What did you do in the garden today?

[dirkandlorie]

I got sidetracked from my gardening plans. I noticed the garlic heads I saved for planting and decided to break them up, sort them and plant them in the garden.

I got 90 good sized cloves for planting and another 1/2 cup or so of cloves for eating from 13 heads.

I used a 6 inch wide board marked in 6 inch increments to locate the planting holes, using a section of 3/4" EMT for the dibble. 15 rows of six, 90 cloves planted, 6"x6" spacing, 3 to 4 inches deep.

I sterilized/sanitized the cloves in 70% isopropyl alcohol for 15 minutes, but didn't do the soak-in-fertilizer step. Instead I soaked the bed really well with a lot of my 9 month old rotten weed tea fertilizer after planting the garlic. I'll topcoat the bed with compost later on too.
Thanks for this @Sally PB , https://keeneorganics.com/garlic-fertilization-soak/

I even strained and saved the pint of rubbing alcohol I used so I can use it next year.

ETA: The article also recommended using vodka for the sterilization soak. I would have saved that for garlic vodka martinis. LOL

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What a smart way to plant! I just dug a couple trenches in the front and back of each of my beds, and popped the garlic in there. That way the middle area of each bed is clear for planting next spring. Also over planted the garlic in the hopes of repelling voles. I've been plagued by them the last couple years.

 

[Smokerbill]

Here are some close ups of the earth movers.

They are currently digging through and loosening up a large compost pile. I just show up in a couple of days with my shovel and spread in on my garden boxes. It’s like shovelling potting soil.

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Good looking birds! Smart way to break down the compost.

I pulled up all the worn out tomato plants in the lower garden, picked off the green tomatoes and threw the vines into the woods. Also got all the old cucumber vines removed from the trellis and fed to the chickens.

 

[WthrLady]

This was my first real year trying tomatoes. It wasn’t bad. I am in Canada and the season is short. I have a lot of green tomatoes that I picked today as frost is likely coming.

Any hints on how to ripen them?

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I have 4 plants that I have hanging in my garage.

If they haven't reached the white stage from the green, they won't ripen.

 

[WthrLady]

The whitings you can wrap in paper towels and place a single layer in a box, in the dark in a warm, not hot location and they'll eventually ripen.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

I was out doing chores tonight and my husband walked up to me and said I've got some bad news. My boar (pig) Buddy died. He was such a good boy, he was just laying there in his favorite spot. So sad...

 

[dirkandlorie]

I was out doing chores tonight and my husband walked up to me and said I've got some bad news. My boar Buddy died. He was such a good boy, he was just laying there in his favorite spot. So sad...

So sorry

 

[Minanora]

I got sidetracked from my gardening plans. I noticed the garlic heads I saved for planting and decided to break them up, sort them and plant them in the garden.

I got 90 good sized cloves for planting and another 1/2 cup or so of cloves for eating from 13 heads.

I used a 6 inch wide board marked in 6 inch increments to locate the planting holes, using a section of 3/4" EMT for the dibble. 15 rows of six, 90 cloves planted, 6"x6" spacing, 3 to 4 inches deep.

I sterilized/sanitized the cloves in 70% isopropyl alcohol for 15 minutes, but didn't do the soak-in-fertilizer step. Instead I soaked the bed really well with a lot of my 9 month old rotten weed tea fertilizer after planting the garlic. I'll topcoat the bed with compost later on too.
Thanks for this @Sally PB , https://keeneorganics.com/garlic-fertilization-soak/

I even strained and saved the pint of rubbing alcohol I used so I can use it next year.

ETA: The article also recommended using vodka for the sterilization soak. I would have saved that for garlic vodka martinis. LOL

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Yeah this will be the year I sanitize my garlic in booze. After the bulb mites, I'm not taking any chances. I need all the garlic.

That looks so great! I can hardly wait for next harvest season to see what you get!

 

[chickengr]

I was out doing chores tonight and my husband walked up to me and said I've got some bad news. My boar (pig) Buddy died. He was such a good boy, he was just laying there in his favorite spot. So sad...

sorry for your loss.

 

[chickengr]

we had more rain at night. it is very windy now. I'll have to process red horn peppers (florina) so probably will not have time for gardening. there are some tomatoes but good for animals after rain.

 

[Minanora]

Guys..... This is Peaches. She's molting, but so photogenic.