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  • Jazzygirl
    Jazzygirl Member Posts: 12,533
    edited June 2020

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  • GmaFoley
    GmaFoley Member Posts: 7,091
    edited June 2020

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  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited July 2020

    Jazzy and Gma,

    Lovely blooms.

    RK2020,

    Lovely gardens.

    DodgersGirl,

    Yes, a freshly picked green bell pepper smells so good. Yum!

    Daughter's outdoor pics taken at her home.

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    Her rose bushes have fragrant blooms.

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  • Jazzygirl
    Jazzygirl Member Posts: 12,533
    edited July 2020

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  • DodgersGirl
    DodgersGirl Member Posts: 2,382
    edited July 2020

    Harvested 4 cucumbers and 2 egg plants along with 9 bell peppers today. Tomatoes aren’t ripe yet.

    Found a skillet egg plant dish that I am going to try and a new-to-me cucumber salad to try.

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  • GmaFoley
    GmaFoley Member Posts: 7,091
    edited July 2020

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    I do believe my squash and tomatoes have taken over the neighborhood LOL.

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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited July 2020

    Gma, Looks like they have a prime spot.

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  • Jazzygirl
    Jazzygirl Member Posts: 12,533
    edited July 2020

    At my fav Nursery today. This hibiscus flower was the size of a dinner plate

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  • DodgersGirl
    DodgersGirl Member Posts: 2,382
    edited July 2020

    Jazzygirl—- ohhhh. Would love that in my yard.

    Did you purchase it?

    So pretty

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  • Jazzygirl
    Jazzygirl Member Posts: 12,533
    edited July 2020

    Dodgers- no because it has been so darned hot here this summer (105 yesterday and forecasted to be this hot for WEEK), and know it probably won't make it. Instead I bought a trumpet vine which does do well here and going to replace a eunonymous along my back yard wall that got a bad case of scale that has pretty much destroyed it. In the process of taking that out and the trumpet vine will do nicely and grow along that wall and do better. I just had to take the photo though as I had never seen a hibiscus flower that big before.

    I will post a trumpet vine when it is in and blooming. They are blooming right now all over the city and a favorite of mine.

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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited July 2020

    I've seen a few trumpet vines here and they are gorgeous. I'm sure you'll love it.

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  • DodgersGirl
    DodgersGirl Member Posts: 2,382
    edited July 2020

    Jazzygirl— I bet the trumpet vine will be so pretty!

    It’s been really hot here, too. Heat indexes back in the 100s this week

    I planted a container cucumber plant this year instead of the usual plants. The plant stays contained but produces lots of 6” cucumbers. I made refrigerator pickles last week and see that I have another 3-4 cubes ready to pick tomorrow so will make bread and butter pickles this week. Yummy.

    Tomatoes are starting to turn red. Bell peppers are producing nicely.

    My sun patiens are blooming like crazy but Gerber daisies aren’t overflowing. Each plant has 4-6 blooms and they are pretty but the plants themselves aren’t growing large.

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  • GmaFoley
    GmaFoley Member Posts: 7,091
    edited July 2020

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    This is my first batch - I have about 20+ more on the plants!

    All my flowers seem to be done for the moment.

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  • DodgersGirl
    DodgersGirl Member Posts: 2,382
    edited July 2020

    GmaFoley— nice

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  • Jazzygirl
    Jazzygirl Member Posts: 12,533
    edited July 2020

    Gma- excellent

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  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited July 2020

    Daughter's air plant bloom.

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    My 1st morning glory bloom of the summer.

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    A tiny bee on the bloom.

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  • GmaFoley
    GmaFoley Member Posts: 7,091
    edited July 2020

    We have bumblebees here but don't see many honey bees this year. Are they going extinct or how can I bring them in?

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  • Jazzygirl
    Jazzygirl Member Posts: 12,533
    edited July 2020

    Lots of them in NM but know they are in trouble

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  • Jazzygirl
    Jazzygirl Member Posts: 12,533
    edited July 2020

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  • Laurencl
    Laurencl Member Posts: 237
    edited July 2020

    This is my quarantine garden in New Jersey...wilting in the crazy heat
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  • DodgersGirl
    DodgersGirl Member Posts: 2,382
    edited July 2020

    happy to report that my pink hibiscus plants are in full bloom and the white hibiscus is about to bloom. Always so happy to see them bloom each year. Hibiscus and bird of paradise remind me of the home I grew up in

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  • Jazzygirl
    Jazzygirl Member Posts: 12,533
    edited July 2020

    Lauren- beautiful garden. I am originally from the east coast and heard it's been hot back there. Keep those plants well watered!

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  • GmaFoley
    GmaFoley Member Posts: 7,091
    edited July 2020

    Sweet Italian Peppers are going crazy in the heat.

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  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited August 2020

    I was surprised to see a possum instead of crows scarfing up food scraps.

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    *creeping jenny*

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    *bush wax beans*

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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited August 2020

    Possums love ticks. You'll be safer with him/her around.

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  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited August 2020

    Wren,

    I'm a tick magnet and welcome all possums!

    Our resident gray squirrel waiting for unsalted roasted in-shell peanuts.

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    Our next-door neighbor gave me this lovely unscented orchid.

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  • Celand
    Celand Member Posts: 264
    edited August 2020

    My husband actually has the green thumb at our house but I have started to get into gardening and plants about 4 years ago. I began with growing vegetables in pots, have tried my hand at growing watermelon and herbs. Now I maintain our front garden, porch and house plants. I let my husband grow and maintain our vegetable garden. This spring/summer he has grown tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, squash, corn, eggplant and okra.

    For those of you familiar with peace lily's, mine was given to me as a gift from my daughter, but is not doing well and is wilted. I have tried moving it from inside to outside on our porch, it did perk up but wilted again. I may have overwater it but it has been a couple of weeks and it looks worse than ever! I have placed it under our fluorescent light in our kitchen and it is trying to perk up. My husband thinks that maybe repotting it might help. It is still in basket that florist had it in. Any ideas would be appreciated!

    Thanks!

    Photo of my husband's garden:

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  • Kayak2
    Kayak2 Member Posts: 8,561
    edited August 2020

    Celand - I was given a peace lily several years ago and it never bloomed again until....... several months ago I googled how to care for a peace lily, and found out that they actually like moist soil (but don't like to sit in standing water) so I began giving it more water. They also like indirect light from a nearby window. You can find other tips by googling it. Good luck.

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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited August 2020

    Repotting could be a good idea. Florists don't always have the best pots for long-term growing,

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  • Jazzygirl
    Jazzygirl Member Posts: 12,533
    edited August 2020

    We have a farm here where there is yoga and music on the weekend mornings. I went today for both (first time for yoga outdoors), been several times this season for music.

    I went through their gardens today too and here are some highlights I thought you might enjoy!

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