All we got this morning is drizzles. I'll have to water tomorrow. Need to prune the tomatoes too.
Worked in the garden a while this morning. While doing a bug check I found some blooms in the green beans and buds on the butterbeans. Didn't see any bugs this time!
Butterbeans
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These storms are missing us too. Only getting drizzles. There is a tiny storm in the county to my west. It has parked and dumped almost 2 in of rain. I wish it would pass on through and share with us.
Hopeful for a shower this morning. I will still need to water the plants in the greenhouse. More chances for rain the next couple days. We need some.
No gardening yesterday. Cook a ham, fresh cabbage and potatoes from the garden.
@Sally Last year I had bunnies sneaking through my fence. They...
Yesterday I ran another row of trellising on the tomatoes. I had to stand on a milk crate this time. That will be as high as I trellis. Any taller they will flop over and keep going. I'm only 5 ft tall! :lol:
You can see in the photo my potato foliage is dying back. Will be digging these...
I worked in the garden yesterday. It was a very hot day! I picked more blueberries and a Black Krim tomato.
Added some stuff to the compost bin. LOTS of volunteers in the bin.
My compost is ALIVE! 😂
Should be seeing blooms on the greenbeans soon.
The plants in front of the green beans are...
Have you tried laying a board across newly planted seed after you water them in? You have to keep it checked and remove the board as soon as you see sprouts.
I do this sometimes if I'm having problems getting seed started. It helps to keep the moisture more consistant.
I have well water. The well is beside the garden so when I have to water it comes straight from the ground no added anything. I drink this water and never had a problem keeping tropical fish. I never had to treat my water for the aquariums.
In my case at least, there is no added chemicals.
I...
I was about to head down to pick the blueberries. I heard thunder and now it's raining. We also had some showers last night.
We need this rain. Will not have to water the garden or flowers today!
:ya
Is it just me or does anyone else notice more and better growth with natural rainfall vs...
We are supposed to be getting some rain tonight. I hope we get a good bit or I will have to water tomorrow. Time to check the blueberries again. I've been picking some every 2-3 days.
Thankfully the rain did not beat up the garden too bad. I did have to wrap some bean vines back on the trellis.
Tomatoes are starting to get tall so I pushed some vines into the weaving.
I noticed something ate the top of a few zinnia seedlings. I suspect an insect.
Rained almost all day yesterday. Several heavy down pours into the evening. More coming today.
The flowers just planted look good. I will go down to the garden shortly and check on things. Hope it didn't beat things up too bad.
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We are getting rain today and probably tomorrow. Thankful to see it!
Yesterday I planted 30 small pots of mostly cleome, vinca and petunias I grew out from seed. Still have more to plant.
Back and wrist are sore this morning so won't be planting today.
I've not yet seen a tomato worm or a squash bug but I've been looking. I have seen a few earwigs. They are evil looking creatures.
My melons, pumpkins and butternut squash have just started coming up. I have a few sunflowers and zinnias seeded there that have broken through as well. We've had...
Yesterday I planted seeds for watermelon, canteloupe, pie pumpkins, butternut squash, sunflowers and zinnias. Planted a few marigolds in with the melons to stand guard on the root knot nematode invasion.
I had a helper yesterday. My favorite pea picker!
He helped me pick these.
I started them under LEDs in Feb. They get potted up and moved to the greenhouse when they don't fit my plant light set up. Just have to keep a watch on the weather because my greenhouse is not heated.
I like them to be in 1 gal pots when I put them in the ground. I dig deeply and bury an...
We had a tiny shower yesterday and today. Wasn't much but I'll take it. Supposed to be getting more.
It was so dry all week I spent a lot of time watering.
Hope to plant some watermelons, canteloupe, pumpkins and butternut squash this week.
I think I'll be picking peas in the next day or...
Purple hull peas, bell peppers and a few more marigolds are planted.
Still got to plant the cayenne.
Green pea pods are swelling with peas. No sign of mildew yet. I know it's coming always does as the humidity starts to get bad. Hope I can get a few pickings before it gets them.
I still need...