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scrubjayspeaks) wrote2025-05-11 05:47 pm
scrubjayspeaks) wrote2025-05-11 05:47 pm
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Pandemic Garden Club
Welcome to the May 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...
The wisteria have burst out in bloom. We lost one a couple years ago, but its small replacement seems to be doing well. The surviving one is a nice mass draped all over our water tank. This bee was lost in the sauce while I was photographing.
We got the corn and pumpkins planted April 20th, which was an improvement in timing. We haven't been plagued by late frosts this year, so things got in the ground at a more reasonable time. A good thing, too, because the heat is already coming on. Hopefully, they'll develop before the weather gets bad enough to stunt them. This is their progress as of May 1, a week and a half later.
And here they are on the 7th, another week on. Compared to succulents, which are known for being slow growers in general, or even bulbs, it is shocking how fast annuals come up and get going. There are sunflowers mixed in there as well. The marigolds seem to be the only ones not leaping into action. Oh, and don't mind the dust--that's just diatomaceous earth to keep the bugs from chowing down on them.
Speaking of bulbs, those mystery alliums have bloomed. So far, they're pretty basic white flower heads. I did spot a very short purple one forming the other day. I still don't understand why these have done just fine, while the fifty or so I planted a few years ago were a complete failure.
Out in the wildflower field, most of the annuals have died back. The shrubs are still doing well, though. This sprawling sage continues to impress. It took a couple years of establishing itself before it bloomed, but now it has spikes all over its south side.
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...
The wisteria have burst out in bloom. We lost one a couple years ago, but its small replacement seems to be doing well. The surviving one is a nice mass draped all over our water tank. This bee was lost in the sauce while I was photographing.
We got the corn and pumpkins planted April 20th, which was an improvement in timing. We haven't been plagued by late frosts this year, so things got in the ground at a more reasonable time. A good thing, too, because the heat is already coming on. Hopefully, they'll develop before the weather gets bad enough to stunt them. This is their progress as of May 1, a week and a half later.
And here they are on the 7th, another week on. Compared to succulents, which are known for being slow growers in general, or even bulbs, it is shocking how fast annuals come up and get going. There are sunflowers mixed in there as well. The marigolds seem to be the only ones not leaping into action. Oh, and don't mind the dust--that's just diatomaceous earth to keep the bugs from chowing down on them.
Speaking of bulbs, those mystery alliums have bloomed. So far, they're pretty basic white flower heads. I did spot a very short purple one forming the other day. I still don't understand why these have done just fine, while the fifty or so I planted a few years ago were a complete failure.
Out in the wildflower field, most of the annuals have died back. The shrubs are still doing well, though. This sprawling sage continues to impress. It took a couple years of establishing itself before it bloomed, but now it has spikes all over its south side.
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If you manage to thin them, you are a stronger soul than I--I can never seem to bring myself to do it.
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