What did you do in the garden today?

[pennyJo1960]

The old Coop is 11 years old entire floor is black gold as frame is removed I am adding the entire area to the garden.
Maybe 16 more sets of tires for my style of garden.
Lot's of time I bend over I fall no pain now to bend still a clutz.

 

[gtaus]

Boy, it's really hot here today. 85F with high humidity, makes manual labor outside hard on my old body. I have been cleaning out an old wood chip pile, and got it down to one or two carts full of chips remaining.

Picture of what remains of the wood chips pile...

OK, not a very exciting picture, I admit, but I want to draw your attention to the plants on the top of the photo. Are those poison ivy plants? Here is a closeup...

I remember an old saying, "Leaves of three, let them be." This plant has 3 leaves.

Well, I said it was hot and humid today. To make things worse, I got into some poison ivy about 3 weeks ago and suffered with that itchy rash for 2 weeks. Not wanting to take a chance, I am wearing long pants on this job. Don't want to chance getting a poison ivy rash again on my legs. That was no fun.

So, if anyone can verify these plants are poison ivy or not I would appreciate it. Thanks.

Well, I got 2 carts full of old wood chips and dumped them into the chicken run. After that, I was too tired and sweaty to continue. I filled up my bigger 10 cubic foot "Gorilla" cart so each load was a lot. Notice that "Gorilla" is in quotes because I actually bought an off-brand cart at Menards.

Here is a picture of the actual cart I bought...

IIRC, I got that 10 cubic foot Huntington Pro cart on sale at Menards for less than $150.00. It has the same specs - 10 cubic feet, 1,500 pounds - as the Gorilla cart. However, the Gorilla cart sells for about $359 at Home Depot. The Gorilla cart does have some inserts for side panels if you want. That might be nice if you needed higher sides. Both carts have the handles that convert to manual pulling or tow behind a mower. That is the main feature I wanted.

Here is the Gorilla cart for comparison...

Edit** You can't tell how big these carts are in these photos, but the "normal" Gorilla cart you might see all the time is a 6 cubic foot cart. These carts, at 10 cubic feet, are a whole lot bigger.

Like I said, I got two big carts full of wood chips and dumped them in a big pile in the chicken run. I went into the house to cool off a bit, but then decided about 10 or 15 minutes later to take a picture of the big wood chip pile in the chicken run just to show you people how hard I have been working.

Well, I went back outside and took a picture, but, unfortunatley, my composting chickens had already leveled the pile. Oh well, that's what I love about my chickens making compost for me...

If it cools down this evening, I will probably mow some of the lawn and toss the grass clippings on top of those wood chips. Got to keep that carbon/nitrogen level in balance to promote better composting.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Boy, it's really hot here today. 85F with high humidity, makes manual labor outside hard on my old body. I have been cleaning out an old wood chip pile, and got it down to one or two carts full of chips remaining.

Picture of what remains of the wood chips pile...

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OK, not a very exciting picture, I admit, but I want to draw your attention to the plants on the top of the photo. Are those poison ivy plants? Here is a closeup...

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I remember an old saying, "Leaves of three, let them be." This plant has 3 leaves.

Well, I said it was hot and humid today. To make things worse, I got into some poison ivy about 3 weeks ago and suffered with that itchy rash for 2 weeks. Not wanting to take a chance, I am wearing long pants on this job. Don't want to chance getting a poison ivy rash again on my legs. That was no fun.

So, if anyone can verify these plants are poison ivy or not I would appreciate it. Thanks.

Well, I got 2 carts full of old wood chips and dumped them into the chicken run. After that, I was too tired and sweaty to continue. I filled up my bigger 10 cubic foot "Gorilla" cart so each load was a lot. Notice that "Gorilla" is in quotes because I actually bought an off-brand cart at Menards.

Here is a picture of the actual cart I bought...

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IIRC, I got that 10 cubic foot Huntington Pro cart on sale at Menards for less than $150.00. It has the same specs - 10 cubic feet, 1,500 pounds - as the Gorilla cart. However, the Gorilla cart sells for about $359 at Home Depot. The Gorilla cart does have some inserts for side panels if you want. That might be nice if you needed higher sides. Both carts have the handles that convert to manual pulling or tow behind a mower. That is the main feature I wanted.

Here is the Gorilla cart for comparison...


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Like I said, I got two big carts full of wood chips and dumped them in a big pile in the chicken run. I went into the house to cool off a bit, but then decided about 10 or 15 minutes later to take a picture of the big wood chip pile in the chicken run just to show you people how hard I have been working.

Well, I went back outside and took a picture, but, unfortunatley, my composting chickens had already leveled the pile. Oh well, that's what I love about my chickens making compost for me...

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If it cools down this evening, I will probably mow some of the lawn and toss the grass clippings on top of those wood chips. Got to keep that carbon/nitrogen level in balance to promote better composting.

Yes, poison ivy.

 

[Sally PB]

I don't like to order online either. Delivery acts like they can't find us. If it doesn't fit in my mail box I end up having to track it down. So annoying!

Same problem here!

I hear you can bake compost to kill all the bugs and eggs in the compost, but I don't know if all that work is worth the time and effort for me.

I've heard that it reeks! Never tried it, and I'm scared to.

I went into the house to cool off a bit, but then decided about 10 or 15 minutes later to take a picture of the big wood chip pile in the chicken run just to show you people how hard I have been working.

I knew exactly what the next sentence was going to be.

 

[gtaus]

Yes, poison ivy.

Thanks. I guess I'll be wearing long pants until I finish that job. Don't want to get another rash. That was no fun.

 

[Sally PB]

I didn't get anything done in the garden today. Maybe a bit tomorrow, but not betting on anything major happening. Thursday we have more rain, so I'm shooting for some serious weeding on Friday.

Giving the weeds 3 more days of growth....

 

[Sally PB]

Oh, remember I planted some beans in what had been my garlic bed last year? (Beans and peas do not get along with the alliums.) Yes, they grew, but they are NOWHERE NEAR as big and bushy as the beans in a different location.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I stayed out of the heat sewed me pants.Or my version of them.
DH and I walking we will use the cement mixer for dirt now too.
Mix my own black dirt old shavings and old crap pile.

 

[Callous Gallus]

We have anoles and skinks. I love watching them, especially when the male anoles start puffing out their red throat. They think it will impress the ladies

Not a great photo of a skink:
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The anoles always look so skeptical and accusing! They sure think they’re bold when they head bob and project the dewlap throat piece.

 

[fuzzi]

I always try to buy extra as well. I just don't like to shop so when I do I get a few of a lot of stuff. Sometimes I get funny looks from people. Really don't care!


The small store I shop still does this. It's a lost art called customer service! Rarely see it now days.

Me too. We had to actually figure out the change and count it back to people. A lot of cashiers would have problems with that today. Also when we had a power outage they gave us a hand crank. We could still check out any customers still in the store. Today everything has to shut down.

We had the crank in the drawer, but never got a chance to use it.

My second job after highschool was at a Friendly's Ice Cream restaurant. We had to know the current price of each item. When the customer was ready to pay we wrote all the prices down on the guest pad, added them up (no food tax) and told them the total. Then we counted back the change. Everything was cash only, no checks or credit cards (we didn't take Diner's Club).