How does YOUR garden grow?
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Comments (5)This is our eighth year here, so I'm enjoying some nicely established plants as well. The junipers are already bigger than I expected them to be, the daylilies and lilies are well worth having, and I've even managed to keep my clematis alive for a change. Three times a charm I guess. My roses amaze me, as I was unsure I'd be able to grow them, but it turns out they're not that hard. Gardening life is good, as long as we don't get any hail....See MoreHow doe your garden grow?
Comments (1)Hi, My garden is exploding with all this rain. Everything is so lush and green including the weeds. I grow mostly perennials, i.e., daylilies, peonies, phlox, lilies, etc. It's safe to plant annuals now and I'm going to make up some hanging baskets this weekend. Lisa West Newfield, Maine...See MoreMary, Mary...how does your garden grow?
Comments (13)My garden is really quite small. It's only about 1/4 acre. It's amazing how much plant material one can cram into a small plot! My grass, both front and back, is sort of like two area rugs! Less to mow - DGS's can mow in less than 15 minutes. It's taken 33 years to get to this point, with many setbacks due to trees blowing down/dying. Always a work in progress... wish I could still work in the garden - for the last 2-3 years, I sit and point! I have a yardman (whom I've trained - totally untrained when hired) for 4 hrs a week. This time of year, I could use him everyday but he has other yards and also works full time in housekeeping at a local hospital - has worked there for 32 years. Nicest man on earth!...See MoreHow does your garden grow?
Comments (10)I've been experimenting with cucumbers, but I buy them at the farmers' market. I tried fermenting some, and I think I used the wrong kind of cucumber; also they came out rather bland, and so I think I need to add some more spices/herbs to them. I added dill flower stalks, but dill does not grow well for me in the summer - it's mostly a winter herb for me, like parsley and cilantro. I also think the cucumbers needed more salt. I'm trying to grow a new crop of chocolate Habanero chilies but have not been having much luck with seeds this year. I planted over a dozen, and the first six did not make it, and now of the slower second six, only one or two seem to be making healthy plants. I used seeds that I bought, and next time I will also try using seeds that I have collected from my last crop. Basil is not looking great either - it seems to do better when I plant it later in the summer, and then it produced on into the winter - sometimes through January. I made a zucchini casserole last week, but I got the zucchini at the farmers' market also....See Moreannie1992
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