What did you do in your garden today?

[R2elk]

first cabbage seeds have begun to sprout!!

Cauliflowers too! peppers & tomatoes take longer but, later this week should be poppin. . Happy dance.

Cauliflower & cabbage

 

[murphysranch]

FINALLY got off my depressed rear end and trimmed blueberries and thornless raspberries. The large patch was full of grass and so I had hubs weed eat the grass. Who cares that he got some canes.

Now I need to figure out how to kill the grass, kills the moles in there, and then scorch the earth so that when I fertilize and mulch, it stays in place. Hubs wants gravel, but I don't.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

FINALLY got off my depressed rear end and trimmed blueberries and thornless raspberries.

You go, girl! I've done a whole lot of nothing in my garden. Ugh...

 

[Hinotori]

Had a weird dream where I had to get a small vegetable garden planted and made presentable because Queen Elizabeth was coming to see it.

I think the snap lock wood flooring surrounding it for the couch to sit on was odd.



I think my subconscious is trying to tell me something

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I think the snap lock wood flooring surrounding it for the couch to sit on was odd.

Might be a little odd - but it would be really cool! I think I want it, lol.

 

[Hinotori]

Collected any plant tags still out there and remove anything in the way of me tilling the back part that is dry enough.

Spent an hour picking cottonwood buds. Have a few more days of picking to do. I'll dehydrate them so they store and ship better.

 

[flowerbug]

we have refrozen ground and a little snow coming down (and some on the ground already). have to call the propane refill people today. aka no gardening likely for today...

 

[flowerbug]

this week we're back to seasonal weather. some nights forecast down to the 19-20F and most days in the 30sF. warmest day is today at 40F and then nothing warmer until next monay at 49F. so pretty much a good week to finish up this project inside and reading these books and looking out the window at the birdies doing birdie things...

 

[murphysranch]

Spent an hour picking cottonwood buds. Have a few more days of picking to do. I'll dehydrate them so they store and ship better.

Tell me more, please.

 

[Hinotori]

Tell me more, please.

Use them to make cottonwood salve. Used for sore muscles and helps with some skin conditions.

Put the buds in a jar and fill with oil for a few months to extract the resin. I usually leave it for 6 months or more. Strain. Heat with beeswax to make a salve.

I prefer to whip it as it cools just because the butter is easier to get out. Does make it take up more jar space though