Approx one month in, with a below normal temps but above avrg. rain, glory to God:
No who can tell me what kind of flowers these are, since I lost tract?
Finally, it may be time to put my sign in the fence: 
Posted on 06/17/2023 5:43:37 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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No who can tell me what kind of flowers these are, since I lost tract?
Finally, it may be time to put my sign in the fence:
This is my old raised planter behind the garage. Several kinds of leaf lettuce and radishes.
And here's my question. These radishes (from the nursery) are about 3 - 4 inches tall and they all have maybe 4 - 6 stalks each and I'm wondering when I should thin them out.
Happy Gardening To All.
Dirt is ‘done’ .... so am I, LOL! Truck empty, raised bed full to the brim. Working on quart #2 of electrolytes.
“Never had this happen where a single branch on multiple plants takes off like a shot.”
When I get a ‘shooter’ I always prune it back. I grow really easy-care roses - don’t want to mess with them beyond the basics. I just find it unsightly, so I prune them back.
That said, I am pinging Bon who grows GORGEOUS roses.
What are you fertilizing with? At this point in their growth, make sure your fertilizer has a higher ‘middle number’ in the NPK of whatever you’re using.
They want Phosphorus right now for blooming and fruiting.
Any ‘tomato’ fertilizer should give you what they need.
Also - if the plants themselves are looking puny - are they getting enough sunlight? 8-10 hours a day is what they need.
Nah. I’m a Purist. I prefer for all of my tomatoes to come in in the heat of end-of-July-into-August so I can complain long and LOUDLY about how BLOODY HOT IT IS TO BE CANNING INDOORS AND I NEED A SUMMER KITCHEN!!
You know - like my Grandma did and her Mother before her, LOL!
Not that any of our Menfolk built Summer Kitchens for any of us. ;)
The summer kitchen is a valid idea for some and some would benefit from simply moving the toaster oven or breadmaker to the porch or garage.
Grow More 10-52-10 fertilizer and I add tbs. fish emulsion (5-5-5?). I scored the Grow More from my F-I-L when he passed.
The plants are anything but puny. And they’re not the tall spindly over-nitroed kind either. But they were severely chopped in a hailstorm we got. It looked like a machete came through the patch. But they’re fine.
The plants are anything but puny. And they’re not the tall spindly over-nitroed kind either. But they were severely chopped in a hailstorm we got. It looked like a machete came through the patch. But they’re fine.
All of my beans are up - Good Mother Stollard, Scarlet Runner (for the Hummers) and Saychelles Pole bean - and it hasn’t been easy for them in this heat, let along Mr. Chippy digging up everything in sight!
No Asparagus Beetles so far; it’s all gone to frond now, so it’s time!
My Brussels Sprouts are starting to sprout! So far, so good. I’ve got stakes next to each plant for future support.
We love every minute of your life and your gardens and, of course, your ‘helpers,’ :)
Thanks, Pete! Great addition this week! :)
It depends upon what you’re growing.
Rabbit manure tends to be high in Nitrogen, so if you’re growing root crops or fruiting crops (tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, etc.) you’ll want to supplement with Phosphorus and Potassium as well.
I put tomato cages over mine and have taking netting I bought at Hobby lobby, and made covers that I slip over the plants to keep the cabbage loopers and other leaf eating caterpillars off.
Normally I would be seeing those yellow or blue little butterflies flitting around the garden and they lay eggs on the cruciferous veggies about now. I saw a few earlier in the year but we had a late very hard freeze after stuff started growing and I wonder if the freeze killed off all the adults.
No problem for me.
Well, it’s been a day.
Drove 65 miles to pick up a new air compressor for the shop, then stopped at a “middle of nowhere” plant shop.
Bought a crap ton of decorative annuals for beside the walkway for a measley $26.00, and the folks GAVE me SIXTEEN different tomato plants, including the ONE I was looking for (Black Krim). I was also wanting a “Black Prince” but the last one was gone.
Everything is now in the ground. I’m just a bit beat!
I do the blanching and the final processing outdoors on the back porch, but the actual cooking and jarring of the products happen in the main kitchen. fortunately, I have large fans for the process, and A/C for sleeping.
WiAG; I would say now is a good time! Thin to 3-4 inches on center. Water regularly, do not over fertilize, and do not allow to dry out.
Thanks Diana!
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