What did you do in the garden today?

[NanaK]

Your day lilies are ahead of mine, and your hydrangea is gorgeous!

Thank you!

Cannot grow it here in 9A it would just melt after a day or two.

I am in zone 8a. I have the foxgloves planted in moist shade. It's the only spot I can keep them growing. I know they'd be taller and more full if they got more sun but our heat and humidity would kill them. They only reseed for me a little. So I save a few seed and grow out a few every 3 or so years. They act as a short lived perennial for me.
I do think they are so pretty.

 

[TJAnonymous]

I ordered a bunch of new dahlia bulbs this spring since all my bulbs from last year rotted in the storage box to dust.

Well this morning I noticed that one bed had still not sprouted. I had 3 bulbs in that bed. I decided to dig them up to see what's going on with them. Guess what? They've ROTTED in the bed. Assuming because of how much rain and heat we had. I'm so disappointed. In the other raised beds I've noticed that there are easily 1-2 bulbs in each of those beds also haven't sprouted... Those probably rotted too.

About to give up entirely on dahlias.

 

[Eggs_Over_EZ]

Thank you!


I am in zone 8a. I have the foxgloves planted in moist shade. It's the only spot I can keep them growing. I know they'd be taller and more full if they got more sun but our heat and humidity would kill them. They only reseed for me a little. So I save a few seed and grow out a few every 3 or so years. They act as a short lived perennial for me.
I do think they are so pretty.

I was in zone 7b at the time. I was pleasantly surprised when they reseeded. I thought they would be a one season plant. They were in my front bed where it received some really strong afternoon sun. During a hot summer day you could burn yourself touching the front door.

 

[Swiss]

That looks great!

Thank you! It's been a lot of hard work, that's for sure!

Never use hand warmer with chicks! They may release some harmful gas. I used this shipping warmer to keep day old chicks warm in a large box after picked them up 3.5 hours away: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01949J35K

It similar to hand warmer but should be ok to use around animals. NO! They all pilled on top of the warmer and seemed to enjoy it on the way home. After we arrived home, all chicks passed out and I couldn't wake anyone up when toughing them in the next ~5 hours! None of them ever moved and most didn't open their eyes before I went to bed crying! I thought they all died and left them under heating plate just in case. The next morning, everyone was happily running around in the brooder! I never had chicks doing this kind thing before, but I would never use chemical warmer around my chicks again.

Oh! Good to know! Sorry you had to go through that!

Could you double

Up the siding to overlap the existing board? Running overlapping boards vertically would be even better.
Definitely put a board across the edge of the roof.

Maybe... that would definitely seal up those gaps better. I'll be talking with my husband about that!

@TillyPeeps I've never used them in a small confined space. They do give off Carbon Monoxide. It sounded like they were in an open coop.

Heck, I've even warmed rocks up in boiling water (gas stove) to put in tshirts for them to snuggle with.

They are in a brooder in the garage that has window screens for the roof and door. I really should have thought of some of these ideas myself, I've watched enough survival shows!

Thank you everyone for the responses! I love how helpful everyone is on this website!

 

[Smokerbill]

Planting pre-germinated carrot seeds suspended in cornstarch gel out of the corner of a plastic bag. I'm going to try this method next time I plant carrots.

 

[Minanora]

I watered and fertilized things today. Battling another mole that has taken up residence in the tunnel of the one I got last week. Never ends.

I have responses to previous pages of content saved in my multi quotes. Not enough time to do that this evening. I love all the pictures!!! Everyone's gardens are so beautiful!!

I still need to take photos of the house plants....

 

[Liz Birdlover]

House plants...I have too many, always plants producing more plants, always something sprouting, always something needing to be transplanted, always something that I come across in my travels that was nearly dead & now rescued/recovering, too. There's a slider in the kitchen with the most sunlight, so I know I need to move this stuff at some point, but "for now" it's in my messed up kitchen lol.

My mom's African Violet, from the 1970s & still blooming

3 types of cactus, Christmas & Thanksgiving, but they bloom year round pretty much

More Spider Plant "babies" growing roots in a pan of water, I give them away, good fresh air plants

Another plant from the 1970s


Others




Aloe I've had since 1985

 

[Liz Birdlover]

Today I worked on getting the last of the annual flowers in the ground. I had a few winter sown foxgloves and coreopsis so I planted those with some of the older ones that are blooming now. Still got some winter sown sweet williams, purple coneflowers and hollyhocks to get in the ground. Those will bloom next year but they reseed and come back! I still save seed and grow some every few years to make sure.

When I got through planting and watering everything in I was pooped!

Daylilies have started blooming.
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Older foxgloves.
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Gorgeous! I love the pine needles, too.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

Wow, did y'all notice the moon last night? So bright! I had moonlight streaming in at 3am, thought it was someone's headlights...half asleep I wondered who would be driving around my in my yard? I got up & saw the biggest, brightest moon shining. I could not get back to sleep so I cleaned up as quietly as possible, not to wake DH, & proceeded to wash & crate eggs for market. The moon started to turn into a golden orb before disappearing. What's funny is...as soon as my Roosters see me turn on Any Light in the house, they start crowing, All Of Them. I Love Crowing, makes me smile, but I hope no neighbors get ticked off. I guess it depends which way the wind blows to carry the sound, as to who hears them. Anyway...the moon was awesome.

We are busting butt all week to finish a job, so not much gardening, other than watering when I get home, til next week.
Have a good one!

 

[chicken opey]

Today I worked on getting the last of the annual flowers in the ground. I had a few winter sown foxgloves and coreopsis so I planted those with some of the older ones that are blooming now. Still got some winter sown sweet williams, purple coneflowers and hollyhocks to get in the ground. Those will bloom next year but they reseed and come back! I still save seed and grow some every few years to make sure.

When I got through planting and watering everything in I was pooped!

Daylilies have started blooming.
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Older foxgloves.
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I bought what I thought was crocus (long time ago). Seeing your makes me wonder if they are day lilies