What did you do in the garden today?

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

I’ve noticed lower germination rates as well. I’m slowly moving to obtaining more heirloom varieties so I can save the seeds. I’m also working on harvesting more chicken compost and plan on experimenting with weed tea fertilizer as well. I finished watering the winter squash and watermelon bed. Then spent another half hour clearing weeds around the grapevines and clearing a path to set up the sprinkler for them. It seems the battery lasts about 30 minutes but I get a lot accomplished during that time. It will likely be Friday before I can install the sprinkler. But I’m making progress. My reward tonight will be air fried chicken wings. Yum!

It’s hard to see all 3 arbor / arches. I need to work on my photography skills. Lol! You can only see one large bunch of oregano but there are two and a few lavender plants.

 

[Swiss]

Has anyone moved a sage plant? I have some in an area that just does not get enough sun. I want to move it to the bee garden. Mine has yet to flower. In fact I didn't even know that it should have lots of lovely purple flowers!

I moved mine (which ended up being 3-4 plants, apparently) this year while it was still dormant, and it is happy.

 

[jerryse]

I up potted some native Lupine = Lupinis Perennis. I got 10 plants from the packet of seed. Pulled weeds and harvested more turnip seed. The rain was about 1 inch and should help my beans germinate. I am replanting tubs that have had flowers transplanted. Coneflower and hollyhock.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

All of my seeds came up from Gurneys.
Now if I can just keep everything - cats, bugs, nibbling ducks and geese out of it all.

 

[GlicksChicks]

What I done in the garden today was:

-Transplant my small Butternut Squash plant into the ground. I am growing one in a pot going up a trellis, so I am going to try this one on the ground.
-Transplant 7 Beefsteak Tomato young plants into new pots.
-Transplant Marketmore Cucumber seedlings into a bigger container for them to grow more before going into a permanent pot.
-Plant some pinto beans.

 

[TJAnonymous]

We are up to 5 baby skunks now... Already taken 3 to the rehab. Waiting to see if any more show up before making another run.

 

[TJAnonymous]

On the potato drama...

Here's before:


Here's after:


Hoping it grows back...

On a positive note, the dahlias in my memorial bed are starting to bloom. So pretty... Although they've completely drowned out the glads and daylilies

 

[Smokerbill]

We are up to 5 baby skunks now... Already taken 3 to the rehab. Waiting to see if any more show up before making another run.

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Do they have any skunky smell to them?

 

[Smokerbill]

On the potato drama...

Here's before:
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Here's after:
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Hoping it grows back...

On a positive note, the dahlias in my memorial bed are starting to bloom. So pretty... Although they've completely drowned out the glads and daylilies

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That's got to hurt! Are there potatoes of any size under the plants yet?

 

[Smokerbill]

I set out 6 okra plants in the garden today. Maybe they'll grow, maybe not. If they don't I won't be buying more seeds to replace them.

I need to put together a sandy, rocky soil mix for uppotting the three sage seedlings I have. I'm glad they germinated. The rosemary seeds did not germinate.

I watered the garden a little, mainly to make sure that the cornstarch carrot seeds were nice and moist.

Tomato plants are doing great! I need to pound in a couple more t-posts next to the determinate tomato plants. I'll have to start tying them up in a week or two.