What did you do in the garden today?

[Rick589]

Next project will be running new PEX pipe under the house to replace the old polybutylene pipes

Did this several years back changed all of the poly with CPVC. Laundry room was torn up and I spent about two days under the house BUT no more of that stupid poly and persistent leaks.

 

[TJAnonymous]

More heavy rain expected tomorrow. I checked the squash this evening and saw most of the kaolin clay has been washed away. I'll have to respray everything whenever this rain decides to stop. I also (thankfully) sprayed my grapes and peaches with Captan a few days ago. I hope it helps preemptively address any potential fungus issues. I noticed that the fungus that has wiped out my Catawba harvest is now attacking the Concords. The peaches also had some black spots so I sprayed them really well. I'll have to read the label and see if I can or should treat them again after the rain stops...

 

[CatInTheHenHouse]

One of my pale, kind of sickly looking peppers has formed the barest beginning of a pepper.

I also decided to try babying my equally-sickly squash seedling and dug out a plastic cloche - there’s a stretch of cooler weather coming and I’m hoping that will help keep it a little warmer and by extension help it recover.

 

[Justagalwithchicks]

Nice looking broccoli! Wish I could grow it but never could.

Thanks- this variety is supposed to be a good one and I can see why.

 

[C Siena]

Harvested and drying catnip for the cats. I try to have 7 qt jars filled of it before winter sets in. I'm not being trapped in this house all winter with this many cats without it! Lol. Picked some elder flowers for me to make tea with. The honeysuckle tea came out so good, thought I'd try it with the elderberry flowers. They sure smell good, like vanilla and licorice, hope it tastes good too.

When we grew catnip, we had outdoor cats...it Never made it to the drying stage.

 

[Sylvester017]

Cleaned up the rest of the garden, asparagus beans came up, planted more of the beans. Had large quantity of volunteer tomato plants come up so I just had to weed out the weak ones. Plan on moving a few Greek oregano plants and planting them next to my fruit trees, quick search on the webs and i got the following: Planting Greek oregano around fruit trees can be beneficial for several reasons. Greek oregano is a hardy, drought-tolerant herb that thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, making it a suitable companion for fruit trees.6 It can act as a natural ground cover, helping to suppress weeds and retain soil moisture.7 Additionally, the strong scent of oregano can help deter pests and deer, providing some protection for your fruit trees.; Here's to hope it will push back the deer and the aphids.

All this is true about oregano ~ we found it incredibly hardy whether grown in a pampered container pot or in open hot ground... as long as it gets enough water. However, the stems, stalks, get thick and hard to cut down & after a couple years we let it die and pulled it out. I'll stick to keeping it in container pots next time.

Basil in a pot is a better favorite for us this year ~ so fragrant & easy to care for in the back covered patio w/ filtered sunlght.

 

[Sylvester017]

2 baby 'matoes
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Bell pepper flowers
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Ladybug on a sunflower
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Some kind of squash. Zucchini? Lol
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More jolopeno
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Sage
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Funky bell pepper! ( the white on my plants is flour)
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Great veg's & great pics!

 

[Backroadlogic]

Great veg's & great pics!

Tyvm. Hopefully things blow up here and I have alot more to share soon.

 

[WthrLady]

The lovage is just starting to flower and smells of sweet black licorice and celery. I LOVE the smell.

 

[Minanora]

Where do you live? I would be nice to finally find someone who lives around where I do

I live in a very strange place. Atascadero California. We have many climates here within city limits. Technically I'm in zone 9b. But about every 15 years we get snow. It can also get up to 115 here. It did that three years ago. Our frost line is very shallow. We're closer to the Salinas River, but we don't have that soil. We have 14 inches of sandy loam on top of a thick clay layer. We only get rain November through March. And it's usually no more than 12" a year. We sometimes get a marine layer if the wind is in favor and the ground is cool enough. But it usually clings to the west side, about 4 miles away, so we stay dry and hot. It's really annoying. Like seeing hope but just out of reach. Lol