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I managed to get some weed whacking done yesterday. That was about all. My first peek at the garden this morning included picking off more buds from the new strawberry plants. My red and white fingerling potatoes are coming up. No sign of the purple ones yet. The pinto beans are breaking...

Good to know about your Australorp pullet @Minanora. The place I got my chicks from have always been very good at sexing the chicks and I have never had a cockerell from them. I do understand that the Black Australorps are a little more challenging to sex.

Good morning gardeners. A quick peek at the garden this rainy morning and I see the Bok Choi seeds I planted are coming up as are the carrots. The pinto beans are starting to germinate too. After this rain system moves out early tomorrow it looks like a warm and dry spell ahead. Time to get...

It also increases the protein content.

The front yard is mowed and weed whacked. I wanted to work in the backyard but there were few breaks in the drizzle. Tomorrow looks to be a washout so it looks like a good day to make bread.

We were getting a light drizzle when I took the dogs out earlier. I really hope we get a few more showers today. I still need to plantsome flowers. I have a couple packs of perennial wildflowers I need to scatter. Then there’s the new clematis along with the marigolds and nasturtium. I’ve had...

I finally got the green bean seeds in the ground. The sprinkler is running now. It’s so dry out there. I had to cross a newly grown patch of poison ivy to get the hose up to that garden. I’ll be jumping into the shower shortly. The plan is to set up the sprinkler between the grape vines and the...

I use cardboard and / or whatever I have on hand on the garden paths @Sueby. Sometimes I’ve used mulch but that doesn’t last long either.

The upper garden is ready to plant the green beans. I took some time after lunch to mow the front yard. The trimming will have to wait until tomorrow. Getting ready to let the big chickens out while I set up the sprinkler for the green bean garden then plant the beans. The temperature right now...

Good morning gardeners. I did very little yesterday. Relaxed mostly. Spent the morning and afternoon with DD and the grandkids. I did work on prepping the bed where the winter squash is going. I’m thinking of putting a couple of sugar baby watermelon plants in the same bed. The butternut squash...

Good morning gardeners. Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms out there. I think I caught a glimpse of the Aurora last night. There was some scattered clouds but I snapped this on my phone. A little faint.

The high for today is the mid 50’s. It’s great for working outside. I spent more time clearing the scrub and briars from the hill garden. I’m almost done. I stopped that and watered everything that’s been planted. I should be able to get the rest of the spot for the green beans de-weeded and...

Regarding the Aurora Borealis: I was really tired and totally forgot about it.

Good morning gardeners. I planted more kale seeds, picked a few more asparagus spears then worked on the hill garden. I’ve managed to rip up the wild grass clumps and briars from half the space I need for planting green beans. Time for breakfast now. I may pick up a few more chicks today.

I finished the mowing yesterday afternoon. I still need to do the weed whacking. I’m running errands this morning but I hope to get a little work done on the garden on the back hill. I decided to plant the mini watermelons in grow bags and trellis them but that can wait. I need to get that...

Btw: @Sueby I don’t save any nasturtium seeds. I don’t plant many and the seeds keep for a few years.

I planted nearly all the fingerling potatoes, then planted two 8 foot rows of black turtle beans. I also planted a few more baby bok choy seeds. Time for lunch. Apparently we may get an afternoon shower. Hopefully not so I can finish mowing in the backyard. Next is the upper garden.

As I was gathering supplies to do the chicken tending I came across the box I put the fingerling potatoes in. After I took care of the chickens I took some compost over to the 2 big planters near the old chicken yard and planted the purple and red fingerling potatoes. I need to fill a grow bag...

The rain has stopped. We may get some scattered storms late tonight or early tomorrow. Highs in the low 60’s today then a little cooler over the weekend. Today I’ll be planting the black turtle beans then start cleaning and tilling the garden on the back slope. I’m planting green beans and...

I did get most of the backyard mowed yesterday. I ran out of time but managed to get the area that gets swampy after a big rain storm. I left the part that dries out quickly. The showers are supposed to start in an hour or so. Just enough time to re- seed the peas that didn’t come up in the...