What did you do in the garden today?

[hippygirl]

I finally got my okra side dressed...it took all day working between showers, but I got 'er done! Also pulled the last of my squash...gonna replant in a different place the first of the month.

[ashlogcreek]

I wish I had some ducks. It would be kinda cool having them follow me to the garden each day, as I swim back and forth.   

[Chvymn99]

I picked some Mators yesterday....

[ben scheuer]

I got to get this.

[PawPaw gene]

Today was Tennessee Ernie Day, we became pea pickers. My two grandsons and I hit the pea patch and it was quite a chore. The advantage of "Top Pick" was lost to the heavy recent rains and the wind that blew the bushes down hiding the peas under the foliage. Also many of the peas were only slightly pink as they ripened out of the sun and under the bushes. Needless to say picking through the tangled and laid down peas was no fun to my back, but we finally got it done. We ended up with 4 five gallon pails full. The next step wasn't as bad. Shelling was fun for the boys as I hooked up my little Mr Pea Sheller. I powered it with my rechargeable drill and we were off. They had a great time taking turns putting the peas through the sheller. By the time we got to bucket number three they had about used up their attention span and went off playing. Linda and I finished up. The little sheller does a great job, it's no contest to Donald's big pea sheller but for 30 bucks it's a steal. As for as I'm concerned it paid for itself with just this one use. It amounted to $7.50 a bucket for the first four and when I do 4 more it will be $3.75 a bucket. That is a reasonable investment, and if I get 4 more it will be only $2.50 a bucket. Well worth the money and then there is next season.

Here is my little pea pickers, Logan and Conner.

[crazyhorse]

Mr LogCreek, I didn't swim out & back, BUT I pulled off my shoes and set out a few late mater plants.

Mud between my toes is better than dust up my nose .

[SherryB]

Paw Paw Gene,   great looking kids with a fantastic Paw Paw to teach them something worthwhile and entertaining for at least a little while.  I am so happy to see kids get an opportunity to be outside, off the computer, and away from some silly, being pushed to hard sport. 

[PawPaw gene]

Thanks for the comments Sherry. They live in a cement jungle with a cement pond in the back. There is a little patch of green in the front and I think it's reserved for the dog to visit. When they come over to the house it always an adventure for them. I have just enough trees and debris to get there imagination going. This week end besides helping me, they drew up plans for a club house and hauled some scrap lumber I had stacked into the corner of the yard for their club house. If I get a chance this week I will try to put something together for them. Hopefully they will like it.
"gene"

[Moondog]

picked a 5 gal bucket of cucumbers and a 5 gal bucket of zuchinni and a 5 gal bucket of crookneck squash.... I wish the maters were not so far behind.

[crazyhorse]

Mr Paw Paw, I agree with what Sherry said , great looking kids and a great Paw Paw to guide them .
The time they spend with you is priceless. They will NEVER forget it.
Good luck on building that club house.

[thebayougardener]

Paw Paw … that’s a fine looking crew you got there.  My helper is visiting in Baton Rouge this week so I’m having to handle the garden alone.  Picked and shelled 2 – 5 gal. buckets of peas today and picked some okra.  Looks like I’ll have at least that many peas tomorrow and lots more okra.  She needs to come home.   

Donald   

[PawPaw gene]

Donald and Crazyhorse, they are young as is your helper Donald but they do accomplish a lot when guided. They have a lot more energy and they live closer to the ground and it sure is easier for them to pick from my laid flat peas. They make for good company for and older person and keeps my imagination alive through them. I remember well my days of the club house, although mine didn't have walls but was a "secret" spot in an overgrown field next door in the city.

Yesterday I picked 10 gallons of peas all by myself, boy I sure miss them as they went home yesterday morning. I shelled them with my little Mr. Pea Sheller but it wasn't as much fun as doing it with them.
"gene"

[Mey]

I'm green with envy. So much harvest y'all are reporting. mine is dried up. I replanted starts etc but will take a while to get going. amazingly enough the eggplant is chugging along, the peppers are developing but slow, and my bitty corn patch is about 28" or so. I have enough to do a couple sides a week right now. I am trouble shooting how to keep my garden productive thru the hottest days.... everything seems to do better with shade but my fruit is small.... fertilizing today before it rains again!

[HerbDrew]

Today I cut back my Okra to about 1' above ground read somewhere on the forum that they will come back and produce more fruit.Still need to pick maters[Homesteads] before days end.My daughter picked 5 gallon bucket of bell peppers.She cutting them up to freeze.Also watered the peanut patch.

[thebayougardener]

My Okra is about to catch another gear.  With only 30 plants it’s been slow but now I think filling those 10 lb. bags (cut okra) will go a lot faster.

My short row of PHPs that we picked out of last month are loaded with flowers.  I started to till em under and replant but the rain put a stop to that, glad it did.  Round 2 should start producing again soon just as the 3 rows I’m picking out of now shuts down.  May let those do the same and compare harvest.  If they produce even close to the first harvest then there would be no need to till and replant for a second crop.  Save work, fuel, fertilizer and seed.

Donald   

[ChristinaJo]

 I waited until this evening to put together some more bean towers for fall garden.  Can't decide if I want to wack and trash my spring planted squash and start over for fall. The plants still look good. Decisions!  Had to water today.

[Stryker]

Fertilized the garden.

[crazyhorse]

Pulled up all the cucumber vines & hauled off,
Pulled all mater plants up and hauled them off,
and set out a few more late mater plants.
Gotta have dem late maters.

[Oldiron]

Well not exactly today but I finished building the rows in the old plot. Twenty years ago it would have been a "today" project but the body yells at me if I over do it now a days. Now I need to go down to the county recycle for a load of mulch/compost....next week.

[ashlogcreek]

Yesterday I tilled up all of my unused garden. Tomatoes about gone. Cucumbers bout gone. I may get 1 more picking on the lima beans.

[Dara77]

Pick a ton of jalapeno's, and found the grave for the lost tomatillo's, glad they stay good when they fall off mostly.  Hope to get enough to try some verde sauce soon.  Tomato's except cherries have slowed waaaaaay down, and beans are starting to kick in gear again, eggplants are not looking great and think the squash and pumpkin gave it up now.  Need to till alot of stuff up and start new stuff!

[1tongarden]

Well stuffs agrowin up here BIG TIME..LOL  and i think i may planted just a liiiitttle..to much in the garden this year. Well i know i did for a fact buti was just growin more to try to give more away.  Its been aloota work (way more than last year) just tring to keep my garden at least half weeded but then again i been at the lake more this year .  Im gonna have tons and tons of maters already diggin taters (new potatos)  corn isntthe best this year  but ill also have  i should get lots of melons and squash. Beets were a bust (i replanted now im praying) carrotts were great green and wax beans half bust and peppers well yall seen the video and all 60 something of them are doing great peas were ok and onions doing great. Well i could go on and on so after this last week of some hard work out there and at my moms im headin to the lake in 2 hours with mom  ( my mother)  not my mama if you know what im sayin..lol. Well take care everyone and well see ya.   Good gardening and God Bless ~Allen

[HerbDrew]

Planted second crop of blue lake beans and cukes.

[mike]

Pick some okra using my pirogue.

Mike

[PawPaw gene]

Hey Mike, that stuff really came down yesterday. I saw picture of the water in Houma and I'm glad I took a trip to Shreveport to visit. Probably should have brought some of it with me.
"gene"