wan2hav's Blog

MORE NEWS FROM THE 'OH WELL ' THREAD

Posted: Jun/01/2007 2:37 PM PST

My gardens are just about in for the next 3 months. The only thing I worry about are the cucumbers for now...and even with those I see several volunteers.... I have planted a few hills and will add more in a week or so.

I lost several of my favorite plants over this winter.....none of my Hibiscus made it...though I had them for several years. This year ..they had gotten so large and heavy...I moved them into a hallway instead of the usual position in the downstairs play room...and I quess the were angry and shocked and gave up the ghost. I just couldn't muscle them deep into the house anymore.....still I am so very sad about it..as they had become friends to me....and all bloomed like crazy in three seperate colors all summer and into the fall too ! They will be missed !

I never got to start the seeds I traded here for this year as I had to travel unexpectedly...so I bought my BURPEE Tomatoes. I always like to try something different so this time its tomatoes that have yellow and red like lightening...and a Bush Brandy..more on these as the summer progresses.

Posted: Jun/21/2007 10:49 PM PST

YYYeessss...Summer is HERE !!!!

I have my tomatoes in the ground and flowering...my cukes are in the ground and growing.

A few strawberries and am waiting for the raspberries which appear to be running a little late this year.

My HORSERADISH which is this years new plant has leaves up and big !! ..actually three plants have leaves..and I am so hapy about that..because I planted them in a partial shaded area that will be blocked some at the height of summer by flowering lilys and and other tall ones.

With the exceptions of a few days when we had heavy rain..I am watering daily...everybody loves it except for a few .

Still not too many bugs.....but I did have to treat a few of the roses for black spot !

I am once again a happy gardener...enjoying the new growth..and promise of this years harvest !

Posted: Jun/29/2007 3:24 PM PST

Cannot seem to get pictures up here anymore even though I have reduced the size of them !!! The pic direct from the computer are too large to load...so I can't show you anything........

But I finally have my dill...the third and fourth sowing finally broke through a couple of days ago...so now I can kick back and relax.and just let everything grow on ! I plant on leaving some in the ground in hopes they will self sow for next year !

Posted: Jul/20/2007 1:25 AM PST

Wheeeeewwwww..................


I am truly into that everyday gardening spin..and loving it !!

The cooling mist blowback of water from the hose......the sounds of the garden...
The sun....WONDERFUL!

This year is runnung 2 to 3 weeks in back of most as far as ripening goes.

I have fruits on everything pretty much.....and it looks like the eggplant may be this years winner...and really I don't mind ...because I will pickle it to death if I get enough.

I finally saw my first honey bee this year...and thats sad to say. His furry little face was a true joy...'cause I think most of them are gone now. Lots of other bee's and wasps around...but not many of them.I think thats why I have so many fruits on my vegetables...I haven't sprayed for years now...and its becoming a safe haven for a lot of insects and several types of birds..not usually seen around here.

I had been admiring the loveliness of the eggplants flower..I hadn't planted eggplant for a long time...and I was sort of shocked to see the deep blue flower appear !I tried to get some good pictures of it...but the heads always seem to be downward...if any come out ..I will post it.....anyway..I have several forming future Eggplants for my future Eggplant Parmasan.

More next time..on my little garden !!

Posted: Jul/23/2007 7:22 PM PST

This year I decided to stake all the tomatoes instead of letting them run like crazy..sort of an experiment. I do have green tomatoes on all of my plants....but I don't think that the plants really want to be "corralled" like this...they seem scrunched together...but I'll wait to see the end results on the yields before I decide if I will do it again or not. One pro is that it is easier to work around the plants because not much is stretched around all over the ground and to the fences....the pros is that the fruits seem to be more towards the inside of the plants interior...as opposed to right out in the open when I allowed them to grow at will.

I am still seeing a lot of bumble bees and wasps..so I know the flowers are being pollenated......and several of the eggplants are now showing fruit formation...I am also now seeing hugh squash flowers....and I have both CUBANELLAS...and HUNGARIAN PEPPERS ..amassed on the plants ! No cucumbers forming yet..though I do have flowers.

Posted: Aug/06/2007 10:43 PM PST

Just started harvesting some cucumbers.....what a great thing...I am eating them with a little salt..pepper...wine vinegar...and a bit of sweetener. I'm really enjoying that fresh taste.

I planted SWEET 100 grape tomatoes this year. This is about the 5th variety of grape tomatoes I've tried. They are ready..and I am eating them right off of the vine...but they are very hard to get to ..since I staked all my tomatoes upright this year...and it seems a lot of the fruits are between the branches.

I have also picked...yellow squash....and I have bunch of eggplant. The eggplant is this years best crop so far...with all of my plants flowering and producing . I have my mozzarella and bread crumbs at the ready.

All my dill is up and out..but I am not satisfied with the strength of the stalks and next year...I hope I can start them inside in order to promote better ..thicker stronger plants....but what I do have smells divine.

Over-all I am happy to see everything..finally showing up...but I will have to wait to see if I have the amounts needed for pickling. I think I may be doing a lot of tomatoes and peppers this year instead of cucumber pickles.

I'll keep you posted !!

Posted: Aug/07/2007 7:22 PM PST

Heres a look at my YELLOW SQUASH.....




Sorry..but I don't think that YOU CAN SEE IT !!

Till next time !!

Posted: Aug/25/2007 10:02 PM PST

For awhile there I was on a roll !! The eggplant and tomato were out everyday for me ! I even started giving some away !.................then this weird weather has appeared again...it dropped to 60's no sun...overcast ..looking like rain all the time. Its been a week now...and though I've been able to harvest a few tomaatoes..the eggplants dropped blossoms...and I gues nothing much was being pollenated either !

Today--the thickness of the humidity and un-breathability of the air..was enough to run me into the safety of the house air conditioning---so I didn't check on the growth of the small fruits or the eggplants or the ripening of my large tomatos.

I harvested a large amount of peppers a few days ago...and started them for canning...but I got off track and they are just sitting around ! This weather just plain makes it hard to move around and removes desire to do so...I hope the heat and the sun return to normal soon....and I can get to doing at least a bit of canning !!.I did start one small crock of dills...but my dill crop is weak..though I still used some for flavoring.. I will need to pick some up from a farmers market or store if I want to do a large amount of dilling ..as I want the dill I have in the garden to grow heads and have a chance to reseed itself.

Let the SUN SHINE !