Just had to post that I'm still getting stuff out of my garden, not much but still. It got down to 20 degrees last night and I thought the last bit of my garden was done, but no, the Swiss Chard was still standing tall as was the parsley and sage. Picked some chard for dinner tonight and it was a bit tougher than earlier in the season but still good. Still have more growing we'll see how much longer it holds out.
How does your garden grow
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Im super proud of the garden Darryl and I are growing.
I became a huge fan of Kevin Espiritu (search on YouTube), thanks to him I discovered my thumb is way greener than I thought.
I now have chives, red, yellow and green bell peppers, radishes, carrots, beets, peas, romaine, basil (it's gigantic), rosemary, tomatoes, a dwarf apple tree, a beautiful calibrachoa, 2 aloe vera plants, 17 succulents, a carnivorous plant (nepenthes) and a hoya.
Today Darryl and I went to Homo Depot and got an Orbit B-hyve faucet sprinkler controller and a roll of hoses so I can start my sprinkler project. As I'm addicted to technology, my sprinkler system is super smart,, monitors the local weather and soil moisture and interacts with Alexa to have a whole world of smart options. Tomorrow I'll get the other fittings and a drip irrigation kit. Also, another bag of soil and some other veggies (if I find something interesting.)
I still want to find another carnivorous plant, a Venus Fly trap. I know there's a nursery near San Francisco that has only carnivorous. So.eday I'll have to drive there only to get 1 or 2 or 50 plants as I LOVE carnivorous plants.
I also want a passion fruit plant, if I'm lucky, then I can finally say my garden is complete.
I'm in 9b/10 zone, so not much to worry about winter. Of course, I have to plan the crops, but it's not as rigid as colder zones.
Radishes will be ready to harvest in about 2 weeks, leaving plenty of room for the carrots to grow.
Im super proud of the garden Darryl and I are growing.
I became a huge fan of Kevin Espiritu (search on YouTube), thanks to him I discovered my thumb is way greener than I thought.
I now have chives, red, yellow and green bell peppers, radishes, carrots, beets, peas, romaine, basil (it's gigantic), rosemary, tomatoes, a dwarf apple tree, a beautiful calibrachoa, 2 aloe vera plants, 17 succulents, a carnivorous plant (nepenthes) and a hoya.
Today Darryl and I went to Homo Depot and got an Orbit B-hyve faucet sprinkler controller and a roll of hoses so I can start my sprinkler project. As I'm addicted to technology, my sprinkler system is super smart,, monitors the local weather and soil moisture and interacts with Alexa to have a whole world of smart options. Tomorrow I'll get the other fittings and a drip irrigation kit. Also, another bag of soil and some other veggies (if I find something interesting.)
I still want to find another carnivorous plant, a Venus Fly trap. I know there's a nursery near San Francisco that has only carnivorous. So.eday I'll have to drive there only to get 1 or 2 or 50 plants as I LOVE carnivorous plants.
I also want a passion fruit plant, if I'm lucky, then I can finally say my garden is complete.
I'm in 9b/10 zone, so not much to worry about winter. Of course, I have to plan the crops, but it's not as rigid as colder zones.
Radishes will be ready to harvest in about 2 weeks, leaving plenty of room for the carrots to grow.
perc-o-prince
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Matt,
Everything in my garden has been pulled for the last month. I got a colander full of tomatoes and one summer squash at the end. There was a small watermelon on the last plant I left in there, but that's toast now.
My sage and a few other herbs are still useable. In fact, I've been known to go out in the middle of winter, clear some snow away, and pick some. It seems to really like where it is and has been there for maybe 6-7years or so.
Chuck
Everything in my garden has been pulled for the last month. I got a colander full of tomatoes and one summer squash at the end. There was a small watermelon on the last plant I left in there, but that's toast now.
My sage and a few other herbs are still useable. In fact, I've been known to go out in the middle of winter, clear some snow away, and pick some. It seems to really like where it is and has been there for maybe 6-7years or so.
Chuck
Matt, Kale Storm
I felt bad I had not saved seed from 2 years ago, only grew a few potatoes last year, but after planting this spring-and no kale-suddenly I had kale sprouting All over the garden plot. I left a perimeter hedge of kale as well as a big part of the plot and some plants interspersed throughout the garden, live and let live. So kale is what I have left, Red Russian variety but some have cut leaves and rest more oval rounded. If you were here you could have a shopping bag full, it's good for you! I will have more than enough spring flowering shoots-those really DO taste good. A local seed house sells a mixed variety seed packet called Kale Storm, anyone remember OH, Susanna? Thomas, Caldo Verde maybe?
I felt bad I had not saved seed from 2 years ago, only grew a few potatoes last year, but after planting this spring-and no kale-suddenly I had kale sprouting All over the garden plot. I left a perimeter hedge of kale as well as a big part of the plot and some plants interspersed throughout the garden, live and let live. So kale is what I have left, Red Russian variety but some have cut leaves and rest more oval rounded. If you were here you could have a shopping bag full, it's good for you! I will have more than enough spring flowering shoots-those really DO taste good. A local seed house sells a mixed variety seed packet called Kale Storm, anyone remember OH, Susanna? Thomas, Caldo Verde maybe?
Oh Susanna!
Gale Storm also had a role in It Happened on Fifth Avenue, a delightful post WWII film.
ZaSu Pitts was her co-star in the Oh Susanna! ZaSu authored a book: Candy Hits by ZaSu Pitts. The architect designed a round kitchen for their home.
Gale Storm also had a role in It Happened on Fifth Avenue, a delightful post WWII film.
ZaSu Pitts was her co-star in the Oh Susanna! ZaSu authored a book: Candy Hits by ZaSu Pitts. The architect designed a round kitchen for their home.
iheartmaytag
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I just pulled up some radishes at lunch
Those are the last of the garden. I was trying for some late garden beets, they were doing fine then we had a spell of 100+ weather, then dropped to freezing the next week, and they didn't survive.
There are a few Okra plants still there, because I'm waiting for the pods to dry up so I can use the seeds next year.
Those are the last of the garden. I was trying for some late garden beets, they were doing fine then we had a spell of 100+ weather, then dropped to freezing the next week, and they didn't survive.
There are a few Okra plants still there, because I'm waiting for the pods to dry up so I can use the seeds next year.
I remember this nursery rhyme about how does your garden grow "With silver bells, cockle shells and pretty maids all in a row". What are cockle shells? Not a very productive garden, just like ending up what I have tried to grow. Green thumb here, No.
