What did you do in the garden today?

[ChocolateMouse]

Voted days ago. Spent the morning shoveling compost to make my new compost pile for 2021. Seemed more productive than the alternatives, and highly appropriate all around.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Got that right Mouse pleanty of it being flung last few days leave it at that

 

[Artichoke Lover]

Planning on planting some crocus and tulip bulbs today. Might add some leave to the compost pile if I can find the rake. Apparently no ones seen it since last fall

 

[oldhen2345]

We just bought this place 3.5 years ago and have no intention of going anywhere. The taxes have appreciated about as much as the property itself. It would take a large stack to make me move.

I bought my dream house- small with about 1/2 acre for gardens and chickens. I live in a rural area, but the property taxes are horrendous and keep going up. I pay $2000 in taxes while a friend who lives in a neighboring county with a similar house and grounds pays $400. In 8 years, mine have increased hundreds of dollars- and I homestead exemption and over 65 exemption- and still, it goes up. I had hoped to live here til the end, but now I wonder how long I can afford to stay.

 

[AllenK RGV]

We had early early voting so got ours done last Thursday. It was nice and easy and only 5 miles away from home all paved, no ice and was not uphill both ways.

 

[pennyJo1960]

No hills here either all paved to where are drop box is

 

[NewBoots]

DP dropped ours off at the city hall a couple weeks ago, Oregon went to vote by mail or drop off 24 years ago. I'd think given life these days, everyone else would go that way too. I made our pickup today but since I needed a couple things wallymart didn't have, I stopped at Fred's and it's been a while since I've been inside a grocery store. I came out with what I went in for plus a whole roasted chicken (it smelled so good even through my mask), a bunch of winter squash (I didn't grow enough), some cheese bagels, and a bottle of strawberry margarita mix (got the vodka already). I figure one way or another, tonight is a party night.

 

[igorsMistress]

Good afternoon gardeners. I watered the artichokes this morning, nothing else is really happening. Today is day 5 for the duck eggs and I can’t tell whether there’s anything going on or not. Hopefully in a few more days I’ll be able to.

 

[Sueby]

Does anyone here grow rutabagas? I'm not sure when to pull them. I covered them with straw & then leaves, I'm hoping to leave them as long as possible as I think they got a very late start & are small.

I have to pull the dahlia bulbs too & get them winterized. They should get a 2nd burst of cold tonight, that ought to do it.

 

[AllenK RGV]

Good afternoon gardeners. I watered the artichokes this morning, nothing else is really happening. Today is day 5 for the duck eggs and I can’t tell whether there’s anything going on or not. Hopefully in a few more days I’ll be able to.

The chicken dug out my dormant artichokes. I had 5 good ones going into summer now I have dust piles around the planters.