What have you done today in the Garden?

Discussion in 'Fruit and Veg Gardening' started by razyrsharpe, Jan 20, 2014.

  1. Cayuga Morning

    Cayuga Morning Strong Ash Plants Contributor

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    I went to a plant swap today with a friend. I thought I'd be able to unload a slew of divisions, which I did. But I have come home with more than I took! My friend was just as bad. As we left with our arms loaded, she said "you know we really aren't good for each other!" Two plant addicts are not a good combination!
     
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    Dirtmechanic Young Pine

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    Its the beginning of the fungal olympics here, so starting yesterday I began dethatching the lawn and spraying and spreading antifungals. Having a perimeter around the garden not harboring fungus helps. stihl_MFMM_kit_dethatch.jpg
     
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    Today I'm watching the yard and gardens dry out a bit. We had 2 1/2" of rain yesterday, which resulted in serious sogginess. The weeds are growing well, though!
     
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    Cayuga Morning Strong Ash Plants Contributor

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    I have planted 6 of the perennials that I picked up at the plant swap yesterday. Still a lot more to go but the rain has forced me inside. But not before my husband popped his head out the door and said "You know it's raining don't you?" As I nodded yes, water was dropping off my nose.
     
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    We still don't have much in the garden. It has been wet wet wet and cold u til this past week. But yesterday Kevin got the tillers out and tilled the garden weeds under. He picked up most of what was left of black plastic mulch and driptape and made it look beautiful.

    Dirt. Can you use that implement for weeding? Or is it strictly for dethatching?
     
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    Dirtmechanic Young Pine

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    Dethatching and loosening is the best use for the spring wheels. I have other tines, and the mini tiller bolo tines are on it now as they are better for cutting weeds in already tilled soil. 0014632_bkmm-stihl-yard-boss-bolo-tines.png

    I have the usual pick tines as well, and they cut hard packed dirt better than the bolo tines because the machine is not very heavy and they cut better. 0014633_bfmm-stihl-yard-boss-pick-tines-set-of-4.png

    Here it is in its summer garden trim
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    Trimmed the edge of the lawn and watered some of the bedding plants that I've been growing. Had a blueberry arrive this afternoon to replace one that has died for some reason.
     
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    Cayu-- I can just see you planting in the rain. You get full marks.

    We have been very busy in the lottie the past week or so, The weather is cold, grey but dry. We have been taking advantage of this lack of heat.
    We have cleaned a bit of Nettie's garden up the way and may use a strip at the front for the Food Bank.

    We have done several things in our own lottie and I shall write about it on another thread.
     
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    Was it just old or viral or fungi? what do you think? I cannot recall losing one, but they cane and can fool me because I am prone to not pay close attention to them.
     
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    Catdaddy6676 In Flower

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    More potting of seedlings (almost 20 more) followed by watering. I selectively prune as I go and will soon have the remainder of my babies in the ground!

    Is it just me or do any others have a very 'intimate' relationship with their plants?? Lol
     
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    This morning I transplanted 1 year old asparagus crowns, only 12 out of 70 the rest I will get in tomorrow or the next day. I Hilled up potatoes and planted asparagus seeds. I readied the place to plant the maize.
     
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    Catdaddy6676 In Flower

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    GRRRRRRRRRR...!!!!

    I was pruning my cucumbers last night and accidentally snipped the MAIN VINE on one of them! I am minimally hopeful that the short piece still viable can rebound and grow out to restore what I lopped off.

    Having a jungle can restrict what you see, leading to poor judgement about where to make the cut. The other 7 plants are fine, though.
     
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    Dirt, so you just remove the cotter key slide off the tines and put the disks in their place...? What does it weigh?


    Watered after the storm came through.. poured for a few minutes then got hot. Dried every thing out regularly on the benches.
    Helped reseed a small section of a septic system for my husband, planted zucchini plants and seeds, layed a sheet of plastic mulch in the high tunnel to plant more tomatoes and peppers in. Had customers on and off all day.
     
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    Wove more tomato twine, commited to trellis the crimson sweet watermelon and set that up and strung the vines into the cattle panels, weeded, then weeded. Then watered.

    @carolyn its not bad at all on wheels. Without wheels I carry it one handed by the middle handle but its like 3 little weedeaters at once or 2 big ones. The cotter pin comes out and the tines slide off, the inside fittings are larger and the outside fittings nest in those. Its a heavy metal shaft cut flat so they align properly and the tines have direction arrows to follow. Its pretty easy.
     
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    Dirtmechanic Young Pine

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    I cannot upload picture of my garden from my phone camera. :mad:

    What do ya'll do about that? Send them through your text app?
     

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