What did you do in the garden today?

[frustratedearthmother]

When I built mine, some years ago, we put a mix of bagged topsoil, compost and manure. One bit of advice - get the good stuff if you don't have any good soil or compost of your own to put in them. I bought stuff to fill some new tubs this year and didn't follow my own advice... I thought I could supplement with lots of manure from the barn. Didn't put enough in the first go round so I'm still supplementing and trying to find that right balance.

 

[NH Homesteader]

Thanks, I tried to make raised beds last year with our cruddy soil and it failed majorly! I'll buy some moo-doo lol. Our manure is all full of shavings and hay so it won't go in the garden this year!

 

[sumi]

We are under some light rain here and I am so happy to see that. I need the grass seeds to get going out there now and the garden won't mind either. I have 3 zucchini seedlings I dug some smallish glass jars out of the shed, so I placed them over the seedlings to keep the buggers off them for awhile.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Yay for light rain! I'm sure your seedlings will appreciate it!

 

[sumi]

This looks promising!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

That looks awesome! (especially those temps - we're sweltering)

 

[NH Homesteader]

DH is building raised beds right now!

 

[sumi]

That looks awesome! (especially those temps - we're sweltering)

We'll get to the mid 80's on our hottest days here and that doesn't happen often. Ireland's weather is wonderfully mild (with the exception of our last winter!)

 

[BarredBuff]

Planted sweet potatoes, and more cucumbers today. If my cukes do bad, I still expect to make a few dozen quarts of pickles. I have planted a bunch! Getting ready to re-plant the okra, and water tonight. Praying for rain! My beans and corn need to finish coming up.

 

[sumi]

Thanks for reminding me, I need to plant cucumbers. I decided to wait for the weather to get a bit warmer and forgot about it.

I think I need to plant more tomatoes as well… I put a few seeds in-between the zucchinis, but I don't see any signs of life there, apart from weeds, which I'm too scared to pull, in case it's a tomato! (Great excuse for not weeding )