What did you do in the garden today?
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In that case, depending on when his birthday is, you might want to look at the Ryobi specials. They often have specials where you can buy a battery pack and get a tool for free. I think that's how I got my Ryobi stapler, but it was so long ago that I don't remember.
FWIW, I bought into the Ryobi 18v line of tools almost 20 years ago because they promised to keep the same battery format for all their 18v tools. I still have, and use, all of those tools in that first tool kit from 20 years ago. Of course, the old Ni-Cad batteries are long dead, but the old tools work even better with the new Li-Ion batteries. As a home user, I have never been disappointed with the performance of almost all my Ryobi tools. They work when I need them and they get the job done.
That Ryobi stapler is still 5 stars in my book. I hope it works as well for you and your husband.
Well, I just finished 3+ hours this afternoon digging, chopping, and cutting out 2 stumps. In the end, I was soaking from head to foot, but I managed to completely remove one stump and half of another one. One stump was about 16 inches wide and the other around 24 inches.The 16-inch stump is completely removed and covered over with new soil. Done deal on that stump. The other stump, as expected, was more of a challenge. I ran out of gas (physically) with half the job remaining. So, I just dug around the base roots a bit deeper, put a metal fire ring around it, and am currently attempting to burn out the remaining half of the stump.
Sure, I could have rented a stump grinder and finished the job in about 15 minutes, but then what would I have to post about? Besides, I timed it perfectly that when Dear Wife got home from work, she got to see me all soaked up and sweating from the manual effort.I tossed all the bits and pieces from the stump removal effort into the chicken run. Wood chips, chunks, and dirt. Eventually, it will compost. I'll dump a load or two of grass clippings on top of it to speed up the process. It will all get put into my raised beds as compost at some point. Nothing organic leaves my property....
We went to visit friends for the long weekend, the rains we got made my garden EXPLODE.
And I just realized I never posted the garden pictures I took on June 26, a few days before we left. So, this post will have the update pics from June 26. I'll post the July 4 update pics in a separate post. I won't mention the marigolds and nasturtiums tucked in everywhere, or the weeds...
Back to front: Borage, purslane, calendula, goat's horn peppers, jalapeño peppers, habanero peppers.
Back to front: Black diamond watermelon, echinacea.
Potatoes:
Back to front: Lemon and pickling cucumbers, cabbages, extra dill plants tucked in with the cabbages, leeks.
Back to front: Chickpeas, MacCaslan pole beans, slippery silks beans, and Ojo de Cabra beans.
Back to front: Roma tomatoes, San Marzano tomatoes, yellow cherry tomatoes, Early Treat tomatoes.
Back to front: Yellow and red sweet peppers, sage, chives, thyme, 3 rows of cilantro seedlings, parsley, some lettuce that isn't really doing anything, opal basil, cinnamon basil, oregano, and Egyptian walking onions. Oh! And a volunteer cilantro between the two yogurt cups.
Nasturtiums, some marigolds, and volunteer potatoes. Out of frame at the bottom is the milkweed.
Yellow, blue, and red corn:
One rhubarb plant at the bottom right corner. This bed will be planted with this year's strawberry runners.
At the back is yarrow (wild), left side is asparagus, middle and right side is Earliglow strawberry.
Back to front: Carrots, dill, eggplant, and yellow summer squash.
Potato bed #2:
Back to front: Hubbard squash, tendergreen mustard, and Shiraz tall top beets.
Back to front: Jaune Gros de Paris pumpkin, bull's blood beets, and some parsnips that decided to come up after I gave up on them and planted marigolds and nasturtiums.
And I just realized I never posted the garden pictures I took on June 26, a few days before we left. So, this post will have the update pics from June 26. I'll post the July 4 update pics in a separate post. I won't mention the marigolds and nasturtiums tucked in everywhere, or the weeds...
Back to front: Borage, purslane, calendula, goat's horn peppers, jalapeño peppers, habanero peppers.
Back to front: Black diamond watermelon, echinacea.
Potatoes:
Back to front: Lemon and pickling cucumbers, cabbages, extra dill plants tucked in with the cabbages, leeks.
Back to front: Chickpeas, MacCaslan pole beans, slippery silks beans, and Ojo de Cabra beans.
Back to front: Roma tomatoes, San Marzano tomatoes, yellow cherry tomatoes, Early Treat tomatoes.
Back to front: Yellow and red sweet peppers, sage, chives, thyme, 3 rows of cilantro seedlings, parsley, some lettuce that isn't really doing anything, opal basil, cinnamon basil, oregano, and Egyptian walking onions. Oh! And a volunteer cilantro between the two yogurt cups.
Nasturtiums, some marigolds, and volunteer potatoes. Out of frame at the bottom is the milkweed.
Yellow, blue, and red corn:
One rhubarb plant at the bottom right corner. This bed will be planted with this year's strawberry runners.
At the back is yarrow (wild), left side is asparagus, middle and right side is Earliglow strawberry.
Back to front: Carrots, dill, eggplant, and yellow summer squash.
Potato bed #2:
Back to front: Hubbard squash, tendergreen mustard, and Shiraz tall top beets.
Back to front: Jaune Gros de Paris pumpkin, bull's blood beets, and some parsnips that decided to come up after I gave up on them and planted marigolds and nasturtiums.
Waiting game, jungle season.
I was patting my back about how clean the sweet potato bed looks. Today, it is almost covered with tiny little sprouts of purslane (weed). Easy enough to hoe down.
If I had to choose a "favorite" weed, it would probably be purslane. Yeah, it's ubiquitous, but it's low growing and helps shade the ground, conserving moisture. It's easy enough to pull up, though if you don't remove it, it will usually find a way to survive, as it takes a long time for the fleshy leaves to dry out. The roots will find a way into the ground, if they're covered up at all by dirt or a pile of other weeds.
And, the stems, leaves and flowers are edible, either raw or cooked. It's high in omega-3 fatty acids (good), but also in oxalates (not good if you tend to form kidney stones).
If I had to choose a "favorite" weed, it would probably be purslane. Yeah, it's ubiquitous, but it's low growing and helps shade the ground, conserving moisture. It's easy enough to pull up, though if you don't remove it, it will usually find a way to survive, as it takes a long time for the fleshy leaves to dry out. The roots will find a way into the ground, if they're covered up at all by dirt or a pile of other weeds.
And, the stems, leaves and flowers are edible, either raw or cooked. It's high in omega-3 fatty acids (good), but also in oxalates (not good if you tend to form kidney stones).
Looks like "fly" eyes.
Guess what I had for supper...
Evening pics:
Soybean (for edamame) flowers!
Bee on borage
Bee on one flower, wasp(?) on another
The wasp (?) on borage flower
Very healthy summer squash plants.
A concerningly wilty, yellowing pumpkin vine. I could not see any evidence of SVB, so I’ll have to look closer to see if something else causing this.
Soybean (for edamame) flowers!
Bee on borage
Bee on one flower, wasp(?) on another
The wasp (?) on borage flower
Very healthy summer squash plants.
A concerningly wilty, yellowing pumpkin vine. I could not see any evidence of SVB, so I’ll have to look closer to see if something else causing this.
Why is it that I always feel motivated to do various projects at home or around the farm when I'm away on vacation? But when I get home, my motivation deflates like a lead balloon....
Seems my to-do-list is always a number of projects longer than my energy reserves. Fortunately, I can be happy with what i do get done.Similar threads
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