What did you do in the garden today?

[igorsMistress]

Problem with wood stove/fireplace is also the insurance company. Some don't want to cover if you have one.

That’s true. The company I worked for would if it was supplemental heat and was professionally installed.

 

[karenerwin]

planted some seeds and now I don't remember what I planted. It's definitely some kind of squash. It is white and shaped like a spaghetti squash. I've tried looking it up but am not getting anywhere. The spaghetti squash I grew last year was a pale yellow and turned more yellow when it ripened. I'll try to post a picture from my phone.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Hey Karen good to see you !
I brought in 4 green tomato to dry as a veggie tonight
Garden is wet from the rain we had yesterday wore my rubber boots.

 

[WthrLady]

Humid and as hot as the devil's own armpit out there. Holy cow. Carry on.

 

[Sally PB]

I did nothing in the garden today, but I got some stuff done inside the house. Yes, inside the nice AC house...

Believe me, the stuff needed doing.

 

[fuzzi]

I think when I read Rabbit Hill as a kid, I thought that the rabbits, raccoons, wood chucks, opossums, mice, and other critters would take a little from the garden and leave plenty for me. The mice wouldn't get into my house, because I don't go into theirs.



This reminds me, I need to reset all the traps.

"New folks a comin', oh my..."

 

[TJAnonymous]

Humid and as hot as the devil's own armpit out there. Holy cow. Carry on.

Same. I need to water the garden and I'm dreading it because I'll need another shower afterwards

 

[fuzzi]

No Golden Orbs! Why, where are those cool mamas this year? Got Praying Mantis, too.

Got nasty stuff...
Ugh, so many of these, not only in the garden, but all over. I've never been bitten by one, but Rick has, while working under a truck on the ground. Rabid Wolf spider
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Yikes, got lots of these, too.
Black Widow spider
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The live & let live goes out the door when it comes to these 2. Rats & mice, too. Sorry dudes, you gotta go. (They went)

Here you go. They call them "writing spiders" here for the zigzag in the web. We've not seen a lot of them in the last few years but we've got them everywhere right now. Eat, spiders, eat!

I kill black widow spiders, too

 

[fuzzi]

I wanted to share my adventure into yogurt making. I made my first small batch as a fun activity to do with the grandkids. I used the recipe for homemade yogurt from the Old Farmers Almanac website. I was never a fan of yogurt but I thought it would be fun. The recipe is so easy. You heat the milk then cool it a bit, whisk in 1/2 cup of unflavored greek yogurt, Wrap the pot in dish towels and put it in the oven to do its fermenting. Don’t turn the oven on. I left the pot in the oven overnight. In the morning you get this amazing creamy yogurt. The bonus is it cost half of what you would pay in the grocery store. The flavor is really good and I’m on my second batch now.

Did that with my kids when they were small, but I put the bowl on top of the refrigerator instead of in the oven.

 

[fuzzi]

Yes I had a dog that kept losing tags. I had an embroidered collar with phone number, which did fade. I don't remember where I got it but Chewy and Amazon sells them. Also Etsy.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/708918624/personalize-dog-collar-custom-made?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=embroidered+dog+collar+with+name+and+number&ref=sc_gallery-1-2&sts=1&plkey=2c2c0cd652e69c5bf15590e0cafe2e3900ac5770:708918624

I got one of those collars, can't recall the company but it was a smaller online business. The clasp is very strong.