What did you do in the garden today?

[pennyJo1960]

Gosh favorite memories Guineas bought at auction?
Went home Ma met us at the truck she said take those back!
They stayed less than a week.

 

[TJAnonymous]

Thanks!

Is this the kind of line I’m looking for?
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I've never had my bags identify a "type." They just say hydrated lime. So I'm guessing it's correct....

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

While I was mowing the front yard I noticed my Empire apple tree is blooming as well. Lots of blooms. The crabapple tree across the street from it is also getting ready to bloom. My new little Red Delicious tree might be pushing out some buds. Fingers crossed. I got the door hung on the grow out pen. Tomorrow will be moving day. Finally.

 

[cj2024]

I was searching for the best fermentation crock and found this fermenter on amazon. It's made with polypropylene plastic mixed with 10% clay and they currently have 3 sizes up to 5 gallons available. I just ordered the small and medium size ones. There is something to push all the air out and submerge the pickle under the solution. Amazing design. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08B9HL3RG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

 

[Sally PB]

It rained and was gloomy until about 3pm today, so I did indoor things. First up was a nap!

The only garden thing I did was go to the green house and thin some of the tomato seedlings.

 

[Dinogrrl]

Didn't do anything for my 'garden' today. Just cleaned out my gutters and disrupted an ant nest in the process (it's...been a while since i last cleaned the gutters...). Fun. Checked on the fruit trees, I'm a bit worried about the peaches. There's two left, the rest were duds, but one has one small area with slight 'wrinkles' on it :/ not sure what that means. The sheepnose apples got pruned down to two apple-lings so as to not break the young branches. The Dry Creek pippin blossoms did not successfully make apples this year, but I am encouraged by the fact it flowered at all. I am also encouraged by the early transparent apple leafing up so nicely after it was so ravaged by the rust last year.

Found a second wild grape vine, if I find another (quite possible under the mess of honeysuckle + whatever else still out there), I think I'll try to transplant it to the bare gazebo frame on my porch. Has anyone had experience transplanting wild grapes/muscadines?

 

[WthrLady]

I am trying to obliterate Russian sage.

 

[Jenbirdee]

Picked lots of dandelion leaves for the geese
pulled lots of creeping Charlie out

 

[jerryse]

Ticks the beagle has 3 or more per day. She shares them with me. Mostly I find them before they attach. Sometimes lightly attached. Storm last night was severe. Lots of wind and hail 1.77 inches. I went fishing and got one tiny fish.

 

[Sueby]

I had rabbits try to nest in my garden one year, I dealt with them by just neglecting to tell the family member in charge of managing the sprinkler system to turn it off in that area. They cleared out on their own after the nest started getting watered regularly. I don’t know if that’s practical or possible for your situation though. Good luck regardless!

I've thought about flooding them out, but they are only like 3 days old, they'd drown & I'd feel bad. Though I'll beg DH to pop them in the head with the bb gun & not feel bad.

Got a lot done, up potted eggplant. Got yellow squash, tromboncino squash, spaghetti squash all sowed & covered with hardware cloth for the critters. Planted some free sunflower seeds someone sent. Got eeeeverything watered.

Took the soil temp, going to wait till next week to plant the melons & cukes. It was at 62*, light colored GreenStalks were at 64 & the black one 66. I'm running out of time to get everything done, have to get it all planted before vacation because I can't leave starts for DH to care for, they'll all be dead when I get home!

& I sprayed my garlic down with Repel All. Stupid squirrels - take that!