What did you do in the garden today?

[gtaus]

https://www.youtube.com/hoocho

I get a lot of my NFT ideas from this guy. I've always wanted to try a flood and drain system with swiss chard as his one was quite a monster if I remember correctly.

Thanks for the link. Looks like a lot of interesting stuff to watch.

I started carrying down some of my gardening supplies into the basement yesterday. I might put a couple work benches down there as well with the idea that I can get something setup to grow food this winter. I built some nice 2X4 foot modular work benches out of pallet wood that I think might be perfect for the job.

 

[CNJ]

I decided to make the fish poop irrigation in the middle of my raised bed, and I put up a temporary flimsy bird fence, and I also put up a trellis for my long squash. I have 1 long squash and 2 green onion bunches and have room for other stuff. The reason why I planted only one squash is because I usually get tired of eating them. This variety can grow some long 3ft monsters.

I have 2 pots with sprouted green onions, but it's going to take a while for them to get big, so I bought 2 from my nursery. I use them as a topping for my saimin, Costco sell the fresh noodles with broth packet in packs of 6, they taste like the ones sold at my local saimin restaurants.

I forgot to mention, this project started with my 5-gallon worm play pen. I put it where I could reach from the side. Hopefully, it helps multiply the worms living in the bed.

 

[CNJ]

ok I Yahoo! Ed it, Hickory are what we call "Egozei Melech", I hate them, very painful to eat, and don't really taste good, so both ouchy and icky make them inedible to my opinion.

How are your banana trees doing? I started eating my bananas green with red chili pepper, lemon juice, chopped onions and coconut cream. I think I am getting more benefit, since when they start to ripen, I usually end up giving half away. I am eating 4 a day with fish or pork belly. They taste like potato............This is the first year I am doing this, I really enjoy eating them green. I simmer them with the skin on in water for 15 minutes and when the peel split, they are ready. However, I need to use WD-40 to get the glue off the pot after cooking.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning Gardeners sun is out my gourds are happy no frost yet.

 

[Wolfie2]

Been outta contact for a few months cause, Ain't much been happening but heat and drought! down here in S. E, Tx. the whole summer!
Startin to rain a bit and cool off so I couldn't help myself. Put in 12 cabbage plants yesterday and 2 pots of lettuce today. Can't wait for the official fall to get here.
Have the Fava beans and sweet peas picked out and just waitin for more stable weather to come our way before I plant. Several other crops to get in the ground but waitin on the weather!

 

[CNJ]

Off topic, I like the plot of this nuclear fallout English subtitled life like anime, it just started, I am on eps 14.

 

[jerryse]

Sprayed the box elder bugs and Asian ladybug beetles. Dismantled a pallet with my new double headed wrecking bar. Made quick work of it. Bought a worksite radio.

 

[Sueby]

ok I Yahoo! Ed it, Hickory are what we call "Egozei Melech", I hate them, very painful to eat, and don't really taste good, so both ouchy and icky make them inedible to my opinion.

I'm not sure I've ever even tried one. When we first moved here we picked up a couple & tried to get into them & gave up, lol.

First round of Dahlia picking:

 

[Smokerbill]

Sprayed the box elder bugs and Asian ladybug beetles. Dismantled a pallet with my new double headed wrecking bar. Made quick work of it. Bought a worksite radio.

I read box elder bugs and had to laugh. I've had a huge infestation of them for the last couple of weeks. Not on the house so much, but on the walls and inside a big metal lean to building out front.

Last year, I sprayed them with insecticide, some kind of synthetic permethrin. This year, I'm using my little 1 gallon shop vac a couple times a day to suck them up. It works really well, and I don't have to sweep up thousands of dead bugs like I did last year.

After I get them cleaned up I suck a little permethrin dust into the vac to help the bugs sleep. LOL

I tried feeding my chickens a few but they weren't interested.

 

[jerryse]

I read box elder bugs and had to laugh. I've had a huge infestation of them for the last couple of weeks. Not on the house so much, but on the walls and inside a big metal lean to building out front.

Last year, I sprayed them with insecticide, some kind of synthetic permethrin. This year, I'm using my little 1 gallon shop vac a couple times a day to suck them up. It works really well, and I don't have to sweep up thousands of dead bugs like I did last year.

After I get them cleaned up I suck a little permethrin dust into the vac to help the bugs sleep. LOL

I tried feeding my chickens a few but they weren't interested.

I used cypermethrin Viper brand. A little hard to find but I know a source nearby. I have even used a propane torch. They can be hard to kill. They like the sunny side of the house.