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Post by papercrafteradvocate on May 22, 2017 1:03:58 GMT
I have tons of cherry tomatoes already! Delish! I put in tons more perennials this year so far and some annuals for pops of color. I'm in love with the Picasso petunias, purple and green trumpets and a new Night Sky variety that is deep purple with white spots. I also have yellow candy striped ones, I think they are called lemon stripe. We had a bunch of trees cut down and the stumps were already soft so I'm planting in and around them to get them to decay faster. I planted gallon sized: A dozen rudbeckia, 4 perennial succulents, A dozen lavender plants, and 4 large flats of premium petunias, 2 large flats of coleus in some new purples-almost black and campfire colors. ^^that was just out front!! I swear I planted 100 hostas! (I know it was close--they filled 2 truck beds) My front porch is full of new plants-I have 4 baskets of petunias, lemon lime croton, I bought a few more tropical house plants that will sit out on the porch all summer and come in during the winter. My front porch is all containers and I'm pleased with how it looks this year. I planted my entire day off last week after a trip to the greenhouse!!! I bought a few really big hibiscus for the back patio--not ready to tackle that job yet!! I have a landscape architect designing our backyard space this year, it's so much and overwhelming--I did okay on my own last year, I moved a lot of perennials and set up the separate spaces, but I'm just going to hire to have it done once and for all, so that I only will really need to plant my containers with some annuals for pops of color. I also have all my herbs started but not in containers yet. Basil, oregano, cilantro. Our chives and mint are already over a foot high. I'll start my sunflowers here next weekend in jiffy pots and replant when they are bigger. Here's some pictures of the petunias
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2017 1:50:21 GMT
This is our new planter box out front. Those are our hops growing in front of the porch. Behind dh is the new lilac bush. I'll take a picture tomorrow of the garden boxes. I'm planting stuff tomorrow as the rest of the week is looking wet.
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Post by ghislaine on May 24, 2017 15:59:55 GMT
I've had peas, lettuce, carrots and swiss chard in the ground since Easter Weekend but never got around to getting the rest of the stuff that tolerates cold. I went to the nursery today for broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, and some flowers for the pots in the front of the house. I didn't even see cukes available, but I'll probably stop in again next week for more plants. I forgot to have my garden plan with me this time! Memorial Day weekend is our usual safe date but the weather forcast doesn't predict any temps under 50 in the next few days so I am going ahead now.
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on May 24, 2017 16:07:06 GMT
I know nothing about gardening so I did a ton of research before starting my first veggi garden this year and idk if anything will even come out of it lol! I did like the YouTube people suggested (lots of mixed suggestions) but my plants don't look pretty. Like some of the leaves are yellowing, some leaves look like they've been eaten so idk...I'm frustrated.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2017 17:10:38 GMT
I know nothing about gardening so I did a ton of research before starting my first veggi garden this year and idk if anything will even come out of it lol! I did like the YouTube people suggested (lots of mixed suggestions) but my plants don't look pretty. Like some of the leaves are yellowing, some leaves look like they've been eaten so idk...I'm frustrated. You could have too much fertilizer. , hard to tell without seeing. And bugs. But bugs are a part of the yard. Safer's is a good spray. Or you could make one of those cayenne sprays.
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on May 24, 2017 17:22:50 GMT
I know nothing about gardening so I did a ton of research before starting my first veggi garden this year and idk if anything will even come out of it lol! I did like the YouTube people suggested (lots of mixed suggestions) but my plants don't look pretty. Like some of the leaves are yellowing, some leaves look like they've been eaten so idk...I'm frustrated. You could have too much fertilizer. , hard to tell without seeing. And bugs. But bugs are a part of the yard. Safer's is a good spray. Or you could make one of those cayenne sprays. Thanks. Ill look for that spray stuff! I'll take pic and upload it in a bit..maybe someone will have suggestions.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2017 17:35:22 GMT
Try one of the homemade sprays first. There are tons of recipes online.
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Post by Olan on May 24, 2017 20:39:55 GMT
The previous owner planted a fig and peach tree along with a whole host of other things I have no clue how to care for. I'm having a lot of fun learning though. We planted strawberries, grape tomatoes, African basil, mint, rosemary and mulched the front yard last weekend yet still have many many hours of yard work to complete.
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Post by mlynn on May 25, 2017 0:26:08 GMT
The previous owner planted a fig and peach tree along with a whole host of other things I have no clue how to care for. I'm having a lot of fun learning though. We planted strawberries, grape tomatoes, African basil, mint, rosemary and mulched the front yard last weekend yet still have many many hours of yard work to complete. Keep an eye on that mint. It is pretty invasive. You do not want to give it a chance to take over.
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Post by laureljean on May 25, 2017 0:36:15 GMT
In the process of planting my raised beds. So far, tomatoes, sweet peppers, broccoli, and some herbs. I need to put together another box and plant some squash and beans.
I'm pretty new to this, but had good luck with tomatoes and herbs last year, so I thought I'd try a few more things.
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Post by teddyw on May 25, 2017 0:50:51 GMT
Try one of the homemade sprays first. There are tons of recipes online. Follow the directions for the cayenne spray exactly. Last year I put a little extra in and burned the leaves. My radishes are ready along with my kale and lettuce. My beets, carrots and escarole aren't doing so well. I have asparagus that went to seed before I knew to pick it. I have never grown it before and the directions said not to harvest the first year. My lilies are going to be amazing I think. They are so lush this year. With tons of buds. I planted lots of dahlias for the first time. Supposedly the deer won't eat them so I'm anxious for those. Some are dinner plate size.
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Post by Olan on May 25, 2017 1:18:00 GMT
The previous owner planted a fig and peach tree along with a whole host of other things I have no clue how to care for. I'm having a lot of fun learning though. We planted strawberries, grape tomatoes, African basil, mint, rosemary and mulched the front yard last weekend yet still have many many hours of yard work to complete. Keep an eye on that mint. It is pretty invasive. You do not want to give it a chance to take over.
Thank you! The plentifulness of the previous owners mint is what got me excited about gardening. It's the only thing we've had to harvest. But that probably means I shouldn't have planted the new mint.
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Post by ghislaine on May 25, 2017 17:20:36 GMT
Keep an eye on that mint. It is pretty invasive. You do not want to give it a chance to take over.
Thank you! The plentifulness of the previous owners mint is what got me excited about gardening. It's the only thing we've had to harvest. But that probably means I shouldn't have planted the new mint. I can tell that they previous owners of my house must not have realized how much mint likes to spread. I assume they planted some in the bed by the well then it spread across the lawn and off of it! LOL I now have naturalized mint in the boggy area there (they like moisture) and it smells like mint every time we mow over there. So after I posted yesterday, I asked my husband about the pots I'd planned on using for my purchases. He had misunderstood my telling him there was garbage _in_ the pots to take out with the rest of the garbage on Sunday and included the pots in the garbage! LOL So I ran out again yesterday to get more pots! I had time to get one of them planted at least!
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Post by mlana on May 27, 2017 0:47:59 GMT
There was not much winter in GA this and it caught a lot of us gardeners by surprise. One day it was cold and icy and the next day late spring had arrived. I did not get any of my summer seeds started this as my spring garden had just gone in when the weather turned warm. Since I have several tomato and pepper diseases in my garden, I decided to forgo starting heirloom seeds and just buy hybrid plants that have some immunity to the most frequent diseases. This turned out to be a good move on my part. Whew!
I had mulched my beds last year as I pulled up the remnants of my fall crop and this also turned out to be a good move. No weeds, easy turn soil, and beautiful let me get my plants in early. I mulched as I planted, so no new weeds to fight either. When the weather turned cool (not freezing, just a bit below 40*) in late April, my tomatoes and peppers were well established; they shook the cold off and kept growing. At the time that my plants are usually just getting established, I have some HUUGE tomatoes growing and the peppers are in bloom. I have started beans indoors and will get them in the ground this weekend, I hope. I also went and bought some more pepper and tomato plants at half off an already low price from our local nursery. Not all are disease resistant, but most are determinate that should make and be done before the nasty diseases hit.
I got a new lens for my iPhone for Mday and I've been putting it to good use. I'm on Instagram now at marcytlana, if you'd like to look. I'm still learning how to post, so I'm a bit behind. I'll try to share some photos here, but I'm not known for my mad posting skills. LOL
These pictures were all taken before last week's heavy rainfall. The plants are much larger now.
Ok, that's not going to work. The images are too big, file wise. I'll get Dd to help me when she wakes up.
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Post by melrose on May 27, 2017 1:26:15 GMT
The only "gardening" I've done this season is buy a cherry tomato plant in a tub and just today I pressure washed the back patio and all the walkways. Everything looks like brand new concrete....and then I sat down and admired my work!
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Post by Olan on Jun 2, 2017 20:59:36 GMT
Happy June! I almost died using a three step ladder to climb a tree but my entire house smells like one giant peach! We joined our first CSA last month so we are going to share some peaches with them instead of our fruitless friends which will then leave us with 2 dozen or so. I will attempt a photo share
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Post by Olan on Jun 2, 2017 21:32:22 GMT
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Post by gale w on Jun 2, 2017 22:44:17 GMT
We haven't had a proper garden in a while. Yesterday I bought two patio tomato plants and a cucumber plant, all of which will be in containers. I might do the same with a zucchini plant.
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Post by Linda on Jun 3, 2017 0:31:42 GMT
I didn't plant a spring garden this year and it's too hot for gardening here now. I do have some volunteer blackberries that are almost ripe - yum! I'll plant in the fall...
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jun 3, 2017 1:34:45 GMT
And the hoeing begins. Lol. Oh well, can't have the benefits of a garden without any cost.
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