8th Gardening thread

Looking good.

 

Looks like you've done a pretty good job of wiping them out, whatever they were.

 

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I've never posted a pic from mobile, and it looks like I'm not going to start today.

 

It could be a gardening thing.

 

FD, do you check the ripeness of the small melons the same as any other? I use the- when the white spot on the bottom turns cream colored- method.

 

I am trying to determine why I see erotic undertones.

 

Pap always tells us to wait till the stem on the melon starts to wither, I roll with the crap shoot method, if it makes a nice hollow sound and the belly is good and pale its fair game

 

I go with the "they're ripe when the twig is brown and curled up" method. Cantaloupes on the other hand, I use the "you can smell them when they are ripe" method.

 

my wife wants to raise chickens. kill me now.

 

My sister has pet chickens "for the eggs" nothing says white trash like having chickens running around in your chain link back yard...

 

Chickens running around after their head has been chopped of is amazingly entertaining.

 

Jay, you're evil lol. Droski, 2 or 3 in a little fancy small "chicken condo" isn't too bad looking, but I will be the first to admit yard birds look weird in the 'burbs. Zoning ordinances my prohibit ya'll from getting any though

 

oh it perfectly legal. i'm more concerned about the noise and chicken shit.

 

Beware of histoplasmosis.

 

But it's the truth, no?

 

Yes, it is something to see. Been pickling today, got a later start than I wanted. Dills and onions.

 

You all should have seen the look on my neighbor's face when I told him I was thinking about fencing in the back half of my lot and putting goats or hogs on it. His eyes got as big around as saucers.

 

Nice. I've got some burpless coming in. My squash has baby crook necks. I finally got cages over my 'maters too.

 

Anyone know a good way to keep hornworms away? I've had a couple show up in my rather limited garden every year, but this year is exceptionally bad for some reason. I've had the kids pick them off, but I'd rather not have them show back up. Will Sevin dust keep them away?