What did you do in the garden today?

[TillyPeeps]

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We’ve used this and it seems to work. Raccoons have never touched this. Just sprinkle in their holes. Replace after rain. We bought ours at Walmart.

I used this one before. Because it wouldn't affect hawks and owls, it's the first poison I tried. Unfortunately, while coons were not interested in it, it didn't kill the voles. So I had to switch to the first generation of mouse poison. It works better but coons love it much better than voles!

 

[fuzzi]

When the eggplant is ready, will the stem die, easy to pick? These are supposed to be the Japenese string variety.

You need to use a sharp knife to harvest eggplant.

 

[NanaK]

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We’ve used this and it seems to work. Raccoons have never touched this. Just sprinkle in their holes. Replace after rain. We bought ours at Walmart.

I need to try this! Thanks!
I've got tunneling everywhere this year.

 

[Sueby]

I hear thunder. Got the last 2 eggplant plants in.

Ordered some sluggo. They keep eating my green bean starts just as they come up.

 

[CountryCuratesWife]

My potatoes already have flowers, I'm pleased!

 

[Minanora]

Ty

If you wait too long to harvest Asian eggplant varieties they get seedy and pithy. Every variety is a little different for length, color, etc.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Good morning all. Today looks like we may get showers on and off all day. I did some weeding after I fed the chickens. While I was weeding I had the sprinklers on the green beans to make sure they got a good drink after yesterday’s heat. I had planned to do some mowing and then weed whacking in the big garden. Oh well. All my recently started seeds are sprouting except one ancho chili and one jalapeño. I do have one of each already sprouting. I need to start the pumpkin plants and I may start some cucumbers.

 

[chicken opey]

If you wait too long to harvest Asian eggplant varieties they get seedy and pithy. Every variety is a little different for length, color, etc.

Ok. I’m ready to try them so I may pick tomorrow and sautée

 

[GlicksChicks]

My first Butternut Squash flower bloomed! I only have male flowers growing on the plant right now so I let it bloom and didn't tie it up because it's pollen won't be viable by the time any female flowers are around.

To fix my male flower problem, I cut off maybe 8 male flowers because there are so many of them and 0 females. Hopefully that will direct the plant's energy from opening the male flowers to growing female flowers.

My first Mini Pointed Pepper flower bloomed as well! More of them will follow soon!

My war on the roly polies continues!

 

[Molpet]

My first Butternut Squash flower bloomed! I only have male flowers growing on the plant right now so I let it bloom and didn't tie it up because it's pollen won't be viable by the time any female flowers are around.
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To fix my male flower problem, I cut off maybe 8 male flowers because there are so many of them and 0 females. Hopefully that will direct the plant's energy from opening the male flowers to growing female flowers.

My first Mini Pointed Pepper flower bloomed as well! More of them will follow soon!
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My war on the roly polies continues!

I have heard of people breading and frying squash blossoms