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. :)
Greetings all from west Michigan. It’s been hot here - 80. So go out about 7:30 and work for a couple of hours. The last 2 mornings I cleaned out the asparagus bed we still have more coming. Had to squat or lay on an old throw rug so I could really do a good job. Eating salads and I think tomorrow I’ll be picking the first of the radishes. Staked up tomatoes for the second time. Saw that 2 broccoli heads are forming. Have tp replant some green beans. Half my row is up and the other half (I suspect the seeds were old) did not come up save for one plant. Lots of green onions. Besides eating them fresh, chopped and sealed in a foodsaver vacuum bag is the ticket around here. A couple of handfuls frozen adds to soups or other dishes during the winter. I grabbed plant and stuck it in the garden because I had some space left, called Baby Bell squash. Any recommendations for what to do with it would be appreciated. THANKS and happy gardening!
NW corner of Illinois
With so much shade, I have a small raised bed garden on my deck! Already picked cucumbers and basil with tomatoes on the way...
I have started a woodland garden for me (and my grandchildren) this summer...looking forward to developing shade plants.
Went through the Master Gardening course at my county Extension Office last fall and look forward to use what I learned this summer! I would encourage others to consider the Master Gardening coursework...it was excellent. Since retirement, I now have time to work in my garden...
Happy gardening to all...
I’m in Massachusetts, west of 495, in the hills. It’s warm today, but less than a week ago we had night temps in the high 40s.
Everything is growing nicely in my gardening pots here in Southeast Virginia. Tomato plants getting nice and tall, with evidence of flower buds. Cucumber plants growing nicely and also evidence of flower buds. Coleus, caladiums, and impatence growing nicely. Some coleus plants have flower stalks. Hope all is well with everybody.