What did you do in the garden today?

[jerryse]

Deer got the leaves off a young tree. Had to fence it. Okra is sprouting.

 

[Sally PB]

Well, we got about 4 minutes of rain. Really hoping that isn't it.

 

[chicken opey]

We had a gully washer last night so the weeding is put off a day or 2.
I forgot to close the garden gate and something dug up the last of my sugar baby watermelons. . Time to replant

 

[Molpet]

Watered the vegetables and the banana. I finally saw a female flower on one of the melon cucumbers, so I’m happy. I don’t know what’s wrong with my tomatoes, but many of them have like dry leaves? My father says it could be from the herbicides he used in the field during the winter. Also curly leaf disease… the melons and gourds look good, though they refuse to use the trellis.

yes tomatoes are sensitive to broadleaf herbicides. Even the drift can hurt them. or in the straw if you mulch with that. Or animal manure that ate grass with it

 

[Paz]

yes tomatoes are sensitive to broadleaf herbicides. Even the drift can hurt them. or in the straw if you mulch with that. Or animal manure that ate grass with it

Yes, that’s a bummer, hopefully I can get some, I planted a few different varieties, some look unbothered. I got some determinate ones too, so I believe i will be able get from them, though I’m not sure how long it usually takes them.

 

[Minanora]

I got some stuff done in the garden yesterday. Picked 8# more of blackberries. I was wrong, there's at least another 10# additional ready to pick.

I got a garden tour of my neighbor's garden yesterday. I love her little garden and orchard. She did have 3 artichoke plants within a 2ft wide bed all within a 2ft section. I advised her to move two of them elsewhere since they get enormous. Artichoke will grow wild here so there's no harm in moving it to the native soil. I gave her the rest of my pepper plants before I took the tour. She needed to replace a few that got root rot, like I did. I'm happy they went to a good home.

I planted the rest of my marigolds I started, the rest of my basils, and a few more tomatoes and peppers. Planted my daisy gourds by the chicken run. I also accomplished my goal and started my bush beans! At least one variety, I still need to dig potatoes so I can plant another half of a bed.

I made a new herb patch by the far side of the chicken run. Took them less than 2 minutes to go try to kill everything. I hadn't even finished planting! I even put up a temporary fence (hadn't secured it yet) and they just trampled it down to eat the mint, chamomile, and thyme. Once I planted the hyssop and St. John's fire salvia I secured the plastic fence. Once the plants are established, and 6 of the little chickens go to their forever home, I will take the fence down. Soon I'll only have 11 chickens. My mil is still not ready for her new chickens. I get it though. She's been very busy and is making them a mouse proof coop. Which is impressive.

I still have pumpkins to plant, a few more tomatoes, and drip lines to run but I am feeling good about my progress. I'm trying to keep myself from making too much work for myself...

I keep catching gophers. They really like my yard and it's annoying. Rat traps are going out soon. Mouse traps as well. Haven't seen any activity recently but it won't hurt to set them early.

I will take photos today.

 

[WthrLady]

I need to feed the tomatoes today, they're going gangbusters. The ragweed in the mulch situation is driving me INSANE.

 

[WthrLady]

Next year the mulch goes down, preen for veg goes with it.

 

[Sylvester017]

Yes, that’s a bummer, hopefully I can get some, I planted a few different varieties, some look unbothered. I got some determinate ones too, so I believe i will be able get from them, though I’m not sure how long it usually takes them.

About two months if determinate are planted as seedlings. Longer if germinated from seeds. Indeterminate give fruit over & over till death but the vines are more unruly.

 

[Rick589]

I got some stuff done in the garden yesterday. Picked 8# more of blackberries. I was wrong, there's at least another 10# additional ready to pick.

I got a garden tour of my neighbor's garden yesterday. I love her little garden and orchard. She did have 3 artichoke plants within a 2ft wide bed all within a 2ft section. I advised her to move two of them elsewhere since they get enormous. Artichoke will grow wild here so there's no harm in moving it to the native soil. I gave her the rest of my pepper plants before I took the tour. She needed to replace a few that got root rot, like I did. I'm happy they went to a good home.

I planted the rest of my marigolds I started, the rest of my basils, and a few more tomatoes and peppers. Planted my daisy gourds by the chicken run. I also accomplished my goal and started my bush beans! At least one variety, I still need to dig potatoes so I can plant another half of a bed.

I made a new herb patch by the far side of the chicken run. Took them less than 2 minutes to go try to kill everything. I hadn't even finished planting! I even put up a temporary fence (hadn't secured it yet) and they just trampled it down to eat the mint, chamomile, and thyme. Once I planted the hyssop and St. John's fire salvia I secured the plastic fence. Once the plants are established, and 6 of the little chickens go to their forever home, I will take the fence down. Soon I'll only have 11 chickens. My mil is still not ready for her new chickens. I get it though. She's been very busy and is making them a mouse proof coop. Which is impressive.

I still have pumpkins to plant, a few more tomatoes, and drip lines to run but I am feeling good about my progress. I'm trying to keep myself from making too much work for myself...

I keep catching gophers. They really like my yard and it's annoying. Rat traps are going out soon. Mouse traps as well. Haven't seen any activity recently but it won't hurt to set them early.

I will take photos today.

Soooo, when do you plan on getting busy?