The Garden In Pictures July 17, 2008

The Garden July 17, 2008


Peas (dying out) and a second planting of Spinach July 17, 2008

Patio Tomatoes, a Maple Tree Seedling (LOL!), and Scallions July 17, 2008


Patio Tomatoes July 17, 2008


Patio Tomatoes July 17, 2008


Onions, Romas, Borage July 17, 2008


Borage July 17, 2008


Borage July 17, 2008


Ground Cherries July 17, 2008


Patio Tomatoes and Ground Cherries July 17, 2008


Patio Tomatoes and Lettuce volunteer July 17, 2008


Patio Tomatoes July 17, 2008


Broccoli (no heads visible) July 17, 2008 (by the 18th there are some small heads starting…woohoo!)


Cucumbers July 17, 2008


Cucumber July 17, 2008


Tomatoes, Snow Peas July 17, 2008


Better Boy (I think) July 17, 2008


Maters July 17, 2008


More Tomatoes July 17, 2008


More Tomatoes July 17, 2008


Grape and Roma and Early Girl Tomatoes July 17, 2008


The view from out back July 17, 2008


Pole Beans July 17, 2008


Pole Beans July 17, 2008


Squash Bed July 17, 2008


Triple Treat Pumpkin July 17, 2008


Triple Treat Pumpkin July 17, 2008


Spaghetti Squash July 17, 2008


Butterbush Squash July 17, 2008


Grape Tomatoes July 17, 2008


Funny Carrot July 17, 2008


Carrots and Scallons July 17, 2008


Window Box Strawberries July 17, 2008


Oregano and Parsley July 17, 2008


Tomatoes (unkown varieties) and Chives July 17, 2008


Citronella Lilies July 17, 2008

The Garden In Pictures July 6, 2008

I'm waaaay too lazy to actually blog about garden progress right now, and having spent the last hour uploading pictures I think I'm entitled. Hey....it's only 6:34 am here and I've already been awake for almost two hours! So here are some photos.

First, my Little Chery Pickers on June 27, 2008


My Cherry Pie (skimpy on the lattice)


And The Lily Bed June 28, 2008


Lily Bed July 6, 2008


White Madonna Lilies July 6, 2008


The Garden July 6, 2008


Sugar Snap Peas July 6, 2008 (the trellis thing wasn’t strong enough…..revise next year!)


Patio Tomatoes and Scallions July 6, 2008


Patio Tomatoes July 6, 2008


Onions, Carrots, Roma Tomatoes July 6, 2008


More Patio Tomatoes July 6, 2008


Even More Patio Tomatoes July 6, 2008


Broccoli (no heads yet), Broccoli Raab, Roma Tomatoes, Cucumbers July 6, 2008


Broccoli (no heads yet) July 6, 2008


Cucumbers July 6, 2008


Roma, Better Boy, and Early Girl Tomatoes, Basil, and Dwarf Grey Snow Peas July 6, 2008


Roma, Better Boy, and Early Girl Tomatoes, Basil, Marigolds, and Dwarf Grey Snow Peas July 6, 2008


Better Boy Tomatoes July 6, 2008 (what happened there?)


Better Boy Tomato July 6, 2008


Basil July 6, 2008


Grape Tomatoes, Roma Tomatoes, Broccoli (that has since been pulled because it had cabbage moths and was pretty much destroyed), Marigolds July 6, 2008


Kentucky Wonder Pole Beans July 6, 2008


Blueberries July 6, 2008


Squash Bed July 6, 2008


Jack 'O Lantern July 6, 2008

Plenty of New Pictures!

"How's the garden doing?" People keep asking me this question, so I decided it was time to add updated pictures. Enjoy!

First, a beautiful stargazer lily in the lily bed.




Then the veggies and herbs…….

A View of the Whole Garden


Cattle Panel Trellis


Cucumber Trellis


Pole Bean Trellis


One of the broccoli plants, with garlic planted at the corners and a lonely carrot that migrated. (See it in the bottom left-hand corner?)


Onions


Scallions (I think I need to thin these!)


Pretty Spinach


Bibb Lettuce (I think the slugs have been snacking….ggggrrrrrrrr!)


My Pathetic Attempt at a Snap Pea Trellis


The Peas Seem To Like It, Though!


Triple Treat Pumpkins


Jack ‘O Lanterns


Better Boy Tomatoes (…with some lettuce underneath! No, those aren’t weeds. J My trellis didn’t fit where I wanted it and the lettuce had just been planted. I figured I would harvest it as baby lettuce instead of ripping it all out.)


Patio Tomatoes and Ground Cherries (Just planted so no sprouting there yet.)


More Patio Tomatoes


One of my patio tomatoes has a flower! Should I pinch it off? They’re not very tall yet.
So there it is so far. I hope to add some close-ups of individual plants tomorrow so you can see some of my herbs and things. I’m having so much fun!

So Much Updating To Do!

I can't believe how much I have to catch up posting about. I'm going to wait until tomorrow evening to do it, though, because I hope to accomplish a lot more tomorrow.

My to-do list:
Plant and transplant some lilies
Plant some other perennials that were given to me
Finish filling the last two square foot beds and plant them
Erect the pole bean teepee and plant the beans
Pull weeds, add topsoil, and plant my rock garden plants
Mulch around the daylily bed
Plant ferns (in three shade/mostly shade beds)
Post photos of the climbing vine...I think it might be Virginia Creeper
Plant columbine seeds after weeding the bed the will live in

I have more but, since I doubt I'll even accomplish that much tomorrow, I'll stop now. :)

Ouch! That hurt!

So while I was putting in my perennial herb beds next to the back porch I tripped over my little guy and fell....crash!....right onto the ground, and onto a pile of rocks I had pulled out of the beds. Boohoohoohoohoo! That HURT! I bruised my wrist, pulled a muscle in my side, and had some lovely shooting pains up my other arm. I've finally recovered almost fully, but that's why I haven't been around.

It's Taking Shape!

The garden is finally taking shape and looking semi-finished. Here are some photos to satisfy your curiosity.



Close-Up of Bed #1 Sugar Snap Peas, Spinach, Bibb Lettuce (see how some of the lettuce squares need thinning big time!)


Thinned Lettuce


Harvested Lettuce....Dinner!

Flowers, Flowers, and More Flowers!

I have soooo many flower seeds to get planted!

Perennials:
2 pkgs of Achillea Summer Berries (Yarrow)
1 pkg Blue Fescue Ornamental Grass
1 pkg Butterfly Weed
3 pkgs Microchip Dianthus
1 pkg Echinacea
2 pkgs William Guinness Columbine
2 pkgs Barlow Mix Columbine
2 pkgs Harlequin Mix Columbine
2 pkgs Wildflower Mix
2 pkgs Red Poppies (will wait until autumn to plant?)

Annuals:
1 pkg Mexican Sunflowers
1 pkg Alyssum
2 pkgs Crego Mixed Color Asters

Plus these that we bought at the greenhouse:
marigolds
begonias
petunias
and a couple of other annuals that I can't remember off the top of my head

Tomorrow is supposed to be the last nice weather we have for a week, so I'm going to be super busy!