The season is definitely slowing down…..some lates
sherrygirl zone5 N il
9 months ago
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Some of my late daylilies started this week, a bit early for some.
Late to the Party is new to the garden. The photo doesnt do justice to the color.
Witch’s Stick first bloom wasnt great. This one is an improvement.
First bloom on Laura Harwood, not bad for first.
Autumn Red is my oldest cultivar ….I think 1941.
First of the season for Storm Shelter.
Best bloom for Kissed by Moonlight, thank you Debra.
Orchid Corsage is starting. I have to thin the rudbeckia, they can be a nuisance.
Sherry
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Comments (5)My mother is having great luck with lettuce. My peas, cabbage, potatoes, radishes, beets & carrots all look good. My poor tomatoes, cukes & squash aren't doing much. This is a disappointing summer. In fact, downright depressing over on this side of the pond (Lake Champlain, that is) Other people are having better luck with cukes than I, so it might be the soil in the container. I'm going to plant more peas & lettuce this week. Back to the topic...beans. Maybe some bush beans that take 60 days. However, I think a better bet might be something like one of the tall pea varieties like Tall Telephone/Alderman or Sugar Snap peas (around 65 days I think) because they will germinate in this weather. Even if things get hot, by the time they are ready to harvest, the weather will probably have cooled off. Of course it's all guess work at this point! It's bad, but I try not to complain too loudly because the family dairy farmers over here have it much worse with lousy milk prices & corn crops doing poorly....See MoreHow late in season for laying eggs?
Comments (9)Thanks Liz, that link is very helpful. I have overwintered a few black swallowtails before, so I know they at least overwinter here. I wish I had written down the dates I found the eggs and when they pupated. I know I have released monarchs in late August and early September before, but again I didn't record the dates. In the past I had just kept a running tally of each species raised that year, but now I know I should probably jot down some of the dates for the earliest and latest ones at least. My books are all very general about this considering the audience is the whole US or beyond. They will say something like flight period May-September and overwinters as a pupa. But there is no info as far as where a particular species will overwinter and survive. I'm thinking if I am at the very northernmost point on the map for a butterflies range that they will not overwinter here. Maybe they only come this far north to breed and then their offspring fly south again to overwinter?? I just thought maybe there was some resource with that info available. I would love to see what new species I can raise since I now have some decent sized wafer ash, wild black cherry, and false nettles started. So far I have done monarchs, black swallowtails, american ladies, clouded sulphurs, and hummingbird moths. The tigers are so abundant now I'm itching to get some eggs. A giant swallowtail would be like my holy grail!...See MoreGreens I Can Plant From Seed This Late In The Season
Comments (4)I work with a woman who grows greens for market, and she sows and grows continually throughout the summer. The heads are not as big in say, late July and August, but she still manages to grow them. I would definitely give it a try. I only grow lettuce myself, so I'm not familiar with growing other greens (except spinach which I don't even bother with in the summer), but if you have an area that gets good morning sun and some afternoon shade, the lettuces will probably do a bit better there in the heat of summer (that's what I do). Or try growing them between other vegetable plants or in the shade of a bean or cuke trellis. I prefer mixed lettuces in my salad, so I grow green leaf, red leaf, romaine, butterheads. My very favorite is New Red Fire, which is a bit difficult to grow but worth it. You can also just sow in trays and cut as baby lettuces. You should get at least two cuttings per tray, perhaps a third, although the third may be a bit bitter. I get most of my lettuce seeds from Johnny's. If you go to their site you will want to grow every green known to humankind, lol. I don't grow them, but my friend who grows for market also grows mustard greens, arugula, kale, chard, and tatsoi and pak choi (sp??), escarole, and others throughout the summer. And I should mention that all of them, plus her lettuce, is grown at a farm that get absolutely full, hot sun all day. So it can be done! Good luck! Dee Here is a link that might be useful: Johnny's...See MoreFertlizing tomatoes late in the season for another crop?
Comments (7)Would you reccommend a foliar spray or granular soil application? Asking me? Soil application but I'd use a liquid, not a granular. Faster acting. Especially if using organics. Organic granular ferts are very slow since they require bacterial action to be effective. Dave...See Moresherrygirl zone5 N il
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