans which would fix additional nitrogen into the soil for the rhubarb. Any thoughts? Thanks.
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