A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion Landscape trials and triumphs What did you do in the garden today? #11

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Welcome to the GARDEN OF WEEDIN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I HAVE IT TOO

So true...if only our flowers grew like the weeds

Grandgirl and I planted a new shrub yesterday...she picked out a False Spirea for me last month.

If only our flowers grew like flowers instead of like weeds.

Tonight I pulled out all of my spiderwort. It was slowly taking over most of the area of one of my flower beds that are aginst the back of my house... last year I just pulled out what I did not want--this year it was WAY worse than last year, so I pulled it all out--now since the roots are still there I guess that I will have to use some roundup on them...(I best be careful)

and I also planted what looks like a min-coleus plant..we shall see..

I've posted pics somewhere. I'll see if I can find them.

I'll check out metal paint but I was thinking more along the lines of shingles or rock or something really cute.

Junie I've got spiderwort too and run it over with the mower every chance I get. Comes right back.

well shucks, I found where I had posted the pictures but they've been moved or deleted. I'll have to try to find them in my photos. It will probably be easier to take a new photo.

This picture is from an upstairs window in the house but at least you can get an idea.

Very Nice Sheri.

ideas on how to make it look better por favor.

I do think I would hang some sort of garden art or hanging planter on each side of the door. Otherwise, it is really a lovely little building.

Very cute, I'd just give it a fresh coat of paint and as Tina said a piece of garden art to frame the door. Maybe a flower box under the windows.

Ssshhhh, don't say shingles..I hope I never have to use wood shingles again ever

Yes, I had a post all written up last night about paint--and it went away---I think a nice sunny color like a yellow with green for trim around the windows. Then put up the decoration as Tina suggested.--perhaps a window box or 2 for flowers to compliment it as Sunny said then ?

Sunny, I'm hoping maybe you'll come shingle it for me.

I like the idea of a planter by the door. I actually have a window planter inside that I bought when I first got the building but the windows are so low that I never hung it. Maybe I can hang it by the door.

Not even if you paid me

I got a bunch of squash and a bunch of cucumbers. The only ripe tomato had blossom end rot. We prepared the soil before planting so I can't figure that out. I think I saw my first squash bug. I'm hoping not but it got away too quickly for me to tell. I laid down a board, that I stole from a king snake, and I'll check under it in the morning. Wish snakes ate squash bugs and hope that king snake isn't back under that board in the morning.

Sounds wonderful Sheri. I am way behind. I have had a very few red grape tomatoes, but my regular sized tomatoes are still small plants, with only a few small green tomatoes. I have bene eating Amish vine-ripened tomatoes though so I am not without tomatoes...

What did I do in the garden today?

I left this guy alone is what I did.

OMG !!
Good Call, Sheri !!

He is so pretty. i love the markings.

I'm rejuvenating two old hanging flower pot holders; just put two coats of this "cracked silver" rustoleum spray paint and have to wait until tomorrow to paint off the bottom section on them then put a clear coat on them so they'll stay looking pretty...

I've got a chunk of my patio put together (first summer I've been able to use it; I don't think I've shared it yet):


I've got some projects to add some river rock in the back, put some succulents on the tier to the right (with perhaps some small river rock), then finish the rest of that tier with some crushed stone and some pavers.

I bought a pool for Trey and I (one of the 15' above ground ones from Walmart) but I have other projects (spray painting more stuff, putting camp dry on a tent, etc) before I can get it up.

Nice James.

Looks good, James.

Looks good James--You sure have been busy !!!

Very nice...

:) thanks; just doing what I can where I can, for now :).

Most of the time I think that is what we all do...again, very good work, james.

I "finally" got out to begin to finish my back yard chores...

I got the 2 cu. ft.bag of mulch laid down tonight--(I need another bag to finish the area) In the area where the dog pen pavers are, I moved pavers to fill in an empty space that had been in one of the pens and laid down some loose rock to fill in the spaces where I had had the moved pavers---Now all is left is to lay down new landscaping paper & more new rock in a few areas...Well there is more to do but that is what is next.

Ever notice that no matter what we do we always need one more bag of what we were putting down?

that's so true Sunflowers. Just one more......

We got some spray calcium for the tomatoes but I'm not convinced it's a soil deficiency. I think it may be that our temps went from the mid 80's to 99º over night and stayed that way for weeks.

We've gotten a few tomatoes that have been ok and they are delicious. Still getting cukes and squash, a few okra pods, and a few green beans. The corn is pitiful. Maybe I just can't grow corn.

I can't believe it's the middle of August and everything is still green and growing.

Lucky!

too much water,...not enough ??? Just me thinkiung---I so love a good corn crop...

no idea on the corn junie. I've never had a good crop at this house. Tried growing it in 2 different spots and it doesn't do well.

Still bringing in tons of squash, tomatoes, okra, and now green beans. The beans starting producing late for some reason. The original plan was to plant spinach where the tomatoes are but they are still going strong.

My full-sized are just starting to ripen.....the grape tomatoes are about done.

aside from herbs, I didn't to plant much else.

Perhaps I will try corn next year...

Did you plant your corn in a square block? It seems to be the best way to get corn to grow and mature.

I planted 3 rows of corn. It should have worked well but didn't.

I canned green beans yesterday. I've got to get the potatoes out of the ground sooner or later.

Yesterday I pulled the old 'mother' strawberry plants and tossed them. The new runners are doing great in their new space. Grandgirl also pulled a poatoe plant So we will be having new potatoes today for supper.

I'd love to can some fresh bush beans but I need a pressure cooker...some day.

New baby potatoes are a "good thing", Sunny...

Can't you put the filled & sealed jars in a canning pot & just boil them ??? and if not a canning pot then just do a few jars at a time in a soup pot....

If you need the directions I can PM them to you.

I wish I could but they have to be boiled for 3 hrs without the water level reaching the tops of the bottles. My grandfather used to can them for my grandmother outside on a wood fire...I remember it was such a big ordeal making sure they stayed at a full roaring boil and adding boiling water every 15 minutes.

Maybe some day..I would like to make a stone burning pit for such plans.