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I’ve been asked that people try to remember to state WHERE they are gardening, possibly even their Zone, so questions can be more easily answered by others.
I’m in Zone 4/5 in the SE corner of Wisconsin, one county away from The Mighty Mississippi River.
Today is looking like it will be HOT, mid-80’s, but the humidity is down and there’s a nice breeze...so out to the garden I go! Pole Beans are in, (Blue Lake S-7 & Seychelles & a few Scarlet Runner Beans for the Hummingbirds) but I need to seed Bush Beans (Corumba, green filet-type and Velour, which is purple.) I probably have some yellow bean seed around here, too.
I need to do some spot watering and I still have to figure out where to put in my Sugar Pie Pumpkins, as our lower garden is still sopping wet and unusable this season. Grrrr!
I still have Marigolds to tuck in here and there, and Dear Old Mom came out to get her ‘Puppy Fix’ this week, so she helped me get in more onions and Gladiolus corms.
Other than that, I’ll be doing dog kennel chores, puppy wrangling and basic household/yard stuff. I have enough salad greens to feed an Army, so salads it is for the remainder of this week!
Next week looks to be Picture Perfect for weather; Weed, Water and WAIT!
Life. Is. Good. :)
We’ve had 2.5 inches of rain since yesterday morning, with rain forecast every day through next Thursday. The garden is growing like Jack’s Beanstalk. I managed to catch up with the weeding last Thursday ..... first raised bed I did Friday before last put me into back spasms. Once I got over those, I started using a really low garden seat - I’m bending from the waist instead of ‘hanging’ over on my back muscles - big difference!
The squash (zukes & yellow) are rolling in - my ‘experiment’ with yellow squash in containers has been a success. So far so good as far as squash bugs are concerned - have only seen (& squished) 2 with no eggs on the leaves. Tomatoes have set fruit & the cukes are blooming up a storm. Big Bertha peppers are blooming. Fingers crossed the jalapenos do well - I have many requests for Jalapeno Pepper Jelly so I’ve got 8 plants this year.
The crows have started visiting (funny how they always know when there’s stuff in the garden they like to eat), but so far, the fence is keeping them out. I’ve been happy to see lots of bluebirds flying around the garden - we had two nests fledge in the last couple of weeks - the more ‘bug eaters’ around here, the better (and they’re so pretty!). Happy gardening to everyone!
Thanks for the ping for plants! Came across a good page on Tomato Fertilizer: 5 Of The [BEST NATURAL] Tomato Fertilizers https://plantcaretoday.com/natural-tomato-fertilizers.html
I have some out of control boxwoods in the front yard of the place I rent. The haven’t been trimmed in the last 15 years and are now approximately 8 feet in diameter and approximately 4 1/2 feet tall.
Only the outer areas are producing leaves as sunlight is blocked from penetrating into the plant. Part the branches and there is nothing but bare branches.
The landlord wants to keep the plants and yard work is my job since my rent is super cheap. Anyone know the best/easiest way of rehabbing the yard monsters?
Any help/advice is appreciated.
Thank you for letting us know about Greeneyes. I’ve been worried.
Here in zone 10, I’ve been snipping succulent babies and tucking them into bare spots. Found a hummingbird nest near my front door. Divided and planted a few Bulbine frutescens, which is sometimes commonly called Jelly Burn Plant as it contain glycoproteins, similar to many aloe species, and is touted for similar healing properties as Aloe vera such as to ease burns, rashes and itches. These properties have also caused it to be called cape balsam (from the Africaans name balsem kopieva) - other common names include snake flower, cat’s tail and and geelkatstert. They are prettier than aloes.
Central Missouri, on high ground ~15 miles east of the very flooded Missouri River. algore says zone 6b, but I plant for zone 5.
My tomato plants are out of their post-transplant funk and starting to do what they’re supposed to do.
Peach and apple trees are loaded. Garlic harvest two-three weeks away. Cucumber plants starting to vine.
I’m not doing much in the garden this year. I have too many other projects that are competing for my time.
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