What did you do in the garden today?

[Rick589]

How about a pic to go with the message…..might be a good idea.

 

[OnlySympathy]

How about a pic to go with the message…..might be a good idea.

It looks okay to me. I would apply Neosporin once a day for a week or two just to be safe. Obviously keep an eye out for any severe or lasting limp, any lasting or worsening inflammation, and any signs of infection but if I had to guess he will be okay. It isn’t uncommon for Roos to break off spurs

 

[Rick589]

It looks okay to me. I would apply Neosporin once a day for a week or two just to be safe. Obviously keep an eye out for any severe or lasting limp, any lasting or worsening inflammation, and any signs of infection but if I had to guess he will be okay. It isn’t uncommon for Roos to break off spurs

Thank You. He actually seems to be absolutely fine its the black dry wound that concerned me the most.

 

[Smokerbill]

Wow that is a ton of chives. Every time I try to grow chives something happens. Last time my dogs knocked the pot I planted the seeds in off the deck 10 feet down into rocks. I am giving up for now. Maybe next year

I planted my chives in a corner of one of the raised beds. Started a few from seed and they took off after a couple years of getting established. I noticed there are lots of baby chive plants coming up volunteer from seeds.

This pic is after this morning's haircut. Cutting them down forces them to make new growth, plus I think it encourages the clumps to expand in size.

 

[OnlySympathy]

Thank You. He actually seems to be absolutely fine its the black dry wound that concerned me the most.

I don’t have any experience with what’s happened to him (or roosters for that matter) but it doesn’t look very concerning to me. It almost looks like a large scab from the picture? The inner part of the spur is bone directly connected to the leg bone so it doesn’t surprise me that the wound looks a bit strange

 

[Smokerbill]

Garden tour...

Kale and collard seedlings in the sun.


Garlic bed waiting until October to be replanted. I worked in a lot of chicken run compost and have been watering it down regularly to keep the soil moist.


An experiment. Three Roma tomatoes growing from seeds I planted directly in the garden. I'm letting them just wander along the ground. I think it can make the plants stronger because the above ground stems grow roots wherever they touch the soil.


The potato bed where I planted cucumber seeds. There's not much soil in the bed so I pulled it all over to one side and planted the seeds on top. I'll either fill it in with more dirt, or just lay boards on the slanted side to keep it from collapsing. I kind of created a trough where the seeds are planted so I can just fill it up when watering.


Onions and shallots are expanding.


Pickling cucumbers.


Romas supported with electrical wire.


First zucchinis about ready to pick.


Blue Lake pole beans.


Never-watered leaf lettuce. I think it gets water by absorbing the morning dew.

 

[Smokerbill]

Garden tour pt. 2...

Butternut squash growing on top of chicken run compost pile are starting to cascade over the sides of the pallets. The tomatoes on the side are volunteers that sprouted out of the chicken run bedding.


Snow pea seeds for next year.


Indeterminate tomatoes from saved seeds tied to fence posts. Watering basins around base of plants.


I think the tomato plants in the new plot that has acidic soil are doing better since I treated around them with dolomitic lime. Maybe it's my imagination, but they seem to be deeper green, more lush and growing.


Provider bush beans have beans!


Rattlesnake pole beans are growing and blooming.


Hatch peppers from grocery store pepper, and some jalapenos. The habaneros I planted from grocery store pepper seeds seem to be a bust. They're setting buds and blooming but there are no peppers.


Plenty of dill growing. Carrots too.

 

[WthrLady]

Yes. Not seeming to help. She's in a cage with a wire floor & a 2x3, off the ground with a fan on her. 8 days now. She's a maniac. And a RSL at that! Never had one go broody.

I'm desperate to break her because the bear is in the neighborhood and while she's in the enclosed run and safe from most everything, nothing will stop the bear if it wants her. I'm about to let him have her.

Broody, bat crap crazy hen vs bear.....my $ is on the hen

 

[WthrLady]

Planted Okra last year, two plants, and realized that in order to get meaningful harvests at any given time you need to plant a bunch of them…..or am I wrong?

I toss mine to the hens before they get that big, BUT sometimes, one does slip through the Blacklight and overnight, half a plant is gone.

 

[cj2024]

Update on my three Armenian cucumber cuttings that I placed in water. The longest cutting rotted back and became shorter, and the same thing happen to other two. However, the longest one formed root on a node that was one inch above the water level. I ended up cutting and sticking the longest cutting in a gallon milk jug with enough water to cover the root, and I cut and dipped the other two in rooting hormone and stuck them in a seed starting mix. All of them are still alive and I have an idea as to what is going to be the best method to propagate them in the future. I think cutting to 6 inches and applying rooting hormone around a nob and propagating it in a seed starting mix will have the best results. In conclusion, soaking in water caused the stem to rot and if the cutting is too long the tops wilt, so the length of the cutting makes a difference.