What did you do in the garden today?

[Sally PB]

I bought a bag of peat moss a few weeks ago. Today I went to dump it in the chickens' dust bath and found it to be soaking wet and looking like mud! I didn't put it in the dust bath; I put it in an open tote in the green house to dry out.

Maybe it was potting soil that was mis-bagged, but dang it, I wanted a 40 pound bag of peat moss. I'll look at the hardware or garden center this week when I'm out and about.

 

[Smokerbill]

I'm done! I finished planting the last of the tomatoes and don't have to plant much else for a month or two when the fall cabbages and late beans go in. Feels good to know all I need to do for a while is weed, water and wait for the harvest.

I planted 18 Roma tomatoes and 4 yellow Krims today. I thinned the butternut squash growing on top of the compost pile to 2 plants per hill. I'll thin down to one eventually.

And I think I need to buy some new summer squash seeds because the zucchini seeds I planted are old and the seedlings just look kind of weak, like they have no vigor. Some yellow crooknecks would be nice.

 

[thelordsblessing2017]

Well, we finally finished putting up the electric fence. Deer got ahold of my corn, out of 8 at least he left me with 2 stalks. Replaced the purple sweet pepper plant that he/she decided to eat. Planted some orka, did alot of watering. Every time the news says I'm going to get some rain, nope just the hot sun. It was 97 today, but feel like temp was 107. I harvested some huge cucumbers and hubby did some weeding.

 

[Justagalwithchicks]

I planted some Armenian cucumber seeds today. I'm hoping when my regular cucumbers fizzle out and or get bitter these will be producing. Anyone else plant these?

 

[cj2024]

I planted some Armenian cucumber seeds today. I'm hoping when my regular cucumbers fizzle out and or get bitter these will be producing. Anyone else plant these?

I can't grow normal cucumbers this time of year where I live, its too hot. I am trying to sprout Armenian Yard long cucumbers instead. My first failed attempt was with jiffy pots, so this time I went with my proven mix fine sifted peat, fine vermiculite, and earth worm casting. I planted them in a dome covered seed tray the other day, now it's a wait and see. This variety suppose to be heat tolerant.

 

[cj2024]

I went to check up on my chicks that I placed outside for the first time, and I think they will be okay. I saw them fly up and down and play on the high perch. I will leave them outside tonight. But I will bring them in if they are crying and pressing against the chicken wire on the ground.

 

[chickengr]

I have had crosses from neighbor 1/4 mile away. There are pumpkins in 4 different groups and different groups do not cross with each other. For seed saving protect flowers and hand pollinate. List the Varieties you are planting and I can help. Most common are in C. Pepo group.

@jerryse I have musquee de provence (cucurbita moschata?) and 2 varieties of cucurbita pepo (HULL-LESS and ISTANBUL).

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[chickengr]

I did a lil weeding and watering.
These plants came from a mixed flower bag.
Anyone know what the tall ones are? My phone keeps saying “dill”. It’s definitely NOT dill.

looks like Nigella damascena, love-in-a-mist

I planted some Armenian cucumber seeds today. I'm hoping when my regular cucumbers fizzle out and or get bitter these will be producing. Anyone else plant these?

just have bought the seeds. chickens love them too.

 

[Paz]

I grow my lettuce in one-gallon fabric pots above my White Nile Tilapia tank, it's kind of like aquaculture, but I have to hand fill the base with fish water daily.

I use two parts peat, two parts perlite, and one-part Earthgro steer manure compost and this is enough to keep it green and thriving until harvest. I will start another six lettuce seeds and try to keep up with another six after that. I currently have 12 Manoa lettuce growing in fabric pots, this variety does well in my yard.

I will alternate with a red Manoa lettuce. I call it red Manoa because it looks like a Manoa lettuce, but I don't really know its name.

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That looks great

 

[jerryse]

@jerryse I have musquee de provence (cucurbita moschata?) and 2 varieties of cucurbita pepo (HULL-LESS and ISTANBUL).

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You are good the Moschata will not cross. Now it depends on what neighbors are growing. The C pepo will have to be hand pollinated for seed saving.