The gardening thread. What are you growing in your garden this year?

[nisryus]

It might be too late to do anything now, since its mid August and very very hot here.

So first thing is to send some soil for testing, cut the Crepe Myrtle to around 8 ft tall, then probably get the compact soil a little loose during Spring, and put on new sods.

 

[bbhaag]

Don't waste your money on sod or soil samples. The location does not have enough sunlight to grow grass. I would recommend putting down a weed barrier and then overlaying that with a nice decorative rock with perhaps some stepping stones.

 

[nisryus]

Don't waste your money on sod or soil samples. The location does not have enough sunlight to grow grass. I would recommend putting down a weed barrier and then overlaying that with a nice decorative rock with perhaps some stepping stones.

ohhh Thats not a bad idea. going to bring that up with the wife. Thx!

 

[bbhaag]

ohhh Thats not a bad idea. going to bring that up with the wife. Thx!

I am always here to help give fresh ideas when it comes to gardening or your landscape space.

 

[iRONic]

It might be too late to do anything now, since its mid August and very very hot here.

So first thing is to send some soil for testing, cut the Crepe Myrtle to around 8 ft tall, then probably get the compact soil a little loose during Spring, and put on new sods.

Saint Augustine sod?! That's way too expensive to fill in. Check out the base of my crepe myrtles up there. I'd wait until a little bit colder weather to cut them back also. I don't mess with mine until the middle of the winter.

 

[bbhaag]

I know you guys are getting sick of this but my wife and I are big proponents into restoring habitats that are geared toward pollinators. It is a bigger deal than you think. Pollinator populations have been on the decline for decades and it would be a sad world if we didn't have fruits or vegetables in it. A world with only grains is not a world I would like to live in.

 

[BoomerD]

Good on ya. Pollinators are way more important than a lot of people give them credit for.
We get the occasional tiger swallowtail here, a few painted ladies, very, very few monarchs.

 

[iRONic]

I'm not getting sick of it! Keep bringing on the pics and keep doing the work. The rest of the world is falling apart we can all do a little bit to help keep it together.

 

[bbhaag]

The pumpkins and gourds are getting ready to harvest!! We really mixed it up this year and decided to grow a lot of different heirloom varieties.

The warty pumpkins are coming on strong and looking great.

We grow a lot of smaller gourds but these are massive!


The larger white pumpkins are coming on strong. Orange is always the best seller but the larger white ones move fast.

 

[bbhaag]

Started harvesting today. Got a little under half of the field harvested before lunch but my back was starting to hurt so I called it quits for the day.

 

[BoomerD]

Started harvesting today. Got a little under half of the field harvested before lunch but my back was starting to hurt so I called it quits for the day.

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Fuck that. I know a lot of it will go to your garden center/nursery for sale...but fuck that...WAY too much work.

 

[bbhaag]

Fuck that. I know a lot of it will go to your garden center/nursery for sale...but fuck that...WAY too much work.

Well, its like what @Greenman said to me in skykings home building thread when I said the same exact thing about building a house.

"It's just work. With the right equipment it's not even all that hard." -Greenman

 

[iRONic]

I know you guys are getting sick of this but my wife and I are big proponents into restoring habitats that are geared toward pollinators. It is a bigger deal than you think. Pollinator populations have been on the decline for decades and it would be a sad world if we didn't have fruits or vegetables in it. A world with only grains is not a world I would like to live in.

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I can't add much but the pollinators and hummingbirds feast on my callas, glads, and Rose of Sharon's. There's no way I can post a pic of them tho with these ham fists! Lol



I let my Wisteria go to leaf this summer! It provides mad shade! Unfortunately a stupid pair of Cardinals decided to make a nest in there. Dumbasses are so loud the squirrels just wait till they leave and then eat the eggs!

 

[BoomerD]

Well...that Hi Yield stuff is like Miracle Grow on steroids...
Look at the difference in one month:

7/20

Today (8/23)


jalapenos:
7/20



Today (8/23)



Poblanos
7/20



Today (8/23)



I've harvested a couple of nice size (5-6") peppers so far, several jalapenos...the two plants are different...one is medium hot, the other, like a bell pepper Not impressed with the shishito. Won't grow those again. Tomatoes, as usual here are slow to ripen. I've gotten two of the cherokee purple, (on the left) 4-5 romas, (center...and not a bit of blossom end rot, thanks to the Hi Yield) and a few medium size Early Girls. (on the right)