What did you do in the garden today?

[Acre4Me]

burning bush shrub

Anytime I've seen burning bush - it is quite large/tall. More tall than wide. Not sure if same for the variety you have.

 

[Sooner Magnolia]

Anytime I've seen burning bush - it is quite large/tall. More tall than wide. Not sure if same for the variety you have.

Yep. Looks like it will get big.

 

[Sueby]

Oregano = I can't even stand the way it smells.

I actually had to come into work today so I made the girls a mash with some probiotics this am before I left. I have 1 pullet that has consistently watery poops. They had a bought of coccidia that didn't respond completely to corrid, I had to treat with an antibiotic because they continued to have bloody poops. I'm thinking she may have had some internal damage from that & it is what it is but can't hurt to try.

So I'm thinking my peppers have just gotten too much water. I did a lot of googling & them turning yellow & looking unhealthy seems to be associated with too much water - & we sure have had lots lately. I was thinking I might pull the mulch back on them. I'm getting frustrated. I thought it was just my starts, but even the ones from the nursery are starting to look bad.

 

[oldhen2345]

Here are my clearance plants: snowball bush, burning bush shrub, petite rose bush, and I'm 99% sure the other 2 are azaleas. I'm.leaning towards putting all in containers for now, but it looks like the first 2 can get huge, so I'll probably find a spot for them by the deck later. We have to clear some stuff out first. Otherwise, one of the guys would mow them down. I just know it plus we need to spray some vines, etc. I have some sulfur and LOTS of pine needles for the azaleas. Also got some mixed sedum for the flower bed. Dottie had better leave it alone.

Any hints about any of these would be appreciated. I'm in zone 7a. The house faces East/West.

I have a few snowball bushes. Right now, they are 6 ft tall. I am zone 8 . They are in the west of the yard, so they get afternoon sun. They do need watered in dry season and only bloom in spring- but are glorious. The hens nap under them.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Sorry about your peppers @Sueby. I was reluctant to water my gardens after all the rain we got , however I was reading up on the pepper issues and I surmised that they like to have moisture in the first inch or two of soil. With this heat wave it seemed like in spite of all the rain last week, I watered the gardens anyway. This weather is a bit of a pain as was last year. I just watered everything again and am hoping for a better outcome. As far as how many of the vegetables to plant for your family @Elyrian1, that's sort of subjective. How many of each of these does your family consume? All my vegetable gardens combined are not large enough to produce all of my vegetable needs for a year. I was fortunate to have good harvests the first two years I was here to produce enough tomato products, cucumbers for pickles, and both summer and winter squash for myself and gave away the excess. The green beans I grew only lasted until January. I would encourage you to reach out to your neighbors and get their advice. From what I understand, Texas has two growing seasons so that would factor in how much to plant of what. I had two okra plants in containers last year and they provided enough for me for several months. It freezes well and is easy to freeze. But I use it mostly for soups. However, since my daughter moved in with me she loves okra and is looking forward to the harvest. I planted four plants in a raised bed along with the bell peppers. I'm hoping they do well and that is enough. It also depends on how much gardening space you have and how much time you can devote to the garden. Good luck.

 

[Elyrian1]

Space=tons. Time, well only when it's not muderously hot. And yes, you are correct there are two seasons. I'm actually getting everything set up for the second season right now. I suppose it could be argued there are three really, if you put up cold frames and grew cold weather crops over the winter. Which...I might do.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Parden the finger in one .. Morning gardeners it is still raining but no need to water right . The big huge green outside the garden is old Rose we call her Joanna.
The clematis was like a foot tall when BF bought it for me.
I plant in tires but it is two stacked so roots have somewhere to go.

 

[WthrLady]

@Elyrian1
handy
https://www.gardengatemagazine.com/...arted/calculate-how-many-vegetables-to-plant/

 

[vall]

Today I found some oops cucumbers, a bit big but they all barely fit in the pickle pot so they are pickling away. Bush beans are producing. First early girl tomatoes are turning. I see a few spaghetti squash. I suspect I bought mislabeled corn seeds because these plants are red! They were supposed to be Kandy Korn, a hybrid yellow that should have green husks.

 

[NewBoots]

Oofdah

I just couldn't function there. Stay safe please.

I took pictures of the roses and one red peony this morning.

I love peony, I have one in a pot that I'm hoping to get a few flowers from some day. Maybe once the border trees and shrubs have a little shade I'll plant some mixed in with the natives.

Started 60 flowers and 12 lettuce and arugula seeds, then up-potted the Maya habanero seedlings. I've heard both to prune and don't prune peppers and I think trimming them makes for stronger bushier plants but slows down production. Given the strong gusty winds we get here I think I'll go with trimming them.