Ducks 4 in '24

[ducks4you]

The hummingbirds that visit my property hang around the Rose of Sharon's. They like deep throated flowers.

 

[ducks4you]

Talking plants means talking weeds.

I fight this one as well as burdock. If you don't get them small, they get tall and woody and you have to use a reciprocating saw to cut and then smother them.
I keep forgetting that I own a weeding torch. Gotta be careful next year to not use it near my 30+ pine trees.

 

[Shades-of-Oregon]

Curley dock is a tricky weed to eliminate. Getting it out of the pastures before it sets seed is key. I dig them out as soon as seen when they are small is easier than after the long tap root matures. Constant mowing will eventually get rid of them long term consistent maintenance. Every part of the plant is toxic to horses.

 

[flowerbug]

burdock is worse than curly dock IMO, but both of them don't seem to be spread by birds as much as perhaps other animals. we don't get them migrating into any of the more formal bare dirt gardens i use for growing beans, tomatoes and peppers.

i think i finally figured out where the speedwell in the onion patch came from, some old potting soil from a container was mixed in there last year...

 

[ducks4you]

OK. End of gardening season and this thread.
FINALLY figured out what to do with the rest of the tomatoes that came in mid October. I have them cooking withOUT skiining or removing seeds, in my crock pot. I was inspired by cooks that use cherry tomatoes for a spaghetti sauce.
I added a whole pint of dehydrated tomatoes and I intend to cook them overnight and spoon out anything I don't want in my sauce, then add seasonings, and create the sauce tomorrow.

Homemade Tomato Sauce Using Cherry Tomatoes - Thistle Downs Farm

Learn how to make a delicious homemade tomato sauce with cherry tomatoes straight from your garden! This recipe is simple, flavorful, and super satisfying!

thistledownsfarm.com

Since they were old I took a knife to EVERY SINGLE TOMATO, including the cherries, and gave them All the sniff test.
You can see the cuts in the bigger ones.

One off tomato and the sauce is ruined.
There were a handful of tomatoes that are now fertilizing the lawn.

 

[ducks4you]

I had 5 garlic bulbs that didn't get planted. I now have them dehydrating, per @Zeedman , who inspired me.
There were no instructions for garlic, so we are following instructions for onion.

Garlic was purchased in September. 7 cloves were past it, surprisingly, so the cloves were thinking about going bad on me.