I don’t really do the math either - for me, the taste of homegrown tomatoes and peas are what it’s all about. 
I just discovered that a weed I like the looks of (silverweed), has roots that are suitable for eating! Between silverweed and dandelions, we should be okay when the apocalypse hits. 
Replanted flower seeds got hit by torrential downpour right after planting once again, :mad: but it looks as though my new clematis seedling is doing okay, and some of the previous flower seeds have sprouted!
Now hurry up and grow, everybody, hurryup hurryup hurryup.
Well, got the last of the garden planting in last weekend, just before my long road trip (more on that in a minute). Wasn’t sure I’d have room for everything but I managed. So… radishes, carrots, two varities of bok choy, spinach, chard, brussel sprouts, parsley, Beaver Dam peppers, dill, green beans, burgundy beans, wax beans, beans my friend gave me I don’t remember what they are, kohlrabi, cucumbers, acorn squash, this French heirloom squash my friend also gave me, green Oaxaca (think I spelled that right) corn, and strawberry popcorn. That’s the main bed. Also the Asian lilies were starting to bud, the roses starting to bloom (they actually look pretty scraggly this year), and I have planted the bachelor’s buttons, the lavender, and the purple allyssum in the side bed.
Whew!
Then it was off to visit my dad. Seems dad wants to garden but being an old guy had the notion of drafting me to do the work. Sure, he’s my dad so no problem. Well, yes problem, dad completely forgot I’m allergic to tomatoes. I mean, I’ve only been horribly allergic for half a century but whatever. Fortunately the spouse was along on this visit and I could draft him to handle the tomatoes. The rest I had no problem with. And the nasty bright red rash I got from accidentally brushing up against the [del]spawn of evil[/del] tomato plants apparently retreated in the face of the allergy meds and will not be progressing to oozing blisters *this *time.
And the spouse found some blue lobelilia he just has to have. I have NO idea where we’re going to plant it. I maxed out the home garden because, even when I asked for input, it was “whatever you decide, dear” and I’m just NOT good at uprooting plants. I mean, instead of ripping out the volunteer kale in the main bed I left it standing between two of the bean trellises.
Oh, well, I’ll work it out somehow…
Hi gracer,
Well, you asked for it!
Here’s where we are so far…
Our pet guerilla gardening project started out looking like this. After a little bit of muck, sweat and toil we’ve managed to get it into reasonable shape.
But the most disproportionately pleasing thing of all, is that we’ve got young 'uns!
I shall report back when we’ve got something actually worth looking at 
That’s awesome! I love it when all my little seedlings sprout - you put seeds in, you water them, and somehow they magically turn into plants!
Stuff’s finally starting to grow at my allotment- I think I should be starting to pick strawberries next week, the plants are covered in flowers, also the currant bushes are actually fruiting, after doing a whole lot of nothing last year. You really can’t rush with gardening… The vegetables got off to a slow start due to the cold, but they’re pretty well all starting to get going now, if only the dratted birds will leave them alone.
If we get a reasonable amount of sun this year, I should actually break even for the first time. Almost everything has been from seed (and I generally buy that very cheap, or swap it), or established plants in the case of the fruit. I do have to pay to rent the plot, but it’s very cheap.
After two years of basically throwing money and time at it, and getting almost nothing back (first year it was all overgrown and I wasn’t able to dig very well due to health issues, second year the weather was suitable only for ducks and slugs), it’d be nice to get a good year!
I separated my basil plants (I had left three of them growing in one pot) and planted them a much bigger pot with plenty of space between them. I was a bit worried initially because the roots had gotten all tangled so I had to kind of rip them apart - but they are doing splendidly. They’ve regained their dark green color and look perfectly healthy. So yay!
I’m having trouble with the kale - it keeps getting nibbled. I assume by bugs. How do y’all keep your greens from being munched?
I don’t have much trouble with my greens getting munched; I do use bird-proof netting over my fruits because of birds and squirrels, though. Maybe you need some kind of kale powder or something.
I have shoots in my garden! Potatoes, peas and lettuce have sprouted! I also have an incredible amount of weed growth and a broken hoe - I need a good hoe STAT!
Oh POO! Both my Beaver Dam pepper plants are now deceased. I think something ate one of them while we were away in Buffalo and the other seems to have simply fallen over dead.
I am beginning to hate these things and I haven’t even tasted one yet!
Out of 10 seeds planted only two sprouted and grew and now they’re dead.
>sigh< It’s late in the season to start but I suppose I might as well plant a few more seeds and see if any of them survive…
Other than that, though, things seems to be progressing well, although the radishes may be a bit overgrown. They weren’t quite ready when we left, and now they’re oversized. I suppose I’ll pull them up today and find out.
Weasels in the corn!
This is seriously why I garden. It’s awesome.
Oh, and since I haven’t contributed, I have cantaloupe, tomatoes, yellow squash, watermelon, pumpkin, and a bag each of “hot pepper blend” and “sweet pepper blend.” The yellow squash and pumpkins have come up, and I THINK the tiny things in the cantaloupe row might be cantaloupes and not weeds. Maybe.
I’m also doing some guerrilla gardening. I’m on a corner lot, and the lot across from me is empty and the lot to my side is foreclosed with no one taking care of it. I tossed several handfuls of wildflower blend at them, and since it’s raining today, I’ll toss another couple handfuls if we get a break.
The radishes were HUGE, the size of small turnips or carrots. But they weren’t woody and the spouse pronounced them good, snatching a couple almost before I washed the dirt off. Since I mainly grow them for him as a snack food that is very good indeed.
Between this morning and this evening the bean, cucumber, and squash sprouts all arrived. This morning - nada. This evening - little shoots everywhere.
The lettuce needs thinning, so we’ll probably have salad tomorrow. I’ll use the thinned ones to augment the lettuce already in the fridge, along with some radishes and maybe one of onions, which are also growing nicely.
The corn is also up.
Also - I seem to have an excess of radishes. Can you freeze radishes? Would you want to? I need radish recipes! Help!
I love hearing how everyone’s gardens are doing. I wish people would post more pictures!
Here are a couple:
Very nice! I’ll try to take some pictures tomorrow - my garden doesn’t look like much right now except weeds, though. I’m going to try to fix my hoe and get at them soon - I’ll let the sprouts get a bit bigger to make sure I don’t weed them out too, though.
Okay, I’ve got some pictures today - my irises blooming in the front yard;
my shady plants;
the front yard with garden beds and hedge;
the vegetable garden with bonus varmint.
The two outside Amorphoplallus konjac are up.
A name like that and you don’t give us any pictures?!?
I got yer Amorphophallus konjac pictures right here, baby. Hee hee…those are kind of amazing.