Gardening: Plants, Flowers, Veggies, Trees and All Things Green

[ccs29745]

Something got into ours two years ango and ate them all. Last year was decent and hoping for good luck this year.

Squirrels and raccoons got into mine last year.

 

[Wonderer67]

Hate that. I saw a bunch of shelled walnuts in the raised bed as I was turning over the soil.

Sure signs of squirrels.

 

[ccs29745]

I'll try to get pics tomorrow. Work so busy I haven't seen how garden doing since last week.

 

[Trubbycat]

What kinds of flowers?

Pics?

Several types... if I can remember... I'll have to check the labels. I put in asters last year and we have a milkweed or two... I put in a New Jersey Tea... a chokeberry... some sedum... liatris spicata (blazing sun)

 

[ccs29745]

Hope everyone garden's are OK after storms last night

 

[Wonderer67]

Yes, I’ve seen all over the news very bad storms all throughout the Midwest.

Number one, stay safe. Number two I hope your gardens are all OK.

 

[Wonderer67]

Pics from tonite.

Purple columbine and azalea.

https://imgur.com/a/VFxgK46

Vibernum (which I call vibration)

https://imgur.com/a/8YlTUFu

Allium

https://imgur.com/a/B3v52gd

 

[Wonderer67]

Virginia Bluebell

https://imgur.com/a/IZTfMZr

Vibernum blooming and rhododendron not quite ready yet.

https://imgur.com/a/oVyIPw2

Sunset overlooking our farm

https://imgur.com/a/i4YCfpa

 

[Wonderer67]

I also planted about 100 sunflower in peat pots.

Tomrrow it’s more pumpkins and gourds.

 

[ccs29745]

I also planted about 100 sunflower in peat pots.

Tomrrow it’s more pumpkins and gourds.

Pics and flowers are beautiful

 

[ccs29745]

I've not forgotten to task pics, busy day off and we keep getting these passing showers. Garden going to flood if doesn't stop some.

 

[Wonderer67]

Look forward to some pics.

I have a bunch of seedlings that I have to thin out. I hate killing them, so I’m gonna transplant as many as I can possibly do.

 

[ccs29745]

Look forward to some pics.

I have a bunch of siblings that I have to thin out. I hate killing them, so I’m gonna transplant as many as I can possibly do.

Start your own vegetable store.

 

[Wonderer67]

Haha. Seedlings not siblings. (I love my sisters)

We do have a farmstand where we sell seedlings.

 

[Wonderer67]

Some flowers from the last few days.

Iris in the rain.

https://imgur.com/a/LmekMYz

https://imgur.com/a/KaKM50o

Allium (flowering onion)

https://imgur.com/a/SPbXKeb

Fleabane. It’s just a weed but I mow around em cuz my wife likes em.

https://imgur.com/a/8ONRwoN

 

[Wonderer67]

Columbine and azalea in the foreground. Flowering Rhodies and vibernum in the background.

https://imgur.com/a/0HrA5fJ

Wine colored iris.

https://imgur.com/a/a3gcAd9

https://imgur.com/a/B9RyPPd

Bleeding hearts

https://imgur.com/a/WJqMzBL

 

[Wonderer67]

Nerd alert.

This is an American chestnut tree. They’ve been blighted for abt 100 years. So my wife and I joined the the American chestnut foundation.

Our species-saving strategy is a powerful combination of traditional breeding and biotechnology. The primary goal of our scientific research is to develop American chestnut trees with sufficient resistance to two deadly diseases: chestnut blight and Phytophthora root rot.

They gave us chestnuts to plant and our tree hatched! This guy was planted last fall.

https://imgur.com/a/mcq7Z1m

My wife is a crazy tree lady. She rescues baby trees from jobs she’s on and brings them to our house or farm to be planted.

Here’s is a red oak. Also abt 6 mos old.

https://imgur.com/a/4rFc5B9

This is a Douglas fir. My wife found it in a customers yard as a tiny sapling in a flower bed abt four years ago. Brought it home and this has tons of new growth. If you’re super nerdy you can see see the Fibonacci pattern in the new growth facing you.

https://imgur.com/a/BBZOAF4

 

[sallysparrow23]

https://imgur.com/a/2WUoamO

Vegetable sprouts in my garden tower.

 

[ccs29745]

https://imgur.com/a/2WUoamO

Vegetable sprouts in my garden tower.

Awesome Sally!!

 

[Wonderer67]

that is really cool!

What kind of vegetables do you grow in it? It almost looks too small for any large vegetables like tomatoes or anything.

 

[sallysparrow23]

that is really cool!

What kind of vegetables do you grow in it? It almost looks too small for any large vegetables like tomatoes or anything.

You can definitely grow tomatoes! They are in the top tier. This is a picture from last year. This year I am doing tomatoes, brussel sprouts, bell peppers, peas, and zucchini.. I think I'm missing one but can't remember at the moment

https://imgur.com/a/20B6cBL

Awesome Sally!!

Thank you!

 

[Wonderer67]

That’s amazing. A self contained garden!

Love it!!

 

[Wonderer67]

Coupla pretty pics from tonght.

One of my favorite scenes. A farm on Sourland Mountain on my way home from work.

https://imgur.com/a/SxnMEos

https://imgur.com/a/Oq39PE4

https://imgur.com/a/TO6rovr

https://imgur.com/a/YNulbfa

 

[Wonderer67]

Bearded iris…

https://imgur.com/a/fWdJTDl

Siberian iris

https://imgur.com/a/Fqwo0vW

Yellow Iris

https://imgur.com/a/d2I5Uli

 

[Wonderer67]

Purple globe allium

https://imgur.com/a/lq3FXyI

Some smaller allium

https://imgur.com/a/fvQRbCN

Pink allium

https://imgur.com/a/WYQwYVV