What did you do in the garden today?

Since some of you have Aquariums, I will share information on Aquarium plants native to America. Hornwort or coontail found in lakes. I bought a start and the collected some for my outdoor tubs as I needed a lot. Discovered Elodia floating in the lake but not much. I noticed a plant growing on the bottom along the dock and thought that looks like the Guppy grass I bought. Looked up its native range and sure enough that is what it is.
 
My girls said no, get away from me and wouldn’t let him mate. Do your not do that?
She hides in the nest box and when she comes out to eat there is nowhere for her to run. Her sister got mated to death. I should take this hen out of his pen and put her with the free ranging ones in my back yard, since I already collected enough eggs to hatch. However, I am not sure if the other hens will allow her to eat out of their step on paddle feeder and my rooster will feel sad and lonely.
 
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It’s days like today I wish I had chickens:

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Downside of the deer netting is the birds can’t get at them.
 
I set three tomato that are green under a grow light.
think they will turn red?
Ethelene gas helps them ripen. As a teenager I worked in a produce house. They would put pallets of tomatoes in the banana room to speed up ripening. Ripening and ripe fruit gives off Ethelene gas. Put some tomatoes in a bag with ripe fruit.
 
I set three tomato that are green under a grow light.
think they will turn red?
I wrapped a bunch of green tomato up in newspaper after I saw someone do this to store them overwinter until they become ripe. Most of mine turned red, but some of them was too young green to start with; the skin on these became crinkly dry and were thrown out.

I think the green tomatoes need to be full size before they are picked and stored to ripen.
 
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I have been putting 1/4 cup of cider vinegar in my chicken's 2-gallon water dispenser filled 3/4 of the way. This may be too much vinegar, it's a good thing I asked copilot. This is what it said:
When using apple cider vinegar (ACV) to help control algae in your chickens’ water, a safe and effective ratio is about 1 teaspoon of ACV per gallon of water1. This dilution is mild enough to be safe for your chickens to drink while still helping to inhibit algae growth.

Chickens generally need about one pint (0.5 liters) of water per day2. It’s important to ensure they always have access to fresh, clean water, especially in hot weather when their water intake can increase.
 
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I have been putting a 1/4 cup of cider vinegar cider vinegar in my chicken's 2-gallon water dispenser filled 3/4 of the way. This may be too much vinegar, it's a good thing I ask copilot. This is what it said:
When using apple cider vinegar (ACV) to help control algae in your chickens’ water, a safe and effective ratio is about 1 teaspoon of ACV per gallon of water1. This dilution is mild enough to be safe for your chickens to drink while still helping to inhibit algae growth.

Chickens generally need about one pint (0.5 liters) of water per day2. It’s important to ensure they always have access to fresh, clean water, especially in hot weather when their water intake can increase.
I can confirm from personal use, ACV will make you pee more and dehydrate people in the summer if you don't drink more water.
 

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