Gardening, anyone?

Cpeachymom— usually we have tomatoes by the 4th of July but so far this year, mostly cherry tomatoes are red and ripe while the heirlooms are green and growing.

Cucumbers are slowly producing. Maybe heat related?

Here is a photo of the vertical cucumbers with Brussels sprouts in front

Wrenn44–. We just have 2 raised beds and some container garden plants. Garden is way smaller this year over years past after last year’s garden was so neglected while undergoing active treatments

We have more flowers this year than last. Our favorites as sun patiens. They just do so well in containers as seen below:

dodgers- with all those cukes, do you do pickling?

Dodgersgirl, that’s only 4 plants!!!! Whoa!!

Jazzy I'm definitely going to make a trip out there. My cousin made a trip out there a month or so ago and I seem to be very attracted to the landscape! So hopefully in the next year or two.

Dodgersgirl, you've got me thinking about the vertical gardening near my deck. I don't know if I've figured out how to keep the bunnies and chipmunks from eating it up though. This is why I grow in containers.

Awesome vegetable gardens ladies.

This has been a hot humid summer for us. Most of our plants are growing out of control and it's too hot to get out and trim them. Dh does what he can and I wish I could do more.

Very disappointed in our grass though. We've lost too much of it to shade. When we have the funds we need to replace the front and back with zoysia. Then I can sculpt some new gardens at the same time.

Dreaming of the perfect garden.

Scottie

Update- milk seems to be holding the mildew in check. Yay!

On another note, after posting pics of large plants and full gardens, I wanted to post this pick-

This little pepper plant has been barely hanging on all season. Something ate through some of the leaves, it has refused to grow, it is 4 inches tall. But it has the Nerve to be growing a mini green pepper! Thankfully some of my other pepper plants have actual peppers on them almost ready.

Too cute 😊😊😊

Welcome JaBoo

My garden was my safe place during all the surgeries and chemo. When friends visited I would ask them if they wanted to walk to the garden. Of course they said yes! We walked and I would ask them to help me gather whatever was ready. My garden was not so very neat and pretty during that time but still produced well. Today, I continue to find it that safe place where no matter what was happening to my body I could find peace away from all cancer-related things.

Coach Vicky

Wow Jazzy!! So pretty ❤️

Welcome Jaboo! Is that a plum tree? I found my gardens were rather untended last year, but they did ok. I had to have family come help with the major yard work. Feels good to be able to tend things this year.

Jazzygirl— those flowers are so pretty. I’ve never seen artichoke flowers. Cool

JaBoo, a slice of plum pie would be delish. )

I'm enjoying the chitchat and pics!!

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Our mornings for the past few weeks had begun with a visit from a northern bobwhite quail.

I only had a few wild red raspberries......no pie. (

We're enjoying scallions from the (V) garden.

To me, summertime means local sweet corn......I love it!

TwoHobbies- we have grown bell peppers in containers for about 10 years. My experience is that when the temperature climbs above 90 degrees, the bell peppers growth slows way down. Then once temps go below 90, they grow as expected. Also, in containers, if it is warm/hot, they like to be watered every day as the dirt gets really warm because they are in a container where the container heats up, heating the dirt even more

Ahh, from gardening to pies! I knew there was a reason I liked this thread!

I haven’t had plum or raspberry rhubarb pie before, but I’m always up to trying new food. In my house I’m the cook but my husband’s the baker, so he’d be the one making homemade pies. Mrs. Smith makes my pies!

This is my first year trying container gardening in addition to the big gardens. Mixed results so far. Lettuce seems to do well, peppers are ok with one notable exception, sugar peas were short lived, but it was my first year with them as well. The heirloom tomato looks pretty sad compared to the ones in the ground, but it is producing.

I’ve been getting creative with all the squash and zucchini we have! Zucchini salsa is pretty awesome.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!