What did you do in your garden today? - Page 48

Sorellina · October 18th, 2011, 10:58 AM

Ciao all-

Yesterday, I got 2 very large tubs of blushing tomatoes harvested and a decent amount of green Romano Beans. I also collected a basket of different Runner Beans and Christmas Limas for seed.

Today is dry and crisp, but it's forecast to rain later this evening. I've got to get more lettuce seed harvested and pull the pea and pumpkin vines. I'll also get any other dry seeds before the rains arrive.

I'm hearing from seasoned flower seed-savers that to prevent Thunbergia seeds from "escaping" to parts unknown as they mature, it's best to cover them somehow with little mesh bags, so I'll be doing that today as well.

I may also pull the rest of the corn stalks out and keep them in the garage for decorating the pear tree after the annuals are done.

I have a few straggler tomato seed cups to rinse and dry on plates as well.

Little Minnie · October 18th, 2011, 10:07 PM

Still tearing down the garden. I got about 1 pound of dirt in my nose and eyes today. Why when there are high winds does the dirt blow up into your face before it blows away in the wind?

SherylGallant · October 19th, 2011, 06:23 PM

Picekd baskets and baskets of parsley and a few peppers. I'll wash the parsley tonight and spread it out on screens in the spare room to dry.

I picked the first bloom from my new dahlia! :-) It's beautiful!

w8in4dave · October 20th, 2011, 08:45 AM

Yea we finally chopped our garden down! Choppie choppie!! Nothing left!! Our Tomatoes had a frost hit them and it has been cold and rained all week no more blossoms , kida sad in a way. Specially beings I am thinking no garden next week. Pffft!

SherylGallant · October 20th, 2011, 07:22 PM

I'm still waiting for peppers to ripen :-(

TastyofHasty · October 21st, 2011, 11:15 AM

I just put in an order for two old apple tree varieties ... "Clara's Creek"

and

"Cornish Gilliflower"
http://www.bighorsecreekfarm.com/descriptions1.htm

This place saves old apple varieties and looks like they do a good job grafting and from their photo looks like they send 1-year old trees with a good root system, I'm just going to try growing them out in the back end of the garden where I've already improved the dirt and it's getting all weedy anyway because I'm not growing anything but asparagus out there ... hope and pray and try to remember to WATER THEM next summer!

ratdog · October 21st, 2011, 12:27 PM

Planted garlic yesterday. Picked a few tomatoes. Pulled up a few sunflowers that are starting to die. Picking peppers today,and some broccoli.

Little Minnie · October 21st, 2011, 07:08 PM

Got 2 loads of very old and lightweight manure and got the garden within 1 hour of being completely cleaned up! So close to discing time. If I only had 1 more hour of daylight, energy and food I would be done.
Next week getting more manure and planting hundreds of garlic cloves, also bulbs.

Praxxus55712 · October 21st, 2011, 07:29 PM

The outdoor garden is all dead and gone for the year, but I have the indoor garden growing like mad. It's a jungle in there. Tomatoes, watermelon, pumpkin, cocoa and mango trees and just for fun a bhut jolokia to scare me daily.

Mariposa Gardens · October 22nd, 2011, 06:55 PM

I actually worked cleaning my greenhouse out today....and loading in my citrus trees, and other sensitive plants as we are under a frost advisory. Then I dug the caladiums up out of my raised beds, and put them into the shed to dry out a bit before storing over winter. It was a GLORIOUS day to be out working in the gardens!!!

October 20th, 2011, 08:45 AM	#474
w8in4dave Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Michigan USDA Zone: 5b Posts: 15,316	Re: What did you do in your garden today? Yea we finally chopped our garden down! Choppie choppie!! Nothing left!! Our Tomatoes had a frost hit them and it has been cold and rained all week no more blossoms , kida sad in a way. Specially beings I am thinking no garden next week. Pffft! __________________ Out of all the things I have ever lost, I miss my mind the most

October 20th, 2011, 07:22 PM	#475
SherylGallant Far North Living Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: British Columbia, Canada USDA Zone: 2a Posts: 1,849	Re: What did you do in your garden today? I'm still waiting for peppers to ripen :-( __________________ -Sheryl "Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody." - 1 Thes. 4:11-12

October 21st, 2011, 12:27 PM	#477
ratdog Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: southwest Idaho USDA Zone: 6a Posts: 1,599	Re: What did you do in your garden today? Planted garlic yesterday. Picked a few tomatoes. Pulled up a few sunflowers that are starting to die. Picking peppers today,and some broccoli. __________________ Not all those who wander are lost;

October 21st, 2011, 07:29 PM	#479
Praxxus55712 Lord of the Chickens Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Windom Minnesota USDA Zone: 4a Posts: 11	Re: What did you do in your garden today? The outdoor garden is all dead and gone for the year, but I have the indoor garden growing like mad. It's a jungle in there. Tomatoes, watermelon, pumpkin, cocoa and mango trees and just for fun a bhut jolokia to scare me daily. __________________ I'm not high.....I'm just old

October 22nd, 2011, 06:55 PM	#480
Mariposa Gardens Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: South Carolina USDA Zone: 7b Posts: 193	Re: What did you do in your garden today? I actually worked cleaning my greenhouse out today....and loading in my citrus trees, and other sensitive plants as we are under a frost advisory. Then I dug the caladiums up out of my raised beds, and put them into the shed to dry out a bit before storing over winter. It was a GLORIOUS day to be out working in the gardens!!!

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