What did you do in the garden today?

[igorsMistress]

I bought some close-out end of season plants at TSC last spring. NONE of them survived. Won't make that mistake again.

This wasn’t a close out. I have had the best luck with those from Lowes though.

I only got the salvia because I have a pot for it in the shade garden and it’s a good sized plant; plus it has new growth at the tips. It’s not in great shape, but it shows some promise.

 

[Birdsonghill]

Hello friend! Where is your Circleville? I am in zone 7b in West Tennessee. I usually start my turnips in August or early September. If they were already started they would do ok likely under a medium heavy row cover until into January here or over winter some years. Most likely your a bit late for this year. I have had turnips make a crop planted in late September and the first week of October if we had a mild fall and mild early winter. Best wishes and plant them in the spring. I have had success ,under covers, growing some kales, collards, rutabagas ,lettuces, spinach, green onions though out some winters. Start them indoors and transplant after hardening off in a cool sunny place a couple days. Keep on gardening!

 

[igorsMistress]

We live in small town had a farm store. Big guys bought the farm store !
promptly closed it. I will not go the big store just on principal.

I understand that reasoning Penny! We usually go to our local feed store, but I can’t get straw from them unless I buy a bunch and pay for delivery. I just needed some for the nest boxes, so took advantage of the savings while I was there. I’ll support them if I can, but I have to look out for my pockets too.

 

[gtaus]

We had a earthquake in IL yesterday. I never felt it. Rested yesterday. 70 yesterday and 66 for a high today. Sun not so bright today.

I have been watching the updates on Iceland where they are getting thousands of earthquakes and lava may erupt at anytime. One of things I remember them saying is that an earthquake of 2 or less is not felt but it is recorded on their machines. Evidently, people can only feel an earthquake of 3 or more.

Some people claim that household pets can sense an impending earthquake before people, or even our recoding machines. They cite that the incidents of missing pets spikes prior to a large earthquake. One explanation is that our pets are closer to the earth than we are and can feel those subtle stirrings going on in the earth. Maybe they can also hear the pre-earthquake rumblings on a frequency we cannot. Of course, another explanation is that there is no correlation between missing pets and imminent earthquakes. I don't know what is true, but it's a fun story to listen to just the same.

 

[WthrLady]

Less than 5 minutes with the reciprocating saw and the tub is OUT of the bathroom. (It took me longer to re-clean the bathroom) I sliced it in half, and out the door it went. I tossed it with much glee over the deck railing and to the yard below. I've loathed it since the day we bought the house.
I have just regained a 4x8 foot chunk of the bathroom!!
I went up to the storage attic and photographed the extra bits from the build and shocker, the tile has been discontinued.
I've ordered samples of a couple that will coordinate with the old, I HOPE, but not look like I'm trying to match it, as I never could.
I have JUST enough extra tile to tile the floor under the new cabinet (on legs).
Now I need to find close enough grout, also discontinued.

 

[Birdsonghill]

I have been watching the updates on Iceland where they are getting thousands of earthquakes and lava may erupt at anytime. One of things I remember them saying is that an earthquake of 2 or less is not felt but it is recorded on their machines. Evidently, people can only feel an earthquake of 3 or more.

Some people claim that household pets can sense an impending earthquake before people, or even our recoding machines. They cite that the incidents of missing pets spikes prior to a large earthquake. One explanation is that our pets are closer to the earth than we are and can feel those subtle stirrings going on in the earth. Maybe they can also hear the pre-earthquake rumblings on a frequency we cannot. Of course, another explanation is that there is no correlation between missing pets and imminent earthquakes. I don't know what is true, but it's a fun story to listen to just the same.

 

[Birdsonghill]

I had a female Black Lab many years ago when we had a earthquake that shook the upstairs pretty good! All morning she acted anxious and constantly demanding attention and wanting to sit on me practically, and she was 100 pounds. Then a minute before we felt the trimmer, she started whining and barking like to go out and then we felt the quake and the album playing on the stereo squawked and screech AS THE NEEDLE BEGAN TO SLIDE BACK AND FORTH across the disc. We talked later and realized the birds had been swirling restlessly that afternoon outside and our horse had been agitated and whinnying a lot just before the shaking. Our two cats were hid away in their cubbyholes all day. I had goosebumps and felt tingling on my forearms and the back of my neck just before the quake. Electrical or magnetism phenomena ?

 

[gtaus]

All Honey is NOT the same!

I try to grow lots of the food we eat. I'm getting better at it. However, Dear Wife would go into the Amish open market on Saturday morning and pick up some great produce that either we don't grow, or just failed for us this year. Their produce always looks better than what we see at the big box stores. I don't know how the cost of the Amish produce compares to the big box stores, but it is nice paying the farmer directly.

Well, the Amish market had natural honey canned in quart jars for $12.75. That comes out to $0.39 per ounce. Normally, I buy little Honey Bears at the Dollar Tree and pay $1.25 for 1-3/4 ounces, or about $0.71 per ounce. Dear Wife and I decided to buy a quart jar, thinking that natural honey should have more health benefits for us, and it was even less expensive buying it in a big jar.

The honey we got is unprocessed. It's like spreading jam or jelly on your food, and if the food is warm enough, the natural honey will melt. I was OK with that, although the store-bought honey is always liquid, and you just squeeze the Honey Bear and the honey pours out.

Well, turns out that I really don't care for the taste of the natural honey. The store-bought honey is just a lot sweeter to me. Maybe I just prefer the store-bought honey taste because that is what I've always had? I have pretty much decided not to buy another jar of natural honey because of the taste. But maybe there is something I am doing wrong with the natural honey? Do you have to heat it up or something else to make it sweeter?

I prefer to eat most natural foods over processed foods. So, I was thinking the natural honey would be even better. Having said that, if I don't like the taste of any food, then it's just not worth it for me to buy. Case in point, I only buy name brand ketchup because the off-brand ketchups just don't taste as good to me. But most food items we are fine with the less expensive store brand food and save lots of money compared to buying the name brand item.

I can't believe that I would rather pay twice the price for artificial honey in a Honey Bear than buying natural honey with great health benefits as about half the cost! Somebody help me, please!

 

[gtaus]

I had a female Black Lab many years ago when we had a earthquake that shook the upstairs pretty good! All morning she acted anxious and constantly demanding attention and wanting to sit on me practically, and she was 100 pounds. Then a minute before we felt the trimmer, she started whining and barking like to go out and then we felt the quake and the album playing on the stereo squawked and screech AS THE NEEDLE BEGAN TO SLIDE BACK AND FORTH across the disc. We talked later and realized the birds had been swirling restlessly that afternoon outside and our horse had been agitated and whinnying a lot just before the shaking. Our two cats were hid away in their cubbyholes all day. I had goosebumps and felt tingling on my forearms and the back of my neck just before the quake. Electrical or magnetism phenomena ?

Interesting. I don't live in and earthquake zone, so I don't have any personal experience on pets and earthquakes. I do know that our pet dogs had heightened senses when it comes to hearing, seeing, smelling, etc... compared to us humans in the family.

 

[Jmcintosh23]

Hello friend! Where is your Circleville? I am in zone 7b in West Tennessee. I usually start my turnips in August or early September. If they were already started they would do ok likely under a medium heavy row cover until into January here or over winter some years. Most likely your a bit late for this year. I have had turnips make a crop planted in late September and the first week of October if we had a mild fall and mild early winter. Best wishes and plant them in the spring. I have had success ,under covers, growing some kales, collards, rutabagas ,lettuces, spinach, green onions though out some winters. Start them indoors and transplant after hardening off in a cool sunny place a couple days. Keep on gardening!

hey southern ohio i think im zone 5b. thank you