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Weekly Garden Thread - August 13-19, 2022 [Marianne North, Botanical Artist Edition]
August 13, 2022 | Diana in WI/Greeneyes in Memoriam

Posted on 08/13/2022 6:58:22 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin

The Weekly Gardening Thread is a weekly gathering of folks that love soil, seeds and plants of all kinds. From complete newbies that are looking to start that first potted plant, to gardeners with some acreage, to Master Gardener level and beyond, we would love to hear from you.

If you have specific question about a plant/problem you are having, please remember to state the Growing Zone where you are located.

This thread is a non-political respite. No matter what, you won’t be flamed, and the only dumb question is the one that isn’t asked.

It is impossible to hijack the Weekly Gardening Thread. Planting, Harvest to Table Recipes, Preserving, Good Living - there is no telling where it will go - and that is part of the fun and interest. Jump in and join us! Send a Private Message to Diana in Wisconsin if you'd like to be added to our New & Improved Ping List.

NOTE: This is a once a week Ping List. We do post to the thread during the week. Links to related articles and discussions which might be of interest to Gardeners are welcomed any time!


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1 posted on 08/13/2022 6:58:22 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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Marianne North (24 October 1830 – 30 August 1890) was a prolific English Victorian biologist and botanical artist, notable for her plant and landscape paintings, her extensive foreign travels, her writings, her plant discoveries and the creation of her gallery at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Marianne North at her home in Ceylon before 1879. Photographed by Julia Margaret Cameron.


2 posted on 08/13/2022 7:04:15 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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Things you should know about Marianne North:

https://www.kew.org/read-and-watch/marianne-north-botanical-artist


3 posted on 08/13/2022 7:05:46 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

I am a flower guy now, neighbor began giving me plants to prettify my yard, Hanging baskets and large flowering species like Canna lillies.

Got the plant/flowers app called Leafsnap, will identify anything, easily from phone, yay


4 posted on 08/13/2022 7:10:23 AM PDT by baclava
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To: 4everontheRight; Augie; Apple Pan Dowdy; Aevery_Freeman; ApplegateRanch; ArtDodger; AloneInMass; ...
GOOD MORNING!


5 posted on 08/13/2022 7:10:52 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
We are entering our hottest time of the year - the hot, dry winds are starting up as well, so it's all about maintenance right now in our SoCal gardens.

This spider lily is from my neighbor's yard - these had been gifted to me but I didn't have time to plant them b/c I was going on vacation for two weeks.

I'm hoping she'll give me one or two bulbs.

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I'm also slowly winning the battle against the white flies that destroy hibiscus, it's taking some effort. This one is recovering and doesn't mind the heat:

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I also put a bucket in my shower to collect water while it heats up - but with a low-flow shower head, I'm not collecting much, but any helps.

Praying for rain ASAP.

6 posted on 08/13/2022 7:11:01 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (Rigged Elections have Consequences)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

NICE!

Hi everybody!

(((HUGS)))


7 posted on 08/13/2022 7:15:09 AM PDT by left that other site (Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)
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Virtual Tours of Kew Gardens. Stunning!

https://www.kew.org/about-us/virtual-kew-wakehurst


8 posted on 08/13/2022 7:16:24 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
Home gardens rise in popularity amid high inflation
9 posted on 08/13/2022 7:17:35 AM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin; All
A bit past the date, but two days ago it was a full moon (Aug. 11). There was a FB post about it from 'The Heirloom Gardener' [jforti.com]. I cannot believe it's already a "harvest" moon! Here's what he wrote about it:

The Full Moon by any other name... Corn Moon (Algonquin, Ojibwe), Harvest Moon (Dakota), and Ricing Moon (Anishinaabe) signify that this is the time to gather maturing crops. Along the same vein, the Assiniboine people named this period Black Cherries Moon, referring to when chokecherries become ripe. Sturgeon Moon referred to the time when sturgeon were most easily caught.

Historically, in cultures all around the world, our ancestors would use the draw and pull of the moon (which cause tides, sap, essential oils and overall strength of plants to be on the rise) to harvest and preserve the best plants possible to preserve for teas, tinctures, salves, ointments, essential oils, balms etc.

Leave time for steppin' out to enjoy a night of full moon revelry tonight friends...and don't forget to watch for the Perseid meteor showers too!

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I love the picture that was posted along with the info:


10 posted on 08/13/2022 7:25:21 AM PDT by Qiviut ( “Hell is empty and all the Devils are Here.” [Shakespeare, The Tempest] )
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There’s a LOT going on in the skies these days! We have some rain this morning, then clearing; should be a clear night for meteor watching, and this time of year I can see the (other side of) the Milky Way from my front porch.

Hard to believe that I LIVE inside something that awe-inspiring! :)

Peaches are done. I made one fresh pie, then put up 6 quarts to use in pies, rumbles and some jam later this season.

This morning I picked a mess of green beans, so I’m going to get some Dilly Beans put up, too.


11 posted on 08/13/2022 7:49:15 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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12 posted on 08/13/2022 7:55:01 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Morning. Happy Gardening To All.


13 posted on 08/13/2022 8:05:51 AM PDT by tennmountainman ( Less Lindell CONS, More AZ Style Audits)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin; All

Wow, what a fabulous morning – 58 degrees, low humidity …. coffee never tasted so good!! Our BRUTAL heat wave ended Wednesday with some big storms & the cooler, ‘no muggies’ air has been filtering in the last two days. I am hoping tonight is going to be cool enough for a fire at the fire pit – haven’t had one since last year.

The garden has been languishing in the high heat. The two things doing well are the Celebrity & Sungold tomatoes. My folks have plenty for their salads & the fire station, plus the two neighbors we talk to, have each gotten multiple quart bags of Sungolds & 4-8 beautiful Celebrities. The neighbors also got a couple of Diva cukes. I sprayed the garden walkways Tuesday when it was very hot/sunny (wire grass – you can’t pull it up, a sprig of poison ivy, too). The poison ivy looked like I’d given it a shot of fertilizer when I sprayed it (cheeky!), but after 3 days, it bit the dust – the rest of the wire grass/weeds were ‘done’ by the end of spray day, due to the heat/sun. I used a very large piece of cardboard to protect the beds from wind drift as a slight breeze was kicking up now & then.

The first crop of zinnias are over my head tall – just gorgeous. Mom picked some to make small flower arrangements to go with the tomatoes she was giving away. I bought four more fence posts (of a certain type) yesterday to put around my 2nd bed of zinnias which are about knee-high & have started to bloom. The zinnias last year got so tall, they fell over & out of the raised bed. To prevent that, I put a metal post at each corner and ran two or threee strands of twine around the bed to hold them in – working like a charm. The 2nd bed is getting tall enough for a twine fence. My giant sunflowers I planted the end of June are at least head high. There were two volunteer sunflowers in that bed – the 2nd one is blooming. The 1st one has some small flowers – a squirrel climbed to the high branches and broke them down to get at the seed heads so I’m glad to see it blooming again lower down. My volunteer tithonia is doing great – really growing since I discovered it & cleared the weeds away.

New ear protection ‘muffs’ as of yesterday for mowing. The plastic covering the foam on the ear muff part on the old ones had gotten brittle, cracked, then ripped – not comfortable. I usually leave them hanging on the mower, but I’ll bring the new ones inside so they’re not as affected by heat/cold – maybe they’ll last longer. We had another ¾ inch of rain when the storms that broke the heat wave blew through so everything (all the fields/yard – 10 acres) need mowing again and I’ll be working on that this week.

Dog/chicken sitting this week, too. My SIL got a 5-gallon bucket & bought these little “cups” - you drill holes in the bucket & insert the cups, fill the bucket – water runs into the cups for the chickens …. it’s a really cool setup. New to the ‘chicken palace’ weekend before last is an automatic coop door – works on solar or a timer. It’s on timer mode because the palace is in a very shaded area & the door would open late, close early. With the timer, they can have it open/close based on sunrise/sunset times. There was a large fox around the house yard & palace pen night before last – got chased off by the Collie. This is a bold fox that will kill chickens in daylight – hope I don’t lose any this week. There is a great shaded porch next door with a swing, hummer feeders, etc. The Collie likes hanging out on the porch if the weather is cool enough (she has a beautiful coat, but it’s heavy & hot) so I’ll be spending some quality porch time with her this week – glass of wine, swing, hummers, sweet dog & podcasts I enjoy ….. should make for some quality ‘me’ time. :-)


14 posted on 08/13/2022 8:08:35 AM PDT by Qiviut ( “Hell is empty and all the Devils are Here.” [Shakespeare, The Tempest] )
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To: Diana in Wisconsin; Pete from Shawnee Mission
Well the summer garden is done. The goats, that I’m trying to sell, figured out they could mash down the field fence that’s around the garden and get in there. They also figured out they like green tomatoes. Looks like they ate the tops off of a few plants and nightshade is poisonous to goats so I ripped out the plants. Hard to sell dead goats.

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Sorry to hear about your garden! I do not think that is the first time that goats have done in someone’s garden!

All is not lost. I saved snippings from Rosella, Yellow Pear and Chadwick cherry plants and am rooting them in water.

Also have four shisito pepper plants started and will be starting seeds this weekend for Fall veggies.

15 posted on 08/13/2022 8:19:58 AM PDT by Pollard (Worm Free PureBlood)
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To: baclava

Which Leafsnap?

http://leafsnap.com/ (iPhone only)
https://leafsnap.app/ (iPhone and Android)


16 posted on 08/13/2022 8:24:31 AM PDT by Pollard (Worm Free PureBlood)
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To: Pollard

Second one, Android

My neighbor lady is from Thailand, she has a jungle of plants even she didn’t the names of, I showed her the app, she loves it, lol

Meanwhile, my tomatoes are suffering in the blazing FL sun, lots of rain though. on my 3rd round of cherry tomatoes and the jalapenos are thriving, they love heat, humidity.


17 posted on 08/13/2022 8:33:27 AM PDT by baclava
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Alas, it seems we are already having late September in early August. Usually dry August is wet and cool. Just to the north in SW Virginia and Eastern Kentucky creek hollers they have been literally washed away

Everything is still growing but only the squash is actually producing much. Pole beans are lush but no beans. Cucumber plants are barely producing and are half as high up the trellis as normal

Even the grass is not growing. A wild flower called New York Iron weed would usually be on the order of 4 feet or so high and showing hints of the purple flowers to come. The plants are barely one foot high with no evidence of a bloom. The Joe Pye weed is blooming but also stunted.

We hear of farmers with failed yields........ that is here and now in my wife’s small garden


18 posted on 08/13/2022 8:50:05 AM PDT by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality day)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Wow...her art is beautiful...and I love visiting far away places from home. My 2 ft by 6 ft experimental straw garden has produced a couple cukes...and looks like I will have some tomatoes (in pots). After this remodel...I will have a courtyard garden at our front door next year...very sunny and hopefully much better results.


19 posted on 08/13/2022 9:26:34 AM PDT by goodnesswins (The Chinese are teaching calculus to their 3rd graders while ours are trying to pick a pronoun.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Hi there! A little more rain this morning, but looks like it will clear soon.

Using the link you gave about Marianne North, I found the YouTube channel for Kew Gardens.

YouTube “Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew”

Looks like a nice channel to explore.


20 posted on 08/13/2022 9:28:44 AM PDT by TheConservativeParty
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