Gardens anyone?

[drowndin dots]

Haven't posted much being back to work for the first time in basically 9 months, first due to illness, then Corona. Watering has been a chore for sure. She's starting to take off tho. Weeding and some pics this weekend.

[rgfixit]

Mine got watered yesterday compliments if some good thunderstorms.

Not much for me to do with it right now. It's humming along nicely with very little weeding to do.

I like that!

Rg

[ActiveTrapChecker]

The only thing better than hand watering the garden with a cup of coffee at first light is having Mother Nature do the work for you!

[taxid]

Marker ribbon works good

Crime scene?! 

[taxid]

Mine got a good watering yesterday and the day before....thanks Mother Nature!

Rg

Always nice when Mother Nature gives you a free day!

[seamonkey84]

I haven’t gotten too much rain, just cloudy days with light rain on and off. Only thing is, if the leaves don’t get to dry out through the day, fungus infections start showing. I’ve been using a hydrogen peroxide mix to spray my plants with after it rains, or just through the week to keep any from developing or spreading. Also to water some of my bigger containers that have been staying moist for a bit longer than I’d like, just to prevent root rot. the plants seem to respond really well to it too, as rainwater supposedly has some peroxide in it too that perks the plants up.

[rgfixit]

Getting some nice rain now. Could get a bit wild later on today......according to he weather geniuses.

Rg

[seamonkey84]

Getting some nice rain now. Could get a bit wild later on today......according to he weather geniuses.

Rg

Oh we’ll be getting the rain for the next few days. Cant say that’s a good thing without much sun.
Yesterday I was looking at my strawberry plant and was wishing that the suckers would finally reach the ground and start rooting themselves. Then I though I’d I have to dig them up afterwards since I don’t want them to stay in the ground that they are resting on.
 Then I got an idea.

There’s a 4th set on the back side. I’m wondering if once they’re rooted, will feeding the suckers fairly well end up helping the mother plant along instead of being a drain on the growth? Can I experiment with the fertilizer I give each one and see the reaction, and just cut the umbilical if something goes wrong.
Also, I ended up Accidentally fertilizer/ph burning the Blueberry plant that I had in the ground. It was a bare root that I put in early spring, but only had two small branches only 5” long at this point, so not a big loss. I’m going to till the patch and add a bunch of peat and compost before putting in my next set of blueberries.

[taxid]

Around here on the blueberry farms I think they fertilize or condition the soil with pig manure to lower the Ph to the acid side? I would assume pine needles do the same?

[taxid]

Had a groundhog terrorizing my yard for a few days went out check out the garden after work Friday afternoon dog took a little circle around the yard dog found a groundhog and within 2 seconds broke his neck

Awesome. My late Akita did the same with a muskrat. Otherwise she was very docile and low key. I assume yours is too?

[ActiveTrapChecker]

Getting some nice rain now. Could get a bit wild later on today......according to he weather geniuses.

Rg

Geniuses? More like weather guessers!

They’ve been wrong for the past three days for the rainfall for my garden. Today was the first day I fell for it and didn’t water in the morning, even the forecast said rain rain rain.

Now I have to water tonight and hope they guessed wrong with a few showers showing up tomorrow...

[rgfixit]

Skipped fishing today and spent time around my gardens. Cleaned up dead spring flowers, gave the new flowers a good shot of food, fertilized all my vegetables, did some pruning and training of the new vines, did a little weeding and...generally had a very nice morning puttering around the gardens.

Took a nice nap in  my hammock and played in the little wood shop the rest of the afternoon.

Re-retirement is sure to my liking.

Rg

[gotagetm]

you have to slow down rg!!!!!!!!!!!!! haha sounds like a nice day ,spent mine a little more aggressive removing old guide rail and getting new in ,,,,,ill choose your day ANY day over mine 

[rgfixit]

I don't know how you highway guys do it. When I was traveling the freeways and thruway I couldn't help thinking what a long, hot day it was for y'all.
Granted, I had my share of baking in the bucket...but, I could get inside and the air was always on.

My hat...and hair....are off to you.

Rg

[Perch-Pirate]

Just spent a little time tidying up in the garden.
Munching on fresh green beans! Love this time of year when the first harvests start!