@Sueby Oh no! That's no fun. 
Hope it all gets fixed soon! When was the last time your well was shocked? That might help with the smell, though I suspect you all are aware of that already. Your grapefruit tree (and Patrick) look amazing! A friend just put in a gooseberry bush—I've never seen one, but the leaves have a neat texture. Might have to plant a couple myself!
Lucky you, getting those rhubarb plants! Such an underappreciated veggie.
You may be able to find seeds on Etsy, too. I've had pretty good luck there. Botanical Interests' website still has American Purple Top rutabaga—grew those through the winter and they're good! If nothing else I could send you seeds, I guess! They'd just be from last fall.
@Acre4Me Maybe plant the extra seed potatoes. Can't hurt!
Your rabbits are so pretty, @FortCluck.
Welcome, @BallsEleven! Sounds like you have a bountiful garden. Don't fret too much over the peppers. Our first year with a garden, a horrible thunderstorm came through and split my cherry tomato plant right down the stem, a full quarter of the young plant—the plant bent before the wind, and that's what caused the split. Refusing to give up, I tied the stem together with a scrap of jersey from a sewing project...that was the most productive cherry tomato plant ON EARTH. I was leaving little containers full of them on the neighbors' back porches by summer's end (it was a postwar fenceless neighborhood and we all liked each other...how lovely, to pop out the back door and find fruit or veggies or a baked goodie from a neighbor!). That fall I practically buried it with honour. Some of these veggie plants are more resilient than we know!
And/or...I am crazy. But it worked, so...
The past couple of days we've had rain on and off, but I was still able to do some playing in the garden. Put in a squash seedling that was ready at last, and lots of seeds—various lettuces, cabbage, pak choi, beets. I know it's late for them to just now be going into the soil, but hope springs eternal, and for all of those but the lettuce I tend to have really good luck even planting late! Lots of flower seeds in, too—zinnia, nasturtium (one of my favourites), marigold, and strawflower. The back corner of our bed is sort of failing, so I'll just fill it with flowers and will put herbs in there, too.
My late start with starts doesn't seem to be hurting. Hoping to get our pole bean teepees into the bed, or a cattle panel arch (last year's pole bean ended up being about twenty feet long, it was literally ridiculous). If it rains (or not!) I'll probably get more flower seeds started for our flower beds. Need to find a replacement for one of our arp rosemary, too; of the pair only one survived the winter. Think the lost one just didn't get enough sun in its spot.
Hope it all gets fixed soon! When was the last time your well was shocked? That might help with the smell, though I suspect you all are aware of that already. Your grapefruit tree (and Patrick) look amazing! A friend just put in a gooseberry bush—I've never seen one, but the leaves have a neat texture. Might have to plant a couple myself!Lucky you, getting those rhubarb plants! Such an underappreciated veggie.
You may be able to find seeds on Etsy, too. I've had pretty good luck there. Botanical Interests' website still has American Purple Top rutabaga—grew those through the winter and they're good! If nothing else I could send you seeds, I guess! They'd just be from last fall.
@Acre4Me Maybe plant the extra seed potatoes. Can't hurt!
Your rabbits are so pretty, @FortCluck.
Welcome, @BallsEleven! Sounds like you have a bountiful garden. Don't fret too much over the peppers. Our first year with a garden, a horrible thunderstorm came through and split my cherry tomato plant right down the stem, a full quarter of the young plant—the plant bent before the wind, and that's what caused the split. Refusing to give up, I tied the stem together with a scrap of jersey from a sewing project...that was the most productive cherry tomato plant ON EARTH. I was leaving little containers full of them on the neighbors' back porches by summer's end (it was a postwar fenceless neighborhood and we all liked each other...how lovely, to pop out the back door and find fruit or veggies or a baked goodie from a neighbor!). That fall I practically buried it with honour. Some of these veggie plants are more resilient than we know!
And/or...I am crazy. But it worked, so...
The past couple of days we've had rain on and off, but I was still able to do some playing in the garden. Put in a squash seedling that was ready at last, and lots of seeds—various lettuces, cabbage, pak choi, beets. I know it's late for them to just now be going into the soil, but hope springs eternal, and for all of those but the lettuce I tend to have really good luck even planting late! Lots of flower seeds in, too—zinnia, nasturtium (one of my favourites), marigold, and strawflower. The back corner of our bed is sort of failing, so I'll just fill it with flowers and will put herbs in there, too.
My late start with starts doesn't seem to be hurting. Hoping to get our pole bean teepees into the bed, or a cattle panel arch (last year's pole bean ended up being about twenty feet long, it was literally ridiculous). If it rains (or not!) I'll probably get more flower seeds started for our flower beds. Need to find a replacement for one of our arp rosemary, too; of the pair only one survived the winter. Think the lost one just didn't get enough sun in its spot.
