What did you do in the garden today?

[NanaK]

I need to plant my fall crops: carrots, turnips, beets, chard. It's been too hot to do much.

The hardest part of a fall garden here is getting things going when it is so hot. Once the temp cools down so do the bugs and gardening gets easier.

I'm trying to get the area ready. DH pulled some plants for me that were done. I need to turn the soil and add some compost. Just can't stay out there long. I go out early but most days it heats up so fast.

 

[Farmer13]

They were started Feb 12th & are now ripening their pods.
Scotch Bonnets from Jamacia, a tasty treat for those who like it hot.

These are Datil peppers from St. Augustine Fla.

Aji Charipita from the jungles of Brazil. Once the most expensive pepper in the world.

Aji Mango another Aji pepper from Brazil it's delicious.

Four Golden peppers each with it's own flavor & heat. They have a very tropical fruit flavor with sweet floral smells. You must grow these yourself the supermarkets don't carry these. All are OP so you can save your own seeds, some seed sellers are charging 40 & 50 cents per $eed so you can save your own. Sell them or get some very unique verities by trading them with other pepper growers, that's how I got so many cool peppers.

 

[Cynthia12]

My tomatoes in the back took their time. No wonder! The size! My daughter in law says, let's put my phone beside it to show comparison. I had a double tomato sandwich for lunch. Wasn't aware tomatoes could taste so different. These are really tasty. Now, I wish I had paid attention to the name I bought.

 

[Cynthia12]

Found out the name! Beef Steak Tomatoes. So good.

 

[Pojojuniper]

I spent about five minutes picking slugs and snails off plants around my patio then fed them to my ducks.

 

[Cynthia12]

I spent about five minutes picking slugs and snails off plants around my patio then fed them to my ducks.

I was going to put a sad face, then read your ducks got a nice treat treat.

 

[Sueby]

I'm so far behind here its hopeless.

I walked thru the garden to get a cucumber for a friend. & she ate a green bean. That's all I got.

The weather is insane, so much rain. 4 inches in the last couple days. My niece is getting married tomorrow, I was dreading a wedding in August because I despise heat but it looks like I'll need a sweater. It's crazy.

 

[saysfaa]

... I found evidence of a ground hog(?) munching on tomatoes again....

Sadness.

They took at least one bite from each of most that were more than barely orange.

And took a lot of leaves too.

 

[Callous Gallus]

We have anoles and skinks. I love watching them, especially when the male anoles start puffing out their red throat. They think it will impress the ladies

Not a great photo of a skink:
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I found colorful one out the other day. Red headed skink this one is I think? I took a pic with phone. I’ve seen these species all they way down the shores of Bahamas. This was in coastal NC at my spot.

 

[fuzzi]

I found colorful one out the other day. Red headed skink this one is I think? I took a pic with phone. I’ve seen these species all they way down the shores of Bahamas. This was in coastal NC at my spot.View attachment 3613152

I think it's one of the "lined" skinks. Check it out here:
https://herpsofnc.org/lizards/

I love skinks and anoles.