A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion Landscape trials and triumphs What Did You do in the Garden Today #4

You know how when it's very hot and dry then it rains container plants give up the ghost. I noticed today that's what happened to a couple of mine...even though I've watered. It rained a lot last night and they're dead today.

Because for you as for the rest of us....Hope springs eternal.

Yep. I keep saying next year I'm taking a break and so far that year hasn't come.

Well between the rain drops I managed to turn two piles of compost. That was hard work but didn't take very long. Now I just have 5 left to do.

Since the lawn in the front and back was hydroseeded, I've been running from back to front moving the sprinklers to get the whole thing watered. It takes all morning!!

Hey deb,

It is worth the effort when it grows..

good luck.

dodge

Yep, sure is better that the dirt already. The back was done about a week before the front but got washed out by some torential rains and had to be hand seeded, but it is coming in. I can't wait to see the haze of green out the front wondows.

I had the same problem in the spring , huge barespot, an I seeded it on a slope.
Rain took them bye bye.
THen I redid. Now It grows grass faster than the rest of my yard.LOL

Cooling effect too.

dodge

I PICKED MY FIRST TOMATO !!!

Isn't that sad????? a month late after all.....

WELCOME TO THE CLUB, I BEEN PICKING RED ONES FOR SEVERAL WEEKS NOW .. AT LAST..

DODGE

I picked my first bean pods..

That is good news, Tamara. did you cook up lots so DH can eat them tomorrow???

I cut down 4 sunflower heads (stems also) 2 were already empty & 2 were half there. The 2 that were half there yet, are the black oil. I will let them finish drying out & then take out the seeds I guess.
--I then dead headed & watered.

Finally I pulled grass aound my 2 rose of sharon bushes.

No I ate them all ..I explained to him about picking them and freezing them..and if he doesn't do it, he'll have none for my stews this winter.

Sad part is I won't be able to bottle up any Mustard bean pods for him this year.

Oh and say a prayer for my lawn, plants and garden while I'm gone..they are gonna need it

While I was cleaning the outside of the house and shed I also watered the compost piles. They dry out so quickly it's amazing.

I mowed half the front yard and painted eraser on the locus saplings trying to take over underneath my deck. I think I am probably done for the day.

Thanks for reminding me. We've had a lot of rain lately so mine isn't dry but it sure needs turning. I've got morning glories growing in it.

I WILL say a prayer for your lawn & your plants. I understand your concern, as I would worry about my gardens here if I were to leave for a bit. However since you have told him how to pick & freeze--and he will be off work for this week, if he does not do this, well I will not feel sorry for him.
I will however feel sorry for your added grocery bill this fall because of it..

I picked some green beans, tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers.

g beans , cukes
tomatoes
blueberrys picked.
Onions

I've never grown onions. Maybe I should try next time. dodge, you'll have to tell me how.

Dont they sell the sets or greens at your stores?

Or use seeds I did both.. They are heavenly fresh.
Right now I have ONion , chicken, parsley , carrots soup on to cook for our evening meal.
Salt an pepper too.

Must here..
dodge

Probably. I've never looked for them.

I picked about 6 tomatoes last night.
and I gathered up the Black oil sunflower seeds that my DH took off of the flower head I was drying.

I gathered about a dozen tomatoes, picked apples, an pulled weeds

dodge

I can't wait to have tomatoes and peppers and onion and potatoes in the garden.

Today I harvested some chives for my neighbor.

today I built a little bed around my white spirea using local stones of which I have an abundance. Then I mulched it with some of the free mulch the electric company made when they cleaned up there right of way. So it looks very cute right now.

Bet that is cute,

I have 3 white spiral
Took a piece last year an rooted one.. Cant seem to root since.

I should do something for mine.

b

wonderful to hear---sounds really pretty

Today I went out..looked at everything, came back in and pretended I didn't own a lawn or garden

What a mess..

Tamara , I went out in my mess picked cukes an tomatoes an quit.

no problem , theres always 2maro.

dodge

I would say you handled that very well---
I am proud...

I picked a bunch of tomatoes. I must have the fruitworm because a bunch of the tomatoes have holes bored into them. It's too late in the season though for me to spray. I'm ready for some cool weather.

Something took bites out of mine.

I'm sorry to hear about the pest problems. I know what you mean. Just about this time of year I'm so tired of the heat, weeding and fighting bugs that I'm ready for fall.

Checked my pepper plants..out of 6 plants I have two peppers growing Oh what an abundant harvest.

Out of 13 pepper plants, I have 6 left.
No peppers on them at all..............My harvest is greater than yous.

I had to buy peppers for the relish I made, an now for stew tomatoes. Soon.

THis is crazy.

I have 2 baby boo pumkins on now . Tiny white ones.
zucchine gives us about one a week. They are behind the sunflowers.
Perhaps they need all day sun??????????

Oh well. Have good an plenty apples an pears now.

dodge

I re-planted an apple tree that I found in the orchard on my property about 8 years ago. No clue on what kind it was..this is the first year I got apples, one fell today and I picked it up to try..delicious. I am so happy..it is tart yet sweet, great for pies and jelly.

Tamara

Smart girl.

I love the sour ones also. I have 2 trees out there , usually froze the blossoms, but this time they are a good size.. i do apple sauce an freeze apples for pies.
Oh how I love apple pie.

granddaughter loves my apple sauce. When she eats here, she keeps saying more apple sauce , more apple sauce, her mom get embarressed. we laugh.

I planted a Gala apple seed, from one at a the store, an it is abut 7 food tall now, but not apples on it yet. maybe next year.
It will be crossed. I will too if it doesnt bea.

dodge

Tamara leave the plants in. That happened to me several years back---I was too lazy to take out the plants, --So then, much later in the fall, they made peppers like crazy. it was such a surprise. I decided the heat prevented them from growing earlier. So I say they are there, so leave them in until the frost kills them & see what happens....