Garden thread July 22!

[rslh10]

Tell us all the garden things!

[MissSally]

Well now that I have sufficiently mulched... I need a bench to put in my garden, and a bird house. But all the stores don't have them anymore! I guess it is a springtime thing. Boo.

I also want some flowers because it is very monochromatic. Help! What flowers would be good to plant right now?

[rslh10]

MissSally petunias seem to be doing amazing right now and are pretty hardy. At least mine are lol they're taking over my flower beds. But they're so beautiful!

[MissSally]

rslh10 I love petunias! That is a good idea. I was about to head out to the garden store and all of a sudden a dark cloud came over my house and there is the most intense storm.

[rslh10]

Jul 22, 2016 9:29:46 GMT -5 MissSally said:

rslh10 I love petunias! That is a good idea. I was about to head out to the garden store and all of a sudden a dark cloud came over my house and there is the most intense storm.

Yeah it just got super cloudy over here all of a sudden too!

[skategirl128]

Our small harvest from today! A jalapeño, 2 strawberries, a cherry tomato and a yellow bean!

My zucchini plant is growing with flowers like crazy. Any idea why none of those flowers turn into zucchini?? I'm still trying to figure out why my grandma helper continues to get so many and I have none! I love zucchini boats and zucchini lasagna so I'm totally stalking my plant lol!



My black eyed Susan's

[4furrypaws]

Well. I've not been good enough to my pea plants and I only have one left.

But I've had some tiny wins...lol....I pulled one of my carrots to see how big they were...



Lol. Tiny!! I ate it anyway!

Poor peas...


Anyone know WTH this weed is?! There were three huge ones in with my bean plants. I got them out now but I'm sad they were prob taking water and food from my beans.


I'll look forward to having a bigger and better layout for veggies next year!

My blk eyed Susan's are all blooming. I'll have to take a pict. I MUST divide them in the fall! They are taking over!

[grneyes]

Hi ladies!

rslh10 , Haha that bunny is wreaking havoc on my front garden.

MissSally , I would probably get some perennials so that you don't have to plant flowers every year - there might be some good sales now on those. You could also plant some bulbs in the fall.

skategirl128 and 4furrypaws , Yay for starting to get veggies!


My veggie garden is out of control! The zucchini and squash have completely taken over so I think we are going to have to dig them up and move them to the other bed - can't even see some of the other veggies anymore they are so large!






Lilies and other flowers bloomed this year without being eaten by the deer! :






My potted flowers are doing well, have two of these on our back patio:

[skategirl128]

Omg!! 😩😩 How is everyone getting zucchini??? grneyes

[skategirl128]

I'd get perennials this late in the season MissSally

You could get someone's separated black eyed Susan's soon, daisies, lilies, there so many! I choose things that bloom at various times so I always have color in my garden!

[grneyes]

Jul 22, 2016 13:55:13 GMT -5 skategirl128 said:

Omg!! 😩😩 How is everyone getting zucchini??? grneyes

I don't know! These were the very first ones though, the other ones haven't produced any yet.  I have mine in strong full sun all day.  It's also been crazy hot here.

[AmazingTulip]

My tomatoes are insane. They are taller than me. I am running out of ideas on how to stake them.

I also have 3 little watermelon that I am super excited about.