July Garden Tour
This hollyhock is a volunteer that sprouted up in my front yard in the shade. For the past two years it would give me one stock of blooms. I moved it into the backyard hoping it would take and thinking I would get blooms next year. I think it is safe to say it's very happy in it's new home.
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I planted quinoa for the first time this year. I wanted to see if I could grow it and how much of a yield I would get from each plant. I planted 4 starts in one square foot. They really like our warm days and cool night. I will be able to harvest by Sept.
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| Quinoa |
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| Tomato |
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| Cherry tomatoes |
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| Hollyhock |
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| Bed 3 |
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| Front of bed 3 |
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| Watermelon in bed 4 |
I saved some seeds from a unknown heirloom melon two years ago. I planted a few in soil blocks back in Feb not thinking it would grow. There is a baseball size melon and a few more marble sized melons now growing in bed 4.
Last year was a total bust for cucumber but not this year. I think this is my best year yet for cucumbers.
Last year one of the squirrels acquired a taste for zucchini. Well he is back for more this year. I have only harvested one that was hidden.
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| Bed 4 |
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| Cherry tomato |
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| The July Garden |
Oh, Liisa....as usual, your garden is just beautiful If mine were that pretty, I'd never go inside! I love that you can sit on your patio and be right in the center of all that lovely vegetation.
ReplyDeleteThank you Granny! Well if this tells you anything... My garden is cleaner than my house ;-)
ReplyDeleteSo is mine!
DeleteVERY pretty...So nice and green. My garden looks tired already.
ReplyDeletetami,
DeleteThank you. Mine will look the same come Aug. Remember you get to start your garden about a month before I do. ;-)
very pretty garden. sorry to hear about the squash eaten by squirels :(
ReplyDeleteThank you Jenny. I need to come up with a way to keep them out of the beds come next season.
DeleteYour garden is quite beautiful. As soon as Denise and I clear a bit more land and erect a fence to keep the deer out, it will be our turn. Can't wait!.
ReplyDeleteHi David - Thanks for stopping by. You will have to show me the area where you will put your garden when we come to visit :-)
DeleteThat's a deal. We can't wait for you to come visit.
DeleteLove your garden. I bet it is really grown since July. I see you have mulch between the beds. I mulched this year and am so glad I did, it really cut down my weeding.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Now that it is Aug the garden is slowing down.
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