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scrubjayspeaks) wrote2020-09-11 06:15 pm
scrubjayspeaks) wrote2020-09-11 06:15 pm
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Pandemic Garden Club
Welcome to the September edition of Pandemic Garden Club! Growing good things in strange times!
Anyone is welcome to comment with what they're growing right now, things they would like to try, problems they're encountering, and questions they have. Share resources, answer questions, shout encouragement.
As for myself...
Not much by way of pictures this time, due to a combination of technical difficulties and lack of energy. Things are roughly as they have been in the flower garden. The four o'clocks have grown vigorous and numerous at last--yes, even the marbled ones. An assortment of snapdragons are scattered around, and a few of the zinnias continue to put up flowers.
Most thrillingly, one of the fancy morning glory vines finally started blooming. The flowers, brilliant purple-blue and star-shaped, show up without warning and disappear just as quickly, but there have been three or four at this point. I know that doesn't sound like much, but last year they didn't bloom at all. I had terrifying masses of vines twining up the tree trunk, but never any flowers.
Finally, the joyous triumph of the season: pumpkins!
We've got four pallets full like this, where they are curing and staying away from any rodental types that might gnaw at them. The very first pumpkin picked just gave way to rot yesterday, but that still means it lasted quite a while. So I should have plenty of good pumpkins by the time Halloween gets here. Oh, and there are still more--many more--pumpkins still on the vine. :D
Anyone is welcome to comment with what they're growing right now, things they would like to try, problems they're encountering, and questions they have. Share resources, answer questions, shout encouragement.
As for myself...
Not much by way of pictures this time, due to a combination of technical difficulties and lack of energy. Things are roughly as they have been in the flower garden. The four o'clocks have grown vigorous and numerous at last--yes, even the marbled ones. An assortment of snapdragons are scattered around, and a few of the zinnias continue to put up flowers.
Most thrillingly, one of the fancy morning glory vines finally started blooming. The flowers, brilliant purple-blue and star-shaped, show up without warning and disappear just as quickly, but there have been three or four at this point. I know that doesn't sound like much, but last year they didn't bloom at all. I had terrifying masses of vines twining up the tree trunk, but never any flowers.
Finally, the joyous triumph of the season: pumpkins!
We've got four pallets full like this, where they are curing and staying away from any rodental types that might gnaw at them. The very first pumpkin picked just gave way to rot yesterday, but that still means it lasted quite a while. So I should have plenty of good pumpkins by the time Halloween gets here. Oh, and there are still more--many more--pumpkins still on the vine. :D