Showing posts with label squash. Show all posts
Showing posts with label squash. Show all posts

Monday, June 25, 2012

Living Large

Just another photographic update.  Enjoy!


Not the BEST photo, but my first zucchini from the garden.  PROUD MOM! 
The pumpkins are kinda taking over.  These will NOT be a raised bed experiment next time around.

Pumpkin from another angle.  Even though they are spilling over the sides, they quite obviously would have taken over the whole bed had I not added that trellis.  I get the feeling I will need to add another one.

I was so concerned with the cucumbers since this was my like 2nd-3rd go, and only 2 seedlings survived.  They're kickin' butt now though! 

See my little baby cukes!


The only strawberries that really worked for me were these, the sequoia.  I have 2 other varieties with not a single berry on 'em.  I don't know enough about them, but I thought they were all supposed to mature at the same time.  Suggestions?

Lex loves coming out and eating them straight from the garden.

Mmm...

Oops, back to the pumpkins... this is incredible:  One of the vines were growing SO strong it pierced through one of the leaves.

Right through to the bottom. Isn't that amazing?  I was so impressed.

Pumpkins coming...

Something likes my okra more than I do.

Here's my squash (zucchini and yellow summer crookneck).  You can tell my the different leaves which is which.

On the left are soybeans (Edemame), Ice Box watermelon in the center (slow going), and heirloom mix bush beans on the right.

Japanese Beetles are here and trying to ruin EVERYTHING!  I've sprayed my deck pots down with soapy water, but with the sun blazing, it's scorching the leaves.  Also, the beetles seem to be laughing at me.  Suggestions? 
Poor little carrots being shrouded out by the squash.  I'll have to fix this today.

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I'm so proud of myself.  I never though my gardens would turn out as well as whey have.  Thank you to everyone who's lent me a hand throughout this season so far!!!

Monday, May 7, 2012

Pretty... pretty... pretty good.

Just a photographic update on my garden/gardening progression.  Let's take a walk...

My little "growshelf" 

I am so happy with how hardy the pumpkin is!

Kicking arse!

Peppers




I started another tray last week: Rainbow Mix and Wizard Mix coleus, lobelia, foxglove (my 2nd go), sweet banana peppers, Sugar Baby watermelon, red onion and Bells of Ireland.  The heavy seed you see here is the foxglove.  I may have over done it, but I'm pretty sure I saw growth this morning, so we'll see how this goes.  


Newest tray 
Here you see 2 of the 46 Eskimo marigolds that I decided to try and start inside.  I'm wondering why the bulk of these haven't grown...
Eskimo marigolds again.

Roman chamomile!


Hidcote lavender


Mammoth sunflowers lookin' all tall already!

Iris


My raised beds in place and waiting to be filled.


PEACHES!


Comfrey



Blue Crop blueberries


Sparta blueberries


Peony


I have about 6 more of these (sweet pea) that I'm getting ready to plant around my compost bin.  Thoughts?  Good idea?  

Awww...

A couple hot days and some rain, and BAM!

Echinacea

Lily of the Valley


Bigroot Cranesbill (Geranium)


Garden beans






Onion

My rhubarb is growing!

Radish


Yellow Pear tomato

Squash (zucchini and yellow crookneck)

Yellow Crookneck squash

Blueray blueberry coming back (Lex said "next to the cigar.")

Roses