Any of y’all do any gardening as a hobby or just casually each year growing some fruits, veggies, or herbs? I am definitely an amateur grower and have a lot of time to put into it before I actually have any idea what I’m actually doing. I’ve successfully planted and cared for some starts over the years, like peppers; which are probably(?) pretty easy to care for. Havent for a few seasons though, but this year I decided to buy some starts again. So far I’ve got spearmint which I planted in a container because supposedly planting it in the ground will allow it to grow out of control all over the area like weeds. Also bought a tomato start, and might buy one or two more, and maybe some pepper plants as well. Anybody got their garden or containers going this summer season? What are you growing?
3 tomatoes, 3 cherry tomatoes, 2 bell peppers and 6 cucumbers. Everything is great other than the cucumbers. They got wrecked and are down to stubs. Unleashed a ton of ladybugs as defense and tried diatomaceous earth at first.
Harvested strawberries, lettuce and chard today. Badly need trellis for grapevines, they are growing into neighboring yard and strangle me when I walk through gate. Been nurturing six tomato seedlings, heirloom, ready to go into ground tomorrow. Also harvesting kale, bok choy and snap peas. Carrots and scallions. That's the back. Front is flowers. Profusion of color and shapes. I called front my right brain and back my left brain.
Been going to nursery after nursery lately. The yard is looking super nice. Bought some begonias and callillies today. Bought two pretty full purple/bue hydrangeas last week. I don’t know if I’m officially getting old or what but been taking a lot of pride in my yard lately. Helps when my grass is the greenest on the block thanks to Scott’s green max Going to plant vegetables next week
I live in 55+ community. A lot of my neighbors use same landscaping service, which means their yards all look basically alike. Mine jumps out. About ten roses, a lot of unusual ones like Dark Knight, deep purple, and Oranges and Lemons, yellow and orange stripes. Clusters of black eyed Susans. Poppies are over but still have irises and spikes of gladiolus opening. In back tall bamboo, salvia with small red flowers, flowering maple, azalea, jasmine. Nasturtiums and cosmos self seed so pop up all over. Took advantage of mint by moving clumps from back to front where they are spreading into ground cover. But oi my water bill!
