What did you do in the garden today?

[Hinotori]

This was here when we moved in. Patch is about 10 foot by about 40 feet. So it's probably been here a long time.

 

[Lazy Gardener]

My chickens have ignored my Bocking 4. I have it planted in the orchard between the trees.

 

[Mini Horses]

Its excellent fertilizer. My chickens ignored it at first, then ate & dug roots looking for more. My goats will eat it but I've not planted it where they were allowed, just a few leaves tossed to them. Starting a new patch over again! First group were not well established, or wouldn't have happened. My bad.

Hintori, do you use yours for anything? I've made some salve...just one little jar, then plants were gone!

 

[Hinotori]

I used it for some lotion. Kicking myself for not drying more

 

[Mini Horses]

You will have more this Spring!

TODAY -- wow, woke to 32, sunshine and almost NO breeze. Decided it was "my day" to stay home and do what I wanted. So, with no winds, took my Dragon propane torch and set fire to some old dead grass, etc. in a little 1/2 ac pasture. It went so well that I then torched the round pen garden. Wanted to till but, haven't replaced my mower to pull the tiller!

It was 71 out there at 1 o'clock! Sooooooooooo, on a roll, I then burned about another acre in a pasture. I had left that before cold to give some tall grass to graze. Some eaten, some grew, it was in need of a burn. Done.

This will also add some potash to the soil. We are to get some night rains either wed/thur and I plan to toss some seed in the area I can close off from grazers and "maybe" it will be sprouting in March.

Went thru seeds for the umpteenth time and will start some seedlings this weekend! May go get DDs mower & run a quick initial till in the round pen. Will see how much cardboard I have....to cover it. What a beautiful day for weather -- Spring will come.

 

[Lazy Gardener]

I poked around in the greenhouse. Soil is thawed to about 1.5" deep now. Hope to drag the hose out and water the 2 beds so they will be ready to plant.

Took the drill to some saved yogurt cups. Plan to start some seedlings in the cups, then move them to 6 packs.

 

[Hinotori]

Im on pause here because we got about 7 inches of snow yesterday. Was 10° last night. Hit 39° for high today.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Dang... we hit about 75ish today. Nice! I bought a thai basil plant... I love that stuff and it was just staring at me from the Walmart shelf - so I had to grab one.

 

[Mini Horses]

thai basil

How different is it than Italian? I believe I read it is spicier

Took the drill to some saved yogurt cups. Plan to start some seedlings in the cups, then move them to 6 packs.

I have some of the heavy paper coffee cups from demos that I use. Like you, love "free". I just cut the side and take plant out to plant it. Write what it is on side. Saved the big containers my apple trees came in this past summer so I can fill with planting soils and put some of my herbs in them. Some of the mints can be aggressive

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I've grown "regular" basil for years and love it - but the thai basil has a really unique taste - it's kinda spicy and is really really tasty in Pho. I've just recently discovered Vietnamese Pho... and I'll never be without it for very long.. It's sooo good!