Gardening, anyone?

JaBoo

Coachvicky, well, sometimes the imagination can do wonders 🙂 Thanks for the explanation regarding your climate. Your garden must be wonderfull with the bamboo and butterflies... It's very different here, autumn starts with September. We may have some warm days in Sept. or even in October, but those are around 70F max. You live so near to NASA, wow, that's cool 🙂

Your teaching with DH sounds great. We were considering too, but then this cancer crap happened. So maybe next year. I considered teaching a science class for small kids (fun in the afternoon, not a real school course). DH was asked to teach a bee-keeping course to the kids. Well, now with me in the midst of chemo, it would be too much.

Wren44

Vicky, Great idea to do food classes with the grade schoolers. My GS, who is starting middle school this year, loves to cook. He got into it watching shows on Netflicks. Of course he likes sweets the best, but he's making some awesome main dishes also. His Christmas present was a cooking class every month with a chef.

GmaFoley

So I leave for Rwanda - wisteria had been pruned back - when I got home, 2 weeks later, the wisteria decided to enter my window air conditioner. We had to take the AC apart last night to get all the vines out of it .

coachvicky

JaBoo, it will get better. I know you are 3P and that is a long, hard treatment. The Nurse Practitioner told me that a year after chemo I would realize a difference in how I felt. I think feeling better creeps up and then one day BOOM, I felt stronger. I could work the garden not just enjoy it. It was, however, going to my garden where I found strength.

Wren, what a great idea for a present!

Sorry about your invasion, GmaFoley. My DH did training in Rwanda a few years ago. He said it is a beautiful country.

Have a great Labor Day Weekend to all who celebrate.

Vicky

TwoHobbies

I love zinnias. Four o clocks and zinnias always remind me of my grandmother.

We have an out of control wisteria too. We thought about moving it to the back deck, but I am not sure if it will be any better there. At least it would be away from the house. So far we have just been cutting it way back but may take it out all together.

Jazzy those sunflowers fields, Ah. I came across some in Kansas one time and its a gorgeous sight- all with their faces turned the same direction.

Vicky the rat would creep me out too. I dont like mice either but at least they are small.

They have finally gotten done tearing up and flagging my lawn for the gas main replacement so i hope that as the summer steam goes away I will get back out and work on my one bed that was near the tree we took out, I am going to give up on the hostas and plant more sedums and also need to thin or remove some daylillies before they take over.

Jazzygirl

Rock garden autumn face lift

Jazzygirl

Autumn joy sedum

Cpeachymom

Jazzy- that’s awesome! Is that a road runner? I love little sculptures like that!

Jazzygirl

Cpeachy- yes, it is a road runner made out of old rail road spikes! I found it down in southern NM around 10 years ago and said "gotta have". I love it and it cleans up well every year with a bit of armourall. I also have a really cool old saw sculpture I got here in town during the recycled art fair a few years back. Recycle garden art is big here!

Glad you enjoy my garden sculptures!

Wren44

We have a rooster made from used auto pieces. The artist gets them in Mexico. We love it.

Jazzy, Do you mulch with red bark?

Jazzygirl

Wren- yes I do. It looks the best with my landscaping. Holds the moisture in too and helps things to keep going in the summers here.

Home Depot has the best deals on it from all I have found (sometimes 3 bags for 10 bucks.....)

coachvicky

Great pics Jazzy. You have a beautiful garden.

Vicky

Moderators

We love this thread! Wish we could have some of the blueberries and tomatoes! Happy gardening

TwoHobbies

Jazzy love your rock garden

Jazzygirl

Thanks Mods, we love it here too!

Happy Labor Day and not a garden picture but this is what comes through my yard periodically here in NM. I am one lucky girl!

GmaFoley

Picked apples and grapes yesterday - only a third of the crop I see applesauce and grape juice in my future.

Jazzygirl

GMA- oh yum. I have never had fresh grape juice.

Wren44

My younger grandsons sold grapes at the farmer's market last year and this. They have a reduced fee for kids to have a table.

JaBoo

just this.... 💙

Jazzygirl

I love those JaBoo. Can't remember what they are called though? How lovely!

Warrior2018

Beautiful Jazzy and Jaboo!!!

M0mmyof3

Harvested a Rubbermaid container of green beans from the garden. Rinsed them off and have to snap them today. Might have at least one more harvest before its all done.

Murfy

Nasturtiums are taking over my greenhouse tomatoes, but they're so pretty I let them.

TwoHobbies

JaBoo I have lavender too but mine never rebloomed this year.

lmurphy that is a pretty combo- the yellow tomatoes and nasturtiums.

yum-the grapes picture is sending me into the kitchen for some organic purplegrapes- but I had to buy mine.

Jazzygirl

Well I don't grow pumpkins but I love them and found these at Trader Joe's this week

Lucy55

Jazzy ..I love pumpkins ..love to have a few people over and stuff and bake them whole ..Also I have a basket that I sometimes fill with am assortment of different pumpkins , and use them for decoration on the kitchen bench while they are being eaten ..such a wide variety of sizes and colours in them 🎃

coachvicky

Question...

I have several tomato plants that have sprouted on their own. Will they produce tomatoes?

Coach Vicky

Murfy

Spontaneous tomatoes will absolutely fruit! In fact, I have kept my 'compost' tomatoes going for generations. Have never had to buy a tomato plant in TX! Seeds go back in compost and when they sprout the following autumn, I plant in my garden (I winter garden there).

coachvicky

lmurphy ... thank you. I did not know!

COach Vicky

JaBoo

Coachvicky, I agree with IMurphy, they will grow fruit 🙂 I have at least 10 hokkaido pumpkins ripening on my compost pile, all from one plant... and I never planted it.