What did you do in the garden today?

[dirkandlorie]

I'm starting out the new year with a big old miracle! That big tree that was leaning over the coop is down. Took 2 days to do it. First day all chickens moved to the house for what I hoped was only a couple hours. The tree was secured with cable so it wouldn't fall on the coop. Cuts were made on the tree to discover it was hollow inside. Uh oh!!! As they were working the tree smashed the chain saw inside the cut, couldn't get it out. Here comes out another chain saw, same thing happened. All in 2 chain saws, 1 wedge axe, and 2 wedges stuck in that tree last night. Argggh! Ran out of daylight so had to leave it like that last night, 3/4 of the way cut through and still dangling over my coop! Every bit of noise from new years celebrations (shot guns, fireworks, etc) had me convinced that tree had crashed down, had to keep checking lol. This morning they put up a 30 ft ladder and put more cable up with a come along to try and pull it to a different direction, then cut again. That 50 foot oak came down in the wrong direction anyway. It fell exactly beside the coop, then missed my huge water tank and the vegetable garden fence. I got a few branches in my compost pile, that's it! Such a miracle, this could've gone wrong in so many ways. So grateful.

 

[TJAnonymous]

I have cherry seeds and raspberry seeds in pots stratifying outside for the winter. Cherry seeds are from Carmine jewel bush cherry and some from my sweet cherry that had a few pollinated by sour cherry.

I redid everything today and sowed new cherry seeds. Moved them out to the hoop house until spring.

We've had a drought going on since October. Very little rain. NOAA says it is expected to persist. If it doesn't rain this weekend, I might have to hand water everything.

 

[jerryse]

I'm starting out the new year with a big old miracle! That big tree that was leaning over the coop is down. Took 2 days to do it. First day all chickens moved to the house for what I hoped was only a couple hours. The tree was secured with cable so it wouldn't fall on the coop. Cuts were made on the tree to discover it was hollow inside. Uh oh!!! As they were working the tree smashed the chain saw inside the cut, couldn't get it out. Here comes out another chain saw, same thing happened. All in 2 chain saws, 1 wedge axe, and 2 wedges stuck in that tree last night. Argggh! Ran out of daylight so had to leave it like that last night, 3/4 of the way cut through and still dangling over my coop! Every bit of noise from new years celebrations (shot guns, fireworks, etc) had me convinced that tree had crashed down, had to keep checking lol. This morning they put up a 30 ft ladder and put more cable up with a come along to try and pull it to a different direction, then cut again. That 50 foot oak came down in the wrong direction anyway. It fell exactly beside the coop, then missed my huge water tank and the vegetable garden fence. I got a few branches in my compost pile, that's it! Such a miracle, this could've gone wrong in so many ways. So grateful.

I use plastic wedge In a cut I think will pinch. I even drive a wedge in the cut if I do get stuck. If chain hits the wedge no harm because it is plastic.

 

[jerryse]

Ugh I think I caught some illness. Went to the store yesterday. Public exposure.

 

[dirkandlorie]

I use plastic wedge In a cut I think will pinch. I even drive a wedge in the cut if I do get stuck. If chain hits the wedge no harm because it is plastic.

Yep, wedges were in there. This tree was a different animal from all others that we've ever done. I know if its hollow inside, like this one, its very unpredictable on what its going to do. But this was ridiculous!

 

[Sally PB]

@CatInTheHenHouse, what great notes! Those are exactly the things that each gardener has to learn about their individual gardens and what works for them, or doesn't.

 

[CatInTheHenHouse]

We've had a drought going on since October. Very little rain. NOAA says it is expected to persist. If it doesn't rain this weekend, I might have to hand water everything.

Good luck to you on the drought! Hand watering is tedious, that’s one of the reasons I’m looking into an irrigation kit.

Ugh I think I caught some illness. Went to the store yesterday. Public exposure.

Hope you feel better soon!

@CatInTheHenHouse, what great notes! Those are exactly the things that each gardener has to learn about their individual gardens and what works for them, or doesn't.

Thank you!

 

[chickengr]

The outdoor taps are frozen. a rare thing here. enjoying my wood stove inside, lol.

 

[Jenbirdee]

It’s frozen solid now we enter the depression months

 

[WthrLady]

It’s frozen solid now we enter the depression months

Agreed.