2022 Garden Thread

Bambooflyguy · Jul 10, 2022

Thsee are recent pickings.......mmmmmmm!!

Tom Butler · Jul 10, 2022

The aphids just recently noticeably appeared, and my predator hoards are on it. The tea rose is about bloomed out so I'll just prune hard.

Mossback · Jul 11, 2022

Things have really been growing, so no weeding.
I dont miss weeding...this sort of lush fullness is what we like, but some thinning and dividing will happen in the fall, some things are a bit too happy with their lot in life.
Good week for gardens, sun and heat will do wonders for the veggies.

Capt Insano Emeritis · Jul 11, 2022

This morning garden walk…

Salmo_g · Jul 11, 2022

Sorta' gardening related; this is about our yard landscaping. We tried to use a lot of native plants and shrubs. It turns out we underestimated how much some of them would grow and spread out. Spread out they have, nearly over-growing the pathway that leads down to the "exit" gate from the back yard into the natural landscape "wilderness." It's usually a half day job to prune and hack away at the brush to keep the path cleared enough to get the lawnmower down it and roll a wheelbarrow of weeds and pruning to the designated compost heap. So what of it, you say? HEDGETRIMMER!!! Don't know why I didn't think of it before, other than that we don't have a "hedge." Not much of a selection at Lowe's, so I wandered over to Home Depot. Found a battery powered Ryobi that uses the same battery as my Ryobi drill and impact driver and raft inflator. I bought the package that includes a battery and charger since having another battery on hand seemed like a good idea. When I got home I charged the new battery and one off my drill, thinking it might take more than a single battery charge to get through my trimming task. Hah! This little sucker just melts shrubbery! It took maybe 15 minutes at the most, and I was looking for more stuff to trim! Discovered that a hedge trimmer can be almost as much fun as a chainsaw. Life is good. Now I'll go out to my raised beds and replant onions one more time.

Gary Knowels · Jul 11, 2022

Salmo_g said:
Sorta' gardening related; this is about our yard landscaping. We tried to use a lot of native plants and shrubs. It turns out we underestimated how much some of them would grow and spread out. Spread out they have, nearly over-growing the pathway that leads down to the "exit" gate from the back yard into the natural landscape "wilderness." It's usually a half day job to prune and hack away at the brush to keep the path cleared enough to get the lawnmower down it and roll a wheelbarrow of weeds and pruning to the designated compost heap. So what of it, you say? HEDGETRIMMER!!! Don't know why I didn't think of it before, other than that we don't have a "hedge." Not much of a selection at Lowe's, so I wandered over to Home Depot. Found a battery powered Ryobi that uses the same battery as my Ryobi drill and impact driver and raft inflator. I bought the package that includes a batter and charger since having another battery on hand seemed like a good idea. When I got home I charged the new battery and one off my drill, thinking it might take more than a single battery charge to get through my trimming task. Hah! This little sucker just melts shrubbery! It took maybe 15 minutes at the most, and I was looking for more stuff to trim! Discovered that a hedge trimmer can be almost as much fun as a chainsaw. Life is good. Now I'll go out to my raised beds and replant onions one more time.

I did this exact same thing yesterday! Same thought process, same tool, same results.

Divad · Jul 11, 2022

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My oldest daughter is raising and selling rather exotic goats and they are beautiful. She makes goat milk products for sale in CO. She milks goats daily. I do not remember the lingo but 12 baby goats were birthed in the last couple months.Here are 3 of her star pupils:
They are show goats.

Cool gig, and perfect market for such activities. Nice looking goats too

Billy · Jul 11, 2022

Two goats now

Tom Butler · Jul 11, 2022

The benefits of cultivating a healthy system in my cottage garden, no chemicals. 24 hours later and the bugs have done the work. Three this morning, it's now down to two as the food is all but gone!

Paige · Jul 11, 2022

Billy the Billygoat farmer

Billy · Jul 11, 2022

Garden flowers:

Mossback · Jul 13, 2022

Lilys love pots...

Gary Knowels · Jul 15, 2022

All of my fennel started to bolt this week so I pulled what I had and pickled it.
Apple cider vinegar, mustard seed, pepper, coriander, salt, sugar, bay leaf, and fennel fronds.
Really tasty