Are you having a garden this year?
Janet US

On Sun, 24 Jun 2018 17:41:40 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote:

>
>Are you having a garden this year?
>Janet US

Oh yeah. Got the first groundhog attack this weekend, too. Hope the
******* chokes to death. Partly my fault. We were away for the weekend
and the left open the gate that leads to the upper deck.

Tomatoes (about 15-20 varieties - we'll have some earlies ripening
within a week)
Cukes (3 varieties)
Broccoli
Radishes (two varieties)
Lettuce (lots)
Carrots
Rattlesnake beans
Okra (first year for that, we'll see..)
Yellow squash
Limes (keffir and regular)
Kumquats
Lemons
Figs (two kinds)

All of the above are in pots/tubs. Lots of flowers and herbs out
there, too.

Cherry tree - birds picked off the fruit when they were the size of
peanuts, long before I'd think of netting.

Plums - not prolific this year
Blueberries - not prolific, either. Few pints as yet unripe.

Lots of blackberries on the canes

We missed the asparagus crop because we were in Hawaii. Left just as
they started to spear, came back to it all in fern.

Deer are feasting on the roses, begonias and impatiens in the front
yard. Chipmunks are digging holes all over the place, front and back,
deck and in the yard.

....so tell me, Mary, Mary quite contrary (not that you ever, ever
would be) - how does *your* garden grow this year?

I think this will be my last year of ridiculously over-doing it in the
garden. Too much schlepping, too many critters and pests.

On Sun, 24 Jun 2018 20:36:57 -0400, Boron Elgar
> wrote:

>On Sun, 24 Jun 2018 17:41:40 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
>wrote:
>
>>
>>Are you having a garden this year?
>>Janet US
>
>Oh yeah. Got the first groundhog attack this weekend, too. Hope the
>******* chokes to death. Partly my fault. We were away for the weekend
>and the left open the gate that leads to the upper deck.
>
>Tomatoes (about 15-20 varieties - we'll have some earlies ripening
>within a week)
>Cukes (3 varieties)
>Broccoli
>Radishes (two varieties)
>Lettuce (lots)
>Carrots
>Rattlesnake beans
>Okra (first year for that, we'll see..)
>Yellow squash
>Limes (keffir and regular)
>Kumquats
>Lemons
>Figs (two kinds)
>
>All of the above are in pots/tubs. Lots of flowers and herbs out
>there, too.
>
>Cherry tree - birds picked off the fruit when they were the size of
>peanuts, long before I'd think of netting.
>
>Plums - not prolific this year
>Blueberries - not prolific, either. Few pints as yet unripe.
>
>Lots of blackberries on the canes
>
>We missed the asparagus crop because we were in Hawaii. Left just as
>they started to spear, came back to it all in fern.
>
>Deer are feasting on the roses, begonias and impatiens in the front
>yard. Chipmunks are digging holes all over the place, front and back,
>deck and in the yard.
>
>...so tell me, Mary, Mary quite contrary (not that you ever, ever
>would be) - how does *your* garden grow this year?
>
>I think this will be my last year of ridiculously over-doing it in the
>garden. Too much schlepping, too many critters and pests.

My deck garden is flourishing. I got some tuberous begonias at Costco
that like the sun. Extremely prolific with producing blooms and very
lush. I think I can keep the tubers for next year -- will have to
investigate.
https://www.provenwinners.com/plants...x-tuberhybrida
I cut back on peppers this year. I started Anaheim, jalapeno and a
new one 'Jungle Parrot' red and smaller, suitable for eating out of
hand. I've only got 7 kinds of tomatoes going. I have limited space
for seeding under the grow lamp (and then the kitchen windowsill) for
peppers, tomatoes and parsley. All my herbs except horseradish and
sage are in pots on my sittin' and readin' deck Lots of flowers
there. My corn will make the 'knee high by the 4th of July' standard.
I'm only growing one kind of slicing cucumber. My cabbage and
broccoli will be ready soon. The green onions are up. My green and
yellow bush beans are doing well. My one zucchini plant is doing well
and producing female blossoms as well as male right off the bat. I've
had seasons when females didn't show up until mid-July. Some of these
things have only been seeded for 2, 3 weeks. We had a horrible start
to the season. Rain, rain, then warm/hot, strong winds and then
freezes. Nothing was safe out there until recently. I couldn't get
that 60F soil temperature even with black fabric covering the soil. My
rhubarb needs dividing - bad. I didn't get to plant several seeds
because of weather constraints and then husband's relatives showed up
for a week. I wish that we had some fruit going but the wildlife
makes it not worth the work to feed them. That little worm is chewing
up my petunia blossoms. I'll have to spray. The worms are too tiny
and exactly match the leaf coloring. I can see the poop trail but
can't find the darn worms. The deer have left my roses alone this
year. We have a new raccoon mama who is showing up to raid the cat
food. We've got to stop that -- don't want her training babies. Our
two feral cats have adopted another feral cat! What the heck is that
all about? My two feral's are fixed. So now we have a pile of three
sunning and sleeping on the deck. That's all the goings on for right
now.
Janet US

On Sun, 24 Jun 2018 21:47:46 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote:

>On Sun, 24 Jun 2018 20:36:57 -0400, Boron Elgar
> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 24 Jun 2018 17:41:40 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Are you having a garden this year?
>>>Janet US
>>
>>Oh yeah. Got the first groundhog attack this weekend, too. Hope the
>>******* chokes to death. Partly my fault. We were away for the weekend
>>and the left open the gate that leads to the upper deck.
>>

>
>My deck garden is flourishing. I got some tuberous begonias at Costco
>that like the sun. Extremely prolific with producing blooms and very
>lush. I think I can keep the tubers for next year -- will have to
>investigate.
>https://www.provenwinners.com/plants...x-tuberhybrida

Are these ones they sold in a bag of about 6 tubers or were they
already potted? I have gotten both types there at times, but not the
one shade you linked. The tubers in a bag are what the deer are eating
now. I've never dug them to save, as they are relatively inexpensive
and I am too lazy to do it at that price.


>I cut back on peppers this year. I started Anaheim, jalapeno and a
>new one 'Jungle Parrot' red and smaller, suitable for eating out of
>hand.

I've some sweet peppers going, too - forgot about them. No hot ones

>I've only got 7 kinds of tomatoes going.

We were given a Christmas gift certificate from this place. That is
why we have so many varieties going....plus the volunteers from the
old tubs/beds/compost

https://www.heirloomtomatoplants.com/

> I have limited space
>for seeding under the grow lamp (and then the kitchen windowsill) for
>peppers, tomatoes and parsley.

You are far more industrious than I these days. I direct sow or haunt
the nurseries for what I call the "plant rescue" corner for seedlings.


>All my herbs except horseradish and
>sage are in pots on my sittin' and readin' deck Lots of flowers
>there. My corn will make the 'knee high by the 4th of July' standard.

Oh my...that is a phrase from my childhood and there isn't a time I've
had corn-growing season that I don't mutter it to myself as I tend.

>I'm only growing one kind of slicing cucumber. My cabbage and
>broccoli will be ready soon. The green onions are up. My green and
>yellow bush beans are doing well. My one zucchini plant is doing well
>and producing female blossoms as well as male right off the bat. I've
>had seasons when females didn't show up until mid-July.

I've had that happen with cukes some years.

>Some of these
>things have only been seeded for 2, 3 weeks. We had a horrible start
>to the season. Rain, rain, then warm/hot, strong winds and then
>freezes. Nothing was safe out there until recently. I couldn't get
>that 60F soil temperature even with black fabric covering the soil. My
>rhubarb needs dividing - bad. I didn't get to plant several seeds
>because of weather constraints and then husband's relatives showed up
>for a week.

I have a pile of seed packets sitting on the kitchen table that are
just going to have to be zip-locked and stored until next year. Never
got around to 'em. Happens every year with something

>I wish that we had some fruit going but the wildlife
>makes it not worth the work to feed them.

Hope springs eternal Critters beat me to it every year.

That little worm is chewing
>up my petunia blossoms. I'll have to spray. The worms are too tiny
>and exactly match the leaf coloring. I can see the poop trail but
>can't find the darn worms.

I first encountered these way back in the mid 80s. They were a plague
for years and eventually I switched to new varieties and forgot all
about them. They are quite destructive.


>The deer have left my roses alone this
>year. We have a new raccoon mama who is showing up to raid the cat
>food. We've got to stop that -- don't want her training babies. Our
>two feral cats have adopted another feral cat! What the heck is that
>all about? My two feral's are fixed. So now we have a pile of three
>sunning and sleeping on the deck. That's all the goings on for right
>now.

And that is plenty.

I am hoping the harvests come in well over here. I do so adore being
able to play Ag Fairy at work and bringing in goodies for office
mates.

On Mon, 25 Jun 2018 09:24:49 -0400, Boron Elgar
> wrote:

>On Sun, 24 Jun 2018 21:47:46 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
>wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 24 Jun 2018 20:36:57 -0400, Boron Elgar
> wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 24 Jun 2018 17:41:40 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>Are you having a garden this year?
>>>>Janet US
>>>
>>>Oh yeah. Got the first groundhog attack this weekend, too. Hope the
>>>******* chokes to death. Partly my fault. We were away for the weekend
>>>and the left open the gate that leads to the upper deck.
>>>
>
>>
>>My deck garden is flourishing. I got some tuberous begonias at Costco
>>that like the sun. Extremely prolific with producing blooms and very
>>lush. I think I can keep the tubers for next year -- will have to
>>investigate.
>>https://www.provenwinners.com/plants...x-tuberhybrida
>
>Are these ones they sold in a bag of about 6 tubers or were they
>already potted? I have gotten both types there at times, but not the
>one shade you linked. The tubers in a bag are what the deer are eating
>now. I've never dug them to save, as they are relatively inexpensive
>and I am too lazy to do it at that price.

No, these were already potted and blooming. I'm in love. I hope they
have them next year. I've always been envious of the areas where one
could grow those lush begonias -- they thrive in northern Wisconsin
where it is cool and the humidity is high. Our summer temps tend to
100s and humidity of 12%. (My deer would have to jump the creek, climb
the stairs and get onto my deck to ravage my begonias.)
>
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>
>>I've only got 7 kinds of tomatoes going.
>
>We were given a Christmas gift certificate from this place. That is
>why we have so many varieties going....plus the volunteers from the
>old tubs/beds/compost

I have been choosing all the old heirloom colored and funny shaped
ones. Lots of flavor there. My tomatoes are eyeball high and have
grape size babies going on. 45 days to maturity. I should have some
by the 3rd week in July. I bet you chose a lot of heirloom tomatoes
as well. Don't you just love the purply black, and green and orange
and stripes?
>
>https://www.heirloomtomatoplants.com/
>
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>
>You are far more industrious than I these days. I direct sow or haunt
>the nurseries for what I call the "plant rescue" corner for seedlings.

Those seed catalogs in December get me every time )
>
>snip
>
>I have a pile of seed packets sitting on the kitchen table that are
>just going to have to be zip-locked and stored until next year. Never
>got around to 'em. Happens every year with something

Bummer. I keep toying with the idea of giving lettuce (Green Ice) a
go anyway, even though it is really late.
>
snip

>I am hoping the harvests come in well over here. I do so adore being
>able to play Ag Fairy at work and bringing in goodies for office
>mates.

For me, dinner is determined by what comes from the garden that day

I hope your weather behaves itself.

Janet US