What did you do in the garden today?

[TJAnonymous]

Nutrina has a new super protein scratch. I bought it as it looks low in cheap corn filler.
It's boss millet some corn oats and berry flavored protein pellets. Smells delicious.View attachment 3930406

Nice... How much is it? I get a locally milled premium scratch. It has corn, millet, soybeans, BOSS, oats, and flax. Costs me $18 for a 50 lb bag.

 

[Minanora]

I considered hand pollinating but didn't. It seems like the first few female blossoms don't pollinate, then they start kicking into gear. Whenever it's warm enough I see bumblebees in the flowers.


Thanks. I'm going to follow the instructions on this article:
https://peppergeek.com/fermented-hot-sauce/

I'm going to wait until the jalapenos in my garden are big enough to use, then add them to some Hatch chili peppers. Probably throw in a chopped carrot and some onion and garlic too.

Because of your link I forgot how many grams my salt weighed by volume and double checked my measurements. Thank you! I am good, but it was a nice reminder.


Today I started hardening off some of the seedlings. I killed some with too much heat from the lights so they should be happier outside .

 

[Minanora]

What will you do differently next year?

I didn't plant any winter squash this year, as last year's was so disappointing. And the year before that. And the year before that.

I used to get 80-90(!!) butternut squash in my squash patch.

Next year I'll run a different irrigation line for the pumpkins, gopher proof mesh bags, more compost, more coco coir, more mulch.

This year I don't think they had enough water or compost. The ones that are producing the best are by the chicken run, which is where I make more than half of my compost, and they have misters running from 12 to 5. So that area stays pretty moist and has the chicken run nutrients bordering it.

My butternut squash did fairly well, 9 squash on two plants. More than the 0 I've gotten every year before! That area got a bit more water because of the corn but it needed more nutrients. I'm going to go squash heavy next year and somewhat less tomatoes.

 

[jerryse]

Yesyerday fever, chills and aches. Spent the afternoon in bed. Feeling better today. Thunderstorms and hail overnight.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

Beautiful! He’s not aggressive to you or anything? I wonder why he was dumped, poor guy. I love his name too, perfect.

He's kinda wimpy actually. I felt bad he had freedom & can't really free range much here due to our abundant hawk population. (I can only free range flock when I am right there with them on my days off work. Majority of time they're in predator proof enclosures, big but not free). So friends 45 min west have more land, less hawks & a flock of chickens, some ducks, some Guineas & a few turkeys, with cats & dogs. Vagabond fits in well & is a very happy Roo there. He had a mate Gypsy, who went with him, but unfortunately she passed on. He has a harem of hens now, though. I get to visit, check him over for mites, etc. He zips around their place, gets those little legs going so fast, rounding up the hens.

I don't know who dumped him, but he was very young, probably "just started crowing" age. I suspect crowing is what got him "relocated" because he rather enjoyed doing it. I noticed when I 1st held him & checked him over, he didn't even have his spurs in yet, just starting to grow them.

Well, he has a great life now. He is not aggressive with people at all, & treats every animal there with kindness, which is a blessing.

 

[igorsMistress]

He's kinda wimpy actually. I felt bad he had freedom & can't really free range much here due to our abundant hawk population. (I can only free range flock when I am right there with them on my days off work. Majority of time they're in predator proof enclosures, big but not free). So friends 45 min west have more land, less hawks & a flock of chickens, some ducks, some Guineas & a few turkeys, with cats & dogs. Vagabond fits in well & is a very happy Roo there. He had a mate Gypsy, who went with him, but unfortunately she passed on. He has a harem of hens now, though. I get to visit, check him over for mites, etc. He zips around their place, gets those little legs going so fast, rounding up the hens.

I don't know who dumped him, but he was very young, probably "just started crowing" age. I suspect crowing is what got him "relocated" because he rather enjoyed doing it. I noticed when I 1st held him & checked him over, he didn't even have his spurs in yet, just starting to grow them.

Well, he has a great life now. He is not aggressive with people at all, & treats every animal there with kindness, which is a blessing.

That’s a wonderful story! Great way to start the day I’m so glad you rescued him and found him a great place to live.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

my cousin had ornamental peppers. they were as hot as hell, lol.

I tried an ornamental pepper Monday, bit the end of an orange one. It was hot alright! I liked the hotness factor, ya know the mouth & lip tingle a good 10 minutes after, but it also had a slightly bitter flavor. I was hoping it would taste more like Serrano peppers friends have, similar hotness tingle but the accompanying flavor of their red Serrano is slightly sweet. I can't even describe the Ornamental aftertaste, just not great. I do not mind sauerkraut sour, or puckered lip pickle, lemon or sweet tart tart, but bitter is not a flavor I care for. I do love how cute & colorful the ornamental peppers are. I might try a purple, yellow & a red one, but I suspect they'll taste very similar. I will let ya know when I do.
They are cute to see though!

 

[Sally PB]

I will be out looking for beans to pick today.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

I crave pickles water and chips too. Coconut water also helps me.

I Love pickle juice! Some think I'm nuts when they see me chug the pickle jar juice after the pickles are gone.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

Sometimes the old fashioned things works best. I had a friend that used olive oil to remove sap from his vehicles hood after trying all the store bought things sold for that.

I have serious reactions to ammonia. Cannot even be in the same room if someone sprays Blue Windex. I do love cleaning with vinegar though. Baking soda makes a wonderful scrub paste, too. I've used simple rubbing alcohol on some things. Olive oil, too. The only cleaner I really have here & love is Simple Green. I love that pine smell. It also doubles as a fly or ant killer in a pinch. Lol