too larry
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I didn't plant any flowers this year. Still hoeing a bunch of "wild" flowers out of the garden. We planted a few packs in the middle of the garden years ago. Have to hoe them up every year since.
How Does Your Garden Grow??????
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Bareback
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It's an old blender that I only use for blending food scraps that are going to end up in the compost or worm bins...... definitely not the one my wife uses for making smootlies.
too larry
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Some days I'm down to two pods. I tend to eat them in the garden if there isn't enough to deal with.Harvested some okra. Only two. Don't laugh.
The Gram Reaper
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My garden did the worst it ever has this year. The start of the year was slow growth and changing weather that caused a number of issues.
If this was the medieval days I would starve this winter lol. A lot of things went to seed with the hot and cold swings. I will be more prepared next year.
Going to layer compost and have been saving all my coco from the grow to layer over the beds to insulate them to help fight the bolting. Also taking a list of things that did well in the new climate and things I will not grow here in Michigan anymore. Getting a lot of smaller rocks around to mix in with the soil to stop UV penetration and give the roots some where to hide with cool moisture.
Corn started budding at 2 foot tall I got tons of short corn. Been canning some stuff, I used to have so much excess I could sell it but we gotta be greedy this year..
If this was the medieval days I would starve this winter lol. A lot of things went to seed with the hot and cold swings. I will be more prepared next year.
Going to layer compost and have been saving all my coco from the grow to layer over the beds to insulate them to help fight the bolting. Also taking a list of things that did well in the new climate and things I will not grow here in Michigan anymore. Getting a lot of smaller rocks around to mix in with the soil to stop UV penetration and give the roots some where to hide with cool moisture.
Corn started budding at 2 foot tall I got tons of short corn. Been canning some stuff, I used to have so much excess I could sell it but we gotta be greedy this year..
too larry
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It's always feast or famine with a garden.The two of us are having a hard time keeping up with everything and there's more ready everyday. I'm going to dry a bunch of the cherry tomatoes and make some more pickles.
Getting close
Didn't have my camera, but we picked two gallons of grapes off the vines at Mamma's old place. Grape pie will be upcoming.
xtsho
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Feast or famine is right. I feel bad because I've already put stuff into the compost that we didn't get to.
I've never had grape pie but sounds delicious. Unfortunately I don't have a grape vine. I do have some peaches just about ready so I'll be having peach pie before long.
too larry
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I give away as many veggies as I can, but there is always waste. Just can't be helped. My compost pile is a mass of vines from all the seeds sprouting.
I had 3-4 peaches this year on the 5 trees here at the house. I had about five trees at each of my two camps too, but the pond came up and killed all of them down there. And I was only able to find one at the river camp after the storm.
The soft pear tree over at the old house got blew down, but is still alive. No fruit on it this year, but I'm hoping it bounces back. Lots of other fruit trees there with big oaks on them. Have done very little work on that place, since it's Sister's land.
The Gram Reaper
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Tried growing okra for the first time this year. Each plant is about 3 inches tall after the whole year lmao. Not sure whats up, hates my garden.Harvested some okra. Only two. Don't laugh.
The Gram Reaper
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I had a pumpkin vine stretch out from my compost pile this year. Let it keep growing. Its the biggest plant in the garden lol. Its mainly apple compost from the apple tree. Massive growth. 3 good sized pie pumpkins on her. The plants I don't count on seem to do the best...
FresnoFarmer
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Moflow
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Has anyone else seen a decline in the butterfly population over the years?
Could be cyclic or man made, I don't know.
I've a wide variety of flowers in the garden to attract allsorts of insects.
The butterflies are quite rare to see in my garden these days so I took the opportunity to take a few pics of them basking in the sun, maybe feeding.
Even rarer, 3 different ones together.
The Peacock
Painted Lady
The Small Tortoiseshell
The Bumble Bee and Hoverfly numbers are down too over the years.
The most common butterfly to see here in my garden is the Cabbage White but they are becoming rarer too. I need to plant a few cabbages!
I've seen maybe 20 - 30 over the summer, mostly passing through to greener pastures.
Could be cyclic or man made, I don't know.
I've a wide variety of flowers in the garden to attract allsorts of insects.
The butterflies are quite rare to see in my garden these days so I took the opportunity to take a few pics of them basking in the sun, maybe feeding.
Even rarer, 3 different ones together.
The Peacock
Painted Lady
The Small Tortoiseshell
The Bumble Bee and Hoverfly numbers are down too over the years.
The most common butterfly to see here in my garden is the Cabbage White but they are becoming rarer too. I need to plant a few cabbages!
I've seen maybe 20 - 30 over the summer, mostly passing through to greener pastures.
too larry
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I still have lots of butterflies here in NW Florida. The cats kill a couple of three a week. And too many damn moths.
Bareback
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I'm not far from @too larry and it's the same for me lots butterflies and way to many moths especially on my cabbage.
racerboy71
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man, my garden was pretty much a complete flop this year, worst year ever.. not sure if it was the weather, was very hot with a lot of late rain or what the dillio, but yeah pretty disappointing to say the least.. oh well, onwards and upwards as they say..