Gardening Thread 2021

[Baymule]

Have you ever made an arbor with the panels? I thought I'd try it with pole beans and use the shade for something that could use less direct sun. They look heavy and hard to bend?

Cow panels are heavy wire, but they are 16’ long and surprisingly flexible. I’ve bowed them over and made hoop chicken coops with tin roofs, screwed to 1x4 slats on the inside, and hoop runs, covered in hardware cloth. An arbor would be a great idea. Cow panels are very useful.

 

[Marie2020]

@Marie2020 I soaked it awhile last night.
This morning at work wrapped it with box tape, pulled and it's gone.

That's great. I know that a splinter works it's way out eventually. As I said I've had that happen a few times

 

[Grizzlyhackle]

Supposed to get down to 40 tonight so I picked what I could before dark of these super chilies. Plants are still loaded with green ones. Shame summer's over. Pulled what was left of the jalapenos. Take them all to work tomorrow. By Friday one of the ladies from Guatemala will bring me something homemade and spicy.

Yesterday I spread compost and planted red clover and hairy vetch. Watched a big praying mantis walk across the garden. I don't know about global warming but I've never seen one of those that late in the year still alive. Weird, maybe cuz it was Halloween idk.

 

[R2elk]

Supposed to get down to 40 tonight

My high for today was 37°F.

 

[Mini Horses]

Has been low to mid 40 nights all week. Oddly, I saw a praying mantis on my back porch Saturday. Thought strange but it was moving along nicely. We haven't had but one night below 40 yet this year...38 about a week ago. Was 46 this morn.

 

[Grizzlyhackle]

If you've read much of this gardening thread you may have noticed I'm not a fan of snakes. I took this picture this morning at work. Made it thru the factory into the clean room. They worry about dust particles.

It was scooped into a dustpan and released unharmed outside. Thankfully 27 miles from home.

 

[Marie2020]

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Supposed to get down to 40 tonight so I picked what I could before dark of these super chilies. Plants are still loaded with green ones. Shame summer's over. Pulled what was left of the jalapenos. Take them all to work tomorrow. By Friday one of the ladies from Guatemala will bring me something homemade and spicy.

Yesterday I spread compost and planted red clover and hairy vetch. Watched a big praying mantis walk across the garden. I don't know about global warming but I've never seen one of those that late in the year still alive. Weird, maybe cuz it was Halloween idk.

I'm seeing a few ladybirds and it's November.

Freezing cold night's and morning's then sunny for a while with a grey overcast sky to follow
We live in a very peculiar time me thinks

 

[Grizzlyhackle]

Strange times indeed. 30 yrs ago that tree would not be green. Most of the leaves would have fallen before Halloween. Used to rake them and put in a big pumpkin bag.
First frost I've seen was this morning used to be early October. My Pop bless his heart " govt messing with the weather punching holes in the atmosphere with all those rockets". He also swore the moon landing was staged in Arizona at night.

 

[Alaskan]

But then freaky stuff happens.... and you start to think maybe your Pops was right... and you start searching for a tinfoil hat.

 

[Grizzlyhackle]

You ride across Arizona on rt 40 and go to that big crater I forget what they call it but yeah made me think.