What did you do in the garden today?

[Sammster]

Yep... We had massive storms last night. Got over 3 inches of rain. When I went down to the garden to check for damage, I noticed my hyacinths and tulips were flattened.

Oh, no! I'm sorry.

 

[Sammster]

G’morning all. We had some rain last night and again this morning with thunderstorms possible this afternoon. All I’ve done is give the broody and her babies some food and cleaned out their waterer. I’ll tell you, having a bum foot is really boring! I can deal with the chicks and some watering but that’s about the extent of it and then my heel is screaming Today I’m watching Jurassic World movies until hubs get home, then maybe some grocery shopping later. Have a great day!

Ugh! Feel better ♡

 

[Sammster]

Sorry about your flowers. Maybe they'll recover? We have a tree down. Pic later, maybe. My arthritis (or fibro?) is glaring badly.

Oh no! Yikes! We're falling apart in this group! Sorry about your tree. Feel better!

 

[Sammster]

So welcome to your new home, Silver Laced Wyandotte & Sapphire Gem little girls...your human mama loves ya!

Dawwww ♡ welcome home, lucky girls!

 

[Acre4Me]

I rescued a little venus fly trap from the garden store this am. Has anyone ever cared for one before? I could use some tips. LOL
I also picked up some spinach seeds.

@Acre4Me (or anyone else with ideas!) any ideas how many sf meat birds need, or what they say the average is? They'd be outside, part under cover, part open.

Meat birds: you can use a smaller space. But, they do poop a lot. We have them completely under cover, with rain protection on sides, and shade covers (they get hot easily. We usually put about 18 in a 60sq ft area, and they have plenty of room -we could comfortable go up to 24 max in the space. A few things to note with smaller spaces for meaties: you will want to toss around the bedding more frequently bc they poop a lot. You will be giving them lots of water, so put it closer to the door. Feed- not as often or as much as water, but make it convenient. Since they are meat birds, you don’t want them to freak out, or injure themselves while trying to get away from the human (your meat will be bruised). So I slowly move to the water and feed and talk to them as I am in their enclosure, and this seems to work well to keep them from injury. Hang everything or at least avoid any uneven surfaces for them to walk in- at a large size they might tip over and die bc the weight prevents them from being able to breathe much while on their back.

CX are a different experience-but a very fast means to a nice sized carcass.

 

[NanaK]

Ran the small cultivator though the big garden. DH helped!
I got some potatoes and cabbage planted over the last couple days. Started moving some plants to the greenhouse.
The camelias have really been so pretty this year and I am seeing a lot of sports. Camelias are know for this but I've never seen mine do this on so many different shrubs. Wonder if our milder winter is the cause? Regardless they are pretty to me!

 

[Acre4Me]

Long day yesterday. Drove about 400 miles round trip for a sport event for teen, and stayed in one location for close to 8 hours. But the season is done!!

On Thursday we had many storms, today NOAA reports indicate 7 different tornadoes in my general area of west central Ohio, one was an EF-3! Spring has arrived, but we could do without the tornadoes.


Now, I can finally start seeds - pepper seeds today, about 15 varieties to start. It’s about 10 weeks before they will get transplanted outside -they love heat, so I wait until it’s nice and warm for them to plant them outside.

 

[fuzzi]

FYI my recommendations are based on organic pest management practices from the university of California UC statewide integrated pest management program.

I try to be as organic as possible. I usually hand pick, but last summer when fire ants moved into my bedroom and inside my clothes I applied the Texas Two-step method of bait and poison in the yard. It got the insanity under control.

 

[fuzzi]

Ran the small cultivator though the big garden. DH helped!
I got some potatoes and cabbage planted over the last couple days. Started moving some plants to the greenhouse.
The camelias have really been so pretty this year and I am seeing a lot of sports. Camelias are know for this but I've never seen mine do this on so many different shrubs. Wonder if our milder winter is the cause? Regardless they are pretty to me!
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Your Camellias are lovely. My one Camellia is winding down, it's just about finished blooming for the year.

 

[Sally PB]

Man the peepers are out.

They're out here too, in a neighbor's pond. We're going to have some below freezing nights; wonder how they'll fare?