What did you do in the garden today?

[CatInTheHenHouse]

I ordered paste tomato seeds called Plum Regal and was excited to have a paste one that is supposedly disease resistant. I could only find them on Amazon when I was looking to purchase. Well I looked closely at them yesterday and I have 4 beautiful cherry tomato plants loaded. I already have two, so I cut three of the four down and planted corn. Gosh that's frustrating. Went on website to let them know they sent the wrong seeds and the shop is closed. You win some,you lose some and you try again next year. That's gardening in a nutshell.
I will be cooking down all my regular tomatoes per usual for sauce this summer.

Stories like yours are why I’ve avoided buying seeds from Amazon so far. If it helps for next year I believe Fedco carries that variety.

 

[jerryse]

True story. I had a friend who used to be a neighbor before he moved to town. I used to tell him when I lived trapped coons that I released them in town near his house. I really did not.

 

[Sally PB]

I love garlic.

Me too! I can't wait to make toum again!

Toum is garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, and a bit of salt mixed in a food processor into a spread. Mine is about the consistency of frosting.

A friend asked, "What do you put that on?" Answer: "A spoon."

 

[Justagalwithchicks]

Stories like yours are why I’ve avoided buying seeds from Amazon so far. If it helps for next year I believe Fedco carries that variety.

I haven't before this time and will never again. Lesson learned! Thanks- I will look them up.

 

[CatInTheHenHouse]

Me too! I can't wait to make toum again!

Toum is garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, and a bit of salt mixed in a food processor into a spread. Mine is about the consistency of frosting.

A friend asked, "What do you put that on?" Answer: "A spoon."

I wish I could get garlic to grow, that sounds like an amazing bread dip.

 

[WthrLady]

I ordered paste tomato seeds called Plum Regal and was excited to have a paste one that is supposedly disease resistant. I could only find them on Amazon when I was looking to purchase. Well I looked closely at them yesterday and I have 4 beautiful cherry tomato plants loaded. I already have two, so I cut three of the four down and planted corn. Gosh that's frustrating. Went on website to let them know they sent the wrong seeds and the shop is closed. You win some,you lose some and you try again next year. That's gardening in a nutshell.
I will be cooking down all my regular tomatoes per usual for sauce this summer.

OH NO! Should have hollered at me in April. I usually do up 100-500 plants each spring. I could have set some aside for you.
Since I lost the greenhouse with the hail this year, and it's being replaced with a hay shed, I'll only be putting up enough for my own use from here on out as the seed shed is much smaller than the greenhouse was.
But I still usually plant more than I need.

 

[Smokerbill]

I put so much water into the ground around my tomatoes and peppers that my well couldn't keep up with the volume and the pump shut off. The ground water will replenish in a couple hours. I shouldn't need to water them again in at least a week, maybe two depending on the weather.

I also gave the beans in the same garden bed a good shot of homemade fertilizer and soaked it in with the hose. They should be good without more water for at least a week too.

ETA: hung a trellis for my second planting of Blue Lake pole beans.

 

[TJAnonymous]

My husband made this for me, helped me paint it and I put up the signs. I have only had one customer so far, we are out in the country but close by a lake that gets a lot of travel in the summer. I really hope I get more interest though, I'd put out more things.
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That looks awesome!

 

[TJAnonymous]

Guess I should have mentioned this was before chickens. The opossum has been recaptured not too long ago and was relocated. Skunkshaven’t been seen in quite sometime, besides chickens are in and locked up before nightfall.

We've trapped both coons and possum and relocated them to the big state park where they can't bother people. Skunks are a different strategy... Normally my goats act as a general deterrent, but not always. If I smell skunks around the property, I put the dogs in the backyard. They bark at EVERYTHING which is usually enough to make a skunk decide to move along. There has only been one time when I've had to shoot one. It was in our garage and wouldn't leave. It looked dirty, unkempt, and disoriented. I thought for sure it had distemper or maybe rabies since it was not afraid of people. After DH & DS managed to get it out of the garage (without spraying, another red flag), they shot it. A day later, we realized it was a mama Skunk who had a den of newborn babies under the goat house, which is why she was so dirty. The guilt was crushing... I managed to collect 5 or 6 babies and take them to a wildlife rehab.

 

[TJAnonymous]

Have 2 gallon bags full of garden huckleberries already, gosh those plants are prolific! Planted 4 of them this year as an experiment. Made up pie filling with some of them today, yuck!!!! Do not like the taste of them. Added grape juice concentrate to the filling and cooked down again and that helped alot. I can live with it this time, but would never be a favorite. Anyone have a recipe or two for huckleberries they could share?

I've been trying to grow huckleberries for 2 years and haven't been successful. I'm jealous...