What did you do in your garden today?

[Trying2keepitReal]

yep. I think more blueberry bushes! I have 400 and it's way-way-way too much!

400?!?! I was going to be happy with 10. My uncle has some and raspberry to share but he is a long ways away (S. Dakota border) so it is cheaper to buy them

 

[NH Homesteader]

I planted 4 last year, hope to put in maybe another 4 this year… definitely don’t need 400 I’d like to have maybe 20? I don’t know, we eat a lot of blueberries so 400 might be a better goal

 

[Mini Horses]

Love blueberries! At old farm chickens ate them before I could! I'd like more to plant here but, haven't. I can pick at a couple close u-pick farms. Just me to eat them.

News report yesterday that prices on food will most likely increase another 20% this year!! Our gardens will be valuable this year. So, we seed addicts should be looking at saving seed from plants...saving $. I know I will.

Gas back at $4 a gal by summer !!??? TX refineries down?

 

[NH Homesteader]

Seriously?? Great I have to use premium gas in my car too. Good thing I don’t go very far. My biggest concern is heating costs currently, my electric rates have risen incredibly too.

Anyway I’ve wanted to do a big garden for years and now my youngest is over 2, and I should finally be able to! Guess it’s a good year for it! I need to learn how to can finally too.

 

[flowerbug]

yep. I think more blueberry bushes! I have 400 and it's way-way-way too much!

that sounds like me and beans, only different as those blueberries are perennials... i love BBs, they grow around here a lot and plus a lot of u-pick places too. longer term i hope i can get some BBs planted and growing here.

 

[The Porch]

In my mind,
digging in the dirt


and making this

 

[tortoise]

I planted 4 last year, hope to put in maybe another 4 this year… definitely don’t need 400 I’d like to have maybe 20? I don’t know, we eat a lot of blueberries so 400 might be a better goal

The birds eat my blueberries

 

[NH Homesteader]

The birds eat my blueberries

That’s truly tragic they’re my favorite food on the planet!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Dang it - ya'll are making me want berries again. Blueberries - nope. I tried them and while I was able to keep the bushes alive - no appreciable blueberries. I'm not wasting that much garden space on big ol' bushes that don't give me a payoff. However, I might put in some more blackberries. I had some really nice ones, thornless and huge berries. One really wet year they decided to quit...wet feet were not their friend. I need to build some new raised beds just for them. Maybe some more mulberries too? I'll run out of space beffore I run out of garden wishes.

I did a little more hay mulching. I'm trying to do a chore or two in the garden every day in hopes that I can keep up with it better and have it ready for spring planting without needing to practically kill myself getting ready. (run on sentence much? lol)

 

[Britesea]

wow, I didn't think ANYTHING could kill blackberries. DH refuses to let me plant any because they take over. They even broke through a 4" concrete patio in our old house. (and no, it wasn't cracked before they grew through it).