What are you all doing for your gardens right now???

[hikingonthru]

Well, lessee, went to the farm today and weedeated while dad bushhogged the barn and house lots. Grass so thick you coulda bailed it. Then, caged my tomatoes that had been let go WAY too long before caging. Planted out a few more of my leftovers that noone wants. Just sorta stuck about a half-dozen more toms in around the treeline at the edge of the woods...they will get morning and early afternoon sun. Helped my dad mix roundup to spot spray. (I know, I know...but YOU come deal with all these thistles!) Watered the tomatoes. Marveled at how well my dad's upside down tomatoes look...and how the "topsy turvy" mater branches on the commercial are not upturned like Pap's bucket maters. Thought to myself, there has got to be a better way to deal with supporting tomatoes that a stake and a plethora of strings or a cage/stake system. Watered my new maters sets and my cushaws. Tried a bit of my wheat...whose heads are all bent over now...and found it was not chewy but not yet dry to the bite. Listened to my dad tell of how my 6 year old "taught" him how to "thresh and winnow" wheat by rubbing it in the palm of your hand - after I taught him to do that. Noted I got ripe plums and that the chokecherry's are turning black!
(Am I the only one who LOVES wild chokecherries???) Got home and my dog had dug up a tom....replanted it. Now, ready to crash.

[bughunter99]

Weeding, feeding and tying stuff up.

[ovenbird]

Today I planted strawberry plants and weeded. Harvested some nice lettuces for the next door neighbors.

[posey54]

I just built 2 more beds out of cinder blocks, planted sweet potatoes in one and ran baling twine across the top of the other one until I can get it planted. I criss-cross the twine over the top of the bed in a grid to keep cats out. Once it's planted, they won't bother it. That was on Saturday. Now, I'm paying the price for thinking this 42yr old body can still do what it did at 22. I was at church yesterday when I suddenly got hit with one of the worst pains in my life. By the time I got home (hour drive) I was almost in tears. Had to have hubby help me get out of bed after I laid down. Thought if I rested, it would get better. NOT!
I don't have time for this! I have things to plant and weed, more beds to build. GRRRR!!
Also went grazing on wild black raspberries yesterday morning. Yummy! Funny I have raspberries at this place, but when I lived about 6 miles away, we had the biggest wild blackberries. I may have to go ask the new owners if I can dig up some starts. They have so much more flavor than store bought blackberries.

[jemarmy]

I'm soaking some more melon and squash seeds. Skunk came around and ate the ones I planted earlier.
I'm also psyching myself up to bust up more sod. *sigh*

[w8in4dave]

Well sometime today I need to get my hiny out there and hoe around my sunflowers but im going out to lunch first

[GreyMoon9]

well, I was going to hoe today, but it is raining. I ordered some fall seeds, and I am trying to convince myself that hand digging another bed for yet another bed of sweet corn would be worth it, lol. (but obvouisly not in the rain)

[redneckplanter]

gonna get beds tilled for turkish redneck mellons and fall maters,,,lol

[PCKGRat]

I'm thinking of soaking some more zuke seeds. The yellow ones just aren't sprouting. Every morning I check the garden for semi-ripe tomatoes to save from the birds. I don't think checking each day is helping them grow.

I am waiting for my BC new order with more Zukes, Cukes and Beans. I am thinking that it is time to fertilize. I need to change out the drip soaker hoses to drip hoses to avert water pressure issues and improve the roots of my peppers. I am patiently awaiting the ripening of the Roma tomatoes.

[redneckplanter]

trying to protect my maters from the voracious hordes....any ideas>?lol