What did you do in the garden today?

[Justagalwithchicks]

Spinach, radishes and cut and come again lettuce for a salad today when my daughter visited. The heat this week will take out that spinach and radishes!

 

[Sylvester017]

Last month Zucchini

04-07-2025 ~ thought they were dying

05-08-2025 ~ a light rain perked them up

Today 05-09-2025 the big leaves eventually cover the blossoms to protect the forming fruit

 

[chickengr]

we had some rain. good for garden and trees but the cut grass got wet. always something.

 

[jerryse]

My columbine pollination and a pic of the bed. Hoping for a fuschia color. My domestic columbine is in another area.

 

[Acre4Me]

Stark Brothers - they have issues.

Ordered 5 trees with expected arrival weeks ago. Nothing. Nothing at all has arrived.

Since my order I’ve received two (2) email telling me that my delivery pushed out until another date. But I’ve received over sixty (60)… yes, sixty emails telling me to buy buy buy, sale sale sale, almost gone, most popular…. You get the idea. Sixty email in one month’s time…that is two a day on average (although I’ve received a few more than 60). But they can’t ship me what I ordered.

A few years ago their issue was that you could never find anything in stock. And I actually stalked their website for 1.5 years…checking it regularly for items and signing up for notifications when something came back in stock. That was a failure, and had to buy some trees from another place. That never-in-stock issue has resolved but now they are clearly waaaaay over promising and cannot fulfill even basic orders.

Yes, I called and got told what they wanted me to hear. But, that (the trees) never materialized, so I’m left without trees, and it’s May.

And I’ve received a couple of emails telling me my trees are shipped, arriving by x dates, but nothing arrived….. when I check my order on their site nothing is shipped, just says “ordered”, and nothing arrives.

So, do I cancel the order and never return to Stark? Wait until next year and order from another supplier? Which supplier? Do I wait to receive this Stark order and plant when they arrive (then never order again from Stark)? Ugh.

 

[Rick589]

Something has discovered my strawberry barrels.... I'm guessing an armadillo or a possum. It's pulling entire plants, crown and all, out of the dirt... This has happened 2 days in a row now. I've also found just leaves pulled off or a few unripe strawberries (still white) just laying on the ground. Grrrrrr...

I feel your pain

 

[chicken opey]

Picked herbs from garden for tzatziki sauce!
We are having a week of rain and I’m wondering if the main garden will turn into a Fall garden

 

[Justagalwithchicks]

Picked herbs from garden for tzatziki sauce!
We are having a week of rain and I’m wondering if the main garden will turn into a Fall garden

That sounds great! Do you use a certain recipe you love or just wing it?

 

[Smokerbill]

Last month Zucchini

04-07-2025 ~ thought they were dying
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05-08-2025 ~ a light rain perked them up
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Today 05-09-2025 the big leaves eventually cover the blossoms to protect the forming fruit
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Nice. I haven't even started my squash seeds yet.

 

[chicken opey]

That sounds great! Do you use a certain recipe you love or just wing it?

Just wing it
Whole Greek yogurt
Lemon juice
Olive oil
Fresh mint and dill
Salt and garlic (powdered and fresh)
Finely grated cucumbers w water squeezed out

Keep tasting till it’s right