What did you do in the garden today?

[RoseHawke]

Today, I slaughtered a tomato worm.

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I haven't even seen a tomato hornworm in more than a decade. We have a fair number of wild birds that we feed, and I can only assume that they go after assorted bugs as "snacks" in between chowing down at the feeders.

 

[MotherofOrpies]

My fruit leather is really struggling. I had it in the oven yesterday at 170 degrees for 5+ hrs and it still wasn't done. Put it back in this morning. It's been in there for 2 hours now and still not done. Yesterday it was on a basic bake setting. Today I put it on convection bake. That seems to have helped a little but I'm still surprised it isn't done yet. I do have a dehydrator but it's a pain to use and I don't like it. The trays are just flat wire grids and the settings are very very limited. (I didn't buy it... My mom got it as a gift from my step-dad for Christmas the day he passed away.)

Maybe you spread it too thick?!

 

[TJAnonymous]

Maybe you spread it too thick?!

It didn't seem very thick but that would be the obvious issue... Just not sure what to do to fix it.

 

[HenriettaPizzaNolan]

Gardening pregnant has become increasingly more difficult, but I feel accomplished today. I weeded an entire garden bed, fertilized my strawberry patch, and sprayed my three fruit trees with copper fungicide (wore a mask just in case). There's still a lot on my list, but that's for another day.

To any other pregnant gardeners out there - a small seat to use during weeding and a belly band work wonders! I thought I'd have to stop gardening altogether at this point, but these tools have helped me be able to get more done without over-exerting myself.

 

[HenriettaPizzaNolan]

DD and gs got the tomatoes planted last weekend and I planned to garden today. I didn’t look at the radar. Rain next several days!
I will make soap today. I’m trying these 2 oils to see if it will help us from being eaten alive when we go out!
We have 3 of our soapberry trees sprouting! Would be cool if all 5 came up!
We also have a new batch of babies! This time we got 10 out of 17!

I have used Doterra's Terrashield before (as a spray) and can confirm it's very effective! I've never used it in soap though. Let us know how it goes!

 

[HenriettaPizzaNolan]

Speaking of volunteers.... Which ones have popped up in your garden unexpectedly this year?

I've had lettuce carrots, asparagus, raspberries and a surprise sunflower.

Nice!

So far I've had some mint pop up that I don't even remember having there. That's a nice surprise! I always have volunteer rose of sharons along my property line. Maybe I should list them online.

I also had a volunteer gooseberry bush pop up! I didn't know those spread, so that's cool. I have an additional mystery plant that I haven't identified yet. Either it's some sort of berry, or a tree.

 

[jerryse]

Sunshine today. Then cloudy and rain for 3 days. Weeded and put down cardboard in the garden. The weed I am fighting is poison Hemlock. I may get rid of it this year. Battled it for years.

 

[Sylvester017]

Gardening pregnant has become increasingly more difficult, but I feel accomplished today. I weeded an entire garden bed, fertilized my strawberry patch, and sprayed my three fruit trees with copper fungicide (wore a mask just in case). There's still a lot on my list, but that's for another day.

To any other pregnant gardeners out there - a small seat to use during weeding and a belly band work wonders! I thought I'd have to stop gardening altogether at this point, but these tools have helped me be able to get more done without over-exerting myself.

I'm old but occasionally use a belly band for comfort to hold up an old belly. I'm not fat but childbearing does stretch the belly skin that seems to sag later & later w/ age. Save your band for use in later yrs. No use paying $$$ again for another band later in life.

Rolling garden seats are nice. I have a green one that holds small tools & a tote or pail. & I wear cargo pants for easy reach to my cell phone. Lately Ive been using my seated walker cuz it sits higher than my rolling garden seat so I can reach taller plants & tree branches for pruning. I got tired of hauling my folding chair around the yard!

Rolling garden seat w/ retracting pull handle

Rolling walker/seat

Nice folding chair but no wheels!

 

[Sylvester017]

DH really got the gardening bug. He planted a basil container today...

& his zucchini are already showing fruit

 

[jerryse]

Weeded the hollyhock bed. Preen was applied earlier but bed was full of wild mustard that preen does not control.