What did you do in the garden today?

[Smokerbill]

Shed cost. Too high? Too cheap?

Just right if you bought all new materials. But I'm used to scavenging cull lumber from Home Depot for 70% off for most of my projects.

 

[Rick589]

I guess that's a lot less expensive than buying a pre-built shed. Good job!

Looked at shed kits at first but they’re sort of deceptive because they usually don’t include the floor nor the roofing.

 

[Rick589]

Just right if you bought all new materials. But I'm used to scavenging cull lumber from Home Depot for 70% off for most of my projects.

Never did that at HD but being an old Pennsylvania Dutch boy I’ll use every single piece of scrap wood I have laying around if I can. As for this build everything is brand spanking new.

 

[Rick589]

Next step: repair and convert the old shed to a sorely needed larger coop. Our small original coop is only about 17 sq.ft. and we currently have ten chickens (5 adults, 2 teenagers, and 3 chicks). No time to waste because these chickens aren’t going to stop growing.

 

[jxp]

I haven’t seen this before, all the rain we got caused some of the beans to start sprouting while still on the plant View attachment 4223357View attachment 4223358

At least you know they're viable.

 

[jxp]

Just right if you bought all new materials. But I'm used to scavenging cull lumber from Home Depot for 70% off for most of my projects.

Wait? What? I wonder if my local big box store does that.

 

[OnlySympathy]

Wait? What? I wonder if my local big box store does that.

I think the majority of Home Depot’s have the cull bins. It is always one of my first stops when I’m there. I’ve found some really great deals

 

[chickengr]

My grandparents always had tasty and acidic tomatoes. Never knew what variety they were, or whether it was the soil they grew in but I just don’t seem to be able to find or grow tomatoes with the same bite. Of course I could be lying to myself and simply mis-remembering, afterall I was a youngster way back then.

I think you are telling the truth. same here. also today's beans don't taste the same like my grandparent's or other people at that time. only black turtle beans remind me a bit.

 

[chickengr]

finally temperature dropped. I'll sow some seeds, probably turnips and peas. some peas already sprouted and I should fill the gaps where they didn't.

 

[Minanora]

I should be sleeping...

Yesterday I put the dirt back into the garden bed that I torched to kill RKN. I did a second soil drench on the soil that was left in the bed. Then did all the rest of the beds. Picked some tomatoes, peppers and strawberries. I added rice hulls to the bed with the torched soil and bio-live.

On Friday I mowed the lawn and spread the clippings around the fruit trees. The chickens are keeping it turned so I don't have to worry about it matting.

Tomorrow I'm not sure what I'll work on but seed garlic gets here Monday. The countdown begins. 4 weeks out for starting garlic here. I'll be planting close to 400 cloves. Possibly more. My math is based on the assumption that I'll get 8 cloves to plant per head on average.