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  1. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    You got that right!
  2. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    Maybe that plant had some damage to its roots when it was planted, or it's a genetic issue causing failure to thrive. Why not pull it out and replant new seeds. I'm sure there's plenty of time left this season for it to grow and produce something.
  3. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    Possums are stinky, nasty animals. They have their place in the wild, but when they prefer to live around dwellings they're a problem.
  4. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    I agree, except for the rabbits. They're not rodents.
  5. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    Easy day for me too. Picked a head of cabbage, hand watered the onions and remaining cabbages and turned on the drip irrigation for an hour to water the zucchinis, cucumbers and 6 tomato plants.
  6. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    I picked my largest head of cabbage which was nearly the size of a soccer ball but doesn't weigh much, maybe close to 3 pounds. Not a compact head for sure. Nice, cloudy and cool here today, might hit 70 degrees.
  7. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    This is what Bing says. It's probably some AI response to my search query. Can't trust that AI stuff at all. LOL
  8. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    I came close to doing the work and getting the drip irrigation set up for the tomatoes, peppers and beans in the new garden bed by the woods but didn't. It was much easier just to spend a half hour watering them by hand.
  9. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    Finally, in the fourth season of trying I've succeeded at growing beets! There's still a minor problem with the soil I'm guessing. For some reason some of the leaves just randomly start drying up and shriveling/browning, starting at the edges and working in toward the leaf rib. There are still...
  10. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    This is the weird garlic I found. There was one normal size clove and the rest of it was a single giant onion-like clove. Bigger around than a quarter! Very strange. I sliced it and put it into some boiling kale but I guess I should have saved it and planted it to see what would grow.
  11. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    Actual sunrise here is 5:30am, so 3 hours after the sun came up. I might pick some before sunrise tomorrow. The salad was pretty good, all picked and eaten in less than an hour. Nice and fresh. I fertilized the chives with the weed tea and gently strung a wire alongside my cucumbers to pull...
  12. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    The purslane had no tartness. I picked another quart of peas and two of chopped chives for the freezer. Had a pea-chive-purslane salad for breakfast. The purslane is a little on the slimy side with a neutral flavor, but OK with olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. I'm going to remove another...
  13. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    That's what I read, but it said it had a lemony flavor in the morning. Malic acid... that's what gives dried ants their tart flavor, isn't it? Never ate ants myself, but again, something I read. I'm going to pick some purlsane in a little bit while it's still cool and give it a taste. Got the...
  14. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    Thanks! I haven't picked any yet but plan to soon. I'll probably eat the leaves raw in a salad, just a few the first time to make sure my stomach doesn't rebel. The stuff seems to grow fast, even without getting any water.
  15. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    It's fun watching it twist and turn in the breeze. :D I dried my oregano, tarragon and lemon balm in the same spot. Tarragon seems to take forever to dry out. I think I'll prune the lower leaves and stems from my tomato plants so none are touching the ground. They're really taking off now.
  16. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    My garlic drying out back. Any guesses as to what variety it is? It's hardneck, kind of a spicy sharp flavor. My guess is Red Russian.
  17. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    I got my garlic bundled up with string and hung under the roof of the back deck to finish curing and drying. I decided to cook with one of the fresh garlic heads. It was a small one and really strange. There were only two cloves, one normal size and the other one as big around as a quarter. I...
  18. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    I'm picking a head of cabbage tomorrow. One has started splitting open on its way to bolting. Lettuce needs thinned/transplanted soon too. Onions and shallots liking the long daylight and heat. And weed tea fertilizer. I think some beets need pulled out of the ground too. Looks like I...
  19. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    I flipped all the heads of garlic over that are in the sun on the rabbit cage. I'll move them to a shady spot tomorrow to finish drying. I don't cut the tops off until they are bone dry. I read that if they're cut while the stem is still green there's more chance the bulbs will go bad sooner...
  20. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    I did not know that. I knew there was something different about it.
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