What did you do in the garden today?

[dan26552]

The bananas did quite well this year. Died to the ground last winter so this is all this seasons growth. They’re about 15’ tall.

A 10-14 day old mint cutting.

 

[Melky]

The bananas did quite well this year. Died to the ground last winter so this is all this seasons growth. They’re about 15’ tall. View attachment 1555613View attachment 1555614
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A 10-14 day old mint cutting.
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Where r u that u can grow bananas? My husband bought one and we can not grow bananas here, not tropical enough.

 

[dan26552]

Where r u that u can grow bananas? My husband bought one and we can not grow bananas here, not tropical enough.

I’m in lower AL, about 30 Miles from FL. I can get them to grow well but can’t always get them to survive the winter and since the flower overwinters in the trunk if that dies then no bananas So maybe they won’t die back this year

 

[Melky]

I’m in lower AL, about 30 Miles from FL. I can get them to grow well but can’t always get them to survive the winter and since the flower overwinters in the trunk if that dies then no bananas So maybe they won’t die back this year

My husband has a greenhouse but a banana tree typically can not grow below 60’s to grow fruit. So I think it will have foliage and be lucky to survive the winter.

 

[jerryse]

These summer squash still going strong . No boer damage . Semi-bush or short vine . I have been gone for awhile .

 

[WthrLady]

Today I covered the herbs with the cold frame and checked on the winter rye.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I have the croock neck squash going and zucchini is still and jalapeno

 

[igorsMistress]

These summer squash still going strong . No boer damage . Semi-bush or short vine . I have been gone for awhile . View attachment 1555825 View attachment 1555826 View attachment 1555825 View attachment 1555826

Looks great!

 

[rebrascora]

Picked some of my painted mountain corn, was not dried out yet but saw some of the ends were starting to rot/mold so took all the cobs that were not green still. Perty stuff, flour corn. Planted first week of June so around 90-95 days from seed in ground. Only planted one packet and the chipmunks took half of it, planted in hills three sisters style, hills too far apart and missing a lot of plants so they didn't fertilize great, didn't develop kernels well, but perty stuff.
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WOW!!!! How stunning are those. I had no idea you could get varieties like that! Really beautiful! I grew corn for the first time this year in my poly tunnel. Need to get it in earlier next year to have a hope of any decent harvest.

 

[Cryss]

Re: plants still sitting in pots: That's me this year. Never had such a topsy turvy gardening year. I decided I have enough time to grow some 68 day corn, and some Blue Lake Bush green beans (never tried that variety.) so have the seed soaking this morning. THey will go in the orchard along with a Butternut (still in the pot) and a few miscellaneous seeds that I want to broadcast in the BTE mulch to see how they fare without moving the mulch back to expose bare soil. Also have some watermelon in pots. I've never successfully grown that either. We'll blame my failure with that on our short growing season. I will toss them in the green house, give them a "survival of the fittest, do or die" speech, and walk away.

I am really late for this party. I happened on this comment because of the relatively new section called Random Pics or something like that.
The only thing I wanted to say here was that broadcasting seeds on top of mulch will not result in growth. Mulch is not a growth medium. It is the exact opposite. The idea is that when weed seeds fall into your well mulched garden the seeds have nothing to grow in and end up dying. The same would happen to any other seeds you may toss on top of mulch. Mulch must be pulled back to expose the soil which is the growing medium. BTE champion Paul Gautchi repeats this over and over in his YT videos.