Gardening for Old Folks (Adaptative)

[JanetMarie]

@JanetMarie
Did you plant the flowers (not roses) from seed? If so, what is your seed source?

Yes, the flowers except the roses are all planted from seed. The seed companies I buy the majority of seeds from are Johnny's Selected Seeds and Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, because they give adequate information, such as days to maturity, perennial, annual, long day vs. short day, etc. Grow Organic is another good company. Sometimes Baker Creek, but rarely do they give adequate info. in their catalog.

 

[cavemanrich]

Zone 5 update well,,,,,, summers is coming to an end,,,, so my next set of pictures may be when I'm raking leaves
Most of my flowers are container grown. All the ones in ground, are perennials.
DW and I feed the plants on a regular basis. (Miracle Grow, nonburning)

This is a Surprise Corn planted by squirrels, as well as many surprise sunflowers.

My zinnias are blooming well. I like the assorted color combination of seeds

Crackerjack Marigold ........ I like the HUGE PLANTS

Ivy geraniums,,,, save them year to year in utility room over winter.

These next 2 I forgot the names. Tossed the empty seed packets out. They are perennials, so I will see in spring if they come up. They are in one of the large outdoor pots. The pots will be left outdoor over winter.

This is Hollyhock. My neighbor who is familiar with these, informed me that they usually do not bloom first year planted. This is my first time with these. Got the seeds and thought it was good idea to try these. The large green foliage does look nice even without flowers this year. This is a perennial, so the pot will stay undisturbed over winter outside. Hope it comes up in Spring.

This is sorrel. I have 8 separate containers growing. Planted it ati 3 separate times, so there is a constant supply all season until frost.
DW picks a quantity every other day, or so. Some we use for current cooking, but most gets frozen in separate baggies for later use. We use it in a variety of dishes, from meatloaf, to soup. When my DS and DDs come over, they take a quantity home with them

This is seed planted rhubarb. I will plant it into garden ground before ground freezes. 2 different varieties. Traditional (common) Red and less common Green. I cant tell the difference in taste

Rose of Sharon are blooming really nice. Have been keeping these over 20 years. They propagate really profusely. All started with just one plant.

Have a variety of Hostas. They just started blooming.

Not sure of the name of this one. It comes up every year,,,, and is hardy/prolific. My neighbor told me,,,, but I forgot.

This is my Japanese Maple. 2nd year.

Impatiens

THIS IS NOT MINE, BUT NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE STREET. VERY PRETTY.

 

[Molpet]

Zone 5 update well,,,,,, summers is coming to an end,,,, so my next set of pictures may be when I'm raking leaves
Most of my flowers are container grown. All the ones in ground, are perennials.
DW and I feed the plants on a regular basis. (Miracle Grow, nonburning)
View attachment 1901702
This is a Surprise Corn planted by squirrels, as well as many surprise sunflowers.
View attachment 1901704
My zinnias are blooming well. I like the assorted color combination of seeds
View attachment 1901705
Crackerjack Marigold ........ I like the HUGE PLANTS
View attachment 1901706
Ivy geraniums,,,, save them year to year in utility room over winter.View attachment 1901707
These next 2 I forgot the names. Tossed the empty seed packets out. They are perennials, so I will see in spring if they come up. They are in one of the large outdoor pots. The pots will be left outdoor over winter.View attachment 1901709 View attachment 1901711
This is Hollyhock. My neighbor who is familiar with these, informed me that they usually do not bloom first year planted. This is my first time with these. Got the seeds and thought it was good idea to try these. The large green foliage does look nice even without flowers this year. This is a perennial, so the pot will stay undisturbed over winter outside. Hope it comes up in Spring.
View attachment 1901712
This is sorrel. I have 8 separate containers growing. Planted it ati 3 separate times, so there is a constant supply all season until frost.
DW picks a quantity every other day, or so. Some we use for current cooking, but most gets frozen in separate baggies for later use. We use it in a variety of dishes, from meatloaf, to soup. When my DS and DDs come over, they take a quantity home with them
View attachment 1901713
This is seed planted rhubarb. I will plant it into garden ground before ground freezes. 2 different varieties. Traditional (common) Red and less common Green. I cant tell the difference in taste
View attachment 1901714
Rose of Sharon are blooming really nice. Have been keeping these over 20 years. They propagate really profusely. All started with just one plant.
View attachment 1901715 View attachment 1901716
Have a variety of Hostas. They just started blooming.

View attachment 1901718 View attachment 1901719 Not sure of the name of this one. It comes up every year,,,, and is hardy/prolific. My neighbor told me,,,, but I forgot.
View attachment 1901720
This is my Japanese Maple. 2nd year.
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Impatiens
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THIS IS NOT MINE, BUT NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE STREET. VERY PRETTY.
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I had five different rose of Sharon. Only one has survived after ten years. I have never had any volunteers.
They probably will be weeds next year since I said this LOL

 

[Sequel]

Zone 5 update well,,,,,, summers is coming to an end,,,, so my next set of pictures may be when I'm raking leaves
Most of my flowers are container grown. All the ones in ground, are perennials.
DW and I feed the plants on a regular basis. (Miracle Grow, nonburning)
View attachment 1901702
This is a Surprise Corn planted by squirrels, as well as many surprise sunflowers.
View attachment 1901704
My zinnias are blooming well. I like the assorted color combination of seeds
View attachment 1901705
Crackerjack Marigold ........ I like the HUGE PLANTS
View attachment 1901706
Ivy geraniums,,,, save them year to year in utility room over winter.View attachment 1901707
These next 2 I forgot the names. Tossed the empty seed packets out. They are perennials, so I will see in spring if they come up. They are in one of the large outdoor pots. The pots will be left outdoor over winter.View attachment 1901709 View attachment 1901711
This is Hollyhock. My neighbor who is familiar with these, informed me that they usually do not bloom first year planted. This is my first time with these. Got the seeds and thought it was good idea to try these. The large green foliage does look nice even without flowers this year. This is a perennial, so the pot will stay undisturbed over winter outside. Hope it comes up in Spring.
View attachment 1901712
This is sorrel. I have 8 separate containers growing. Planted it ati 3 separate times, so there is a constant supply all season until frost.
DW picks a quantity every other day, or so. Some we use for current cooking, but most gets frozen in separate baggies for later use. We use it in a variety of dishes, from meatloaf, to soup. When my DS and DDs come over, they take a quantity home with them
View attachment 1901713
This is seed planted rhubarb. I will plant it into garden ground before ground freezes. 2 different varieties. Traditional (common) Red and less common Green. I cant tell the difference in taste
View attachment 1901714
Rose of Sharon are blooming really nice. Have been keeping these over 20 years. They propagate really profusely. All started with just one plant.
View attachment 1901715 View attachment 1901716
Have a variety of Hostas. They just started blooming.

View attachment 1901718 View attachment 1901719 Not sure of the name of this one. It comes up every year,,,, and is hardy/prolific. My neighbor told me,,,, but I forgot.
View attachment 1901720
This is my Japanese Maple. 2nd year.
View attachment 1901721
Impatiens
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THIS IS NOT MINE, BUT NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE STREET. VERY PRETTY.
View attachment 1901723

Your place looks terrific! You take very good care of your plants! Thanks for sharing!

 

[sharron]

Zone 5 update well,,,,,, summers is coming to an end,,,, so my next set of pictures may be when I'm raking leaves
Most of my flowers are container grown. All the ones in ground, are perennials.
DW and I feed the plants on a regular basis. (Miracle Grow, nonburning)
View attachment 1901702
This is a Surprise Corn planted by squirrels, as well as many surprise sunflowers.
View attachment 1901704
My zinnias are blooming well. I like the assorted color combination of seeds
View attachment 1901705
Crackerjack Marigold ........ I like the HUGE PLANTS
View attachment 1901706
Ivy geraniums,,,, save them year to year in utility room over winter.View attachment 1901707
These next 2 I forgot the names. Tossed the empty seed packets out. They are perennials, so I will see in spring if they come up. They are in one of the large outdoor pots. The pots will be left outdoor over winter.View attachment 1901709 View attachment 1901711
This is Hollyhock. My neighbor who is familiar with these, informed me that they usually do not bloom first year planted. This is my first time with these. Got the seeds and thought it was good idea to try these. The large green foliage does look nice even without flowers this year. This is a perennial, so the pot will stay undisturbed over winter outside. Hope it comes up in Spring.
View attachment 1901712
This is sorrel. I have 8 separate containers growing. Planted it ati 3 separate times, so there is a constant supply all season until frost.
DW picks a quantity every other day, or so. Some we use for current cooking, but most gets frozen in separate baggies for later use. We use it in a variety of dishes, from meatloaf, to soup. When my DS and DDs come over, they take a quantity home with them
View attachment 1901713
This is seed planted rhubarb. I will plant it into garden ground before ground freezes. 2 different varieties. Traditional (common) Red and less common Green. I cant tell the difference in taste
View attachment 1901714
Rose of Sharon are blooming really nice. Have been keeping these over 20 years. They propagate really profusely. All started with just one plant.
View attachment 1901715 View attachment 1901716
Have a variety of Hostas. They just started blooming.

View attachment 1901718 View attachment 1901719 Not sure of the name of this one. It comes up every year,,,, and is hardy/prolific. My neighbor told me,,,, but I forgot.
View attachment 1901720
This is my Japanese Maple. 2nd year.
View attachment 1901721
Impatiens
View attachment 1901722
THIS IS NOT MINE, BUT NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE STREET. VERY PRETTY.
View attachment 1901723

very nice

 

[Leahs Mom]

Does anyone know what these are? I took this photo yesterday at a park garden, and there were lots of honey bees on it. Since there are not many plants at this time of the year for the bees, I would like to plant some.

 

[cavemanrich]

This is a Hibiscus flower by DD's garden. She really takes care of her plants. I say she has a GREEN THUMB.
Yes,,,, I fotoshopped that in

 

[Andrewnorman]

start preparing the soil now for next season's planting. You can chemically kill the grass with Roundup to speed up the process (it's safe, no residual). Or you can put down clear plastic and cook out the grass. Then either remove the dead grass or turn it into the soil. Add manure now to help break down the grass.

 

[cavemanrich]

Roundup to speed up the process (it's safe, no residual).

Roundup is in courts with allegations that it is linked to cancer. I will not use any such chemical. I also do not use herbicides on my lawn where my chickens and grandchildren play. I may have a few extra dandelions, but I can live with them.
By all means,,,,, WELCOME to this thread and

 

[sharron]

Roundup is in courts with allegations that it is linked to cancer. I will not use any such chemical. I also do not use herbicides on my lawn where my chickens and grandchildren play. I may have a few extra dandelions, but I can live with them.
By all means,,,,, WELCOME to this thread and

l love dandelions and let them grow, then i go out and pick them, wash them and cook them, we love them ,quite tasty the only thing i will use roundup on is poison ivy and poison oak when it gets ahead of me and grows big roots, normally i just pull it up by hand (when roots are small) dogs have the back yard and no small kids within miles of here