ULOG: 35 🍅 August Gardening Journal
August Garden Journal update
We have been in a drought and my garden is not doing too good.
I won't be planting for a fall garden...
Flowers
Now you know why they call them "naked ladies."
After lush green leaves in the spring which die back to the ground. Around now, they shoot up a bunch of flowers with no leaves.
I see them everywhere around here. Old homesteads, in town, ...
The zinnias are starting to die. I'll be saving seeds...
Transplanted hostas are blooming
Vegetables
Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes!!!
Don't be sad for me because of the drought.
I am having all the tomatoes I want.
They make me happy, happy, happy!!!
Cucumbers are coming on, but they aren't growing very long vines...
The sugar melons are a little bigger than a golf ball. It doesn't look like they will make.
The big melons are getting dark spots on the ends. Oh well, maybe next year...
The Three Sisters
Pretty much a flop.
Corn (that was raided by the coons and didn't make because of the drought) ,
pole beans (that didn't make) a few came up but didn't produce, a few only got about 4" tall
Squash - I planted what ended up being striped zucchini, butternut squash, 2 types of large melons, cantaloupe (harvested about a dozen) and sugar melons.
I see 2 butternuts about 6 inches long at this point and a few blooms, so may get a few more...
Raised bed success
Strawberries are looking great for next year.
Anyone know what that purple vine is growing in there?
Asparagus has several ferns, so should get to harvest some next year.
The Italian peppers finally started getting more meaty. They are tasty.
Also doing good:
- the new cherry tree I planted
- new evergreens and holly plant
- iris & daylilies I transplanted
- transplanted ground cover roses and reblooming Josee lilac bush
- new rose of sharon bushes
- weeds haha
Not doing good, probably dead
- the new weeping willow tree
- all my goji plants
- 3 clematis vines
- transplanted hibiscus plants
- Grandpa's tiger lily
On order:
- big hostas, kiwi vine, silver lace vine, creeping phlox, daffodils, grape hyacinths, mimosa tree, gala apple tree, snow crocus and a few other things...
Still looking for tulips, tiger lilies and a few other things to plant this fall.
Additonial Gardening Posts since the last Journal Update
- ULOG: 26 Today's harvest + Failed camo
- Harvested tomatoes, peppers and zinnias
- Ate a tomato, grated cheese and mayonnaise salad
- ULOG: 28 Let me tell about my evening in the garden!!!
- Harvested a 1936 Silver Quarter, potatoes, onions
- Coons got into my corn
- [ULOG: 30 Enjoying the harvest + Shopping for a new phone]
(https://steemit.com/ulog/@wizardave/ulog-30-enjoying-the-harvest-shopping-for-a-new-phone)- Harvested tomatoes, jalapenos, cantaloupe
- Ate BLTs & cantaloupe after realizing I had forgot the "L"
- ULOG: 31 Catching up... Foraging herbs, New Phone, Hay & Wildlife
- ULOG: 33 Enjoyed the day.
- Harvested tomatoes, jalapenos, cantaloupe, Italian peppers
- Ate an open face tomato on toast sandwich and cantaloupe
- ULOG: 34 Smartphone photography... Enjoying the harvest...
- Harvested tomatoes, jalapenos, cantaloupe, Italian peppers
- Ate a tomato & cottage cheese salad
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Cucumbers, melons, tomatoes, peppers.. and so much more! You definitely have all the bases covered in your garden!
Earlier had some good cabbage crops and a few peas. cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower.
Hoping for better weather next year...
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Sorry to hear so many things didn't make it, but on the other hand, a lot of things seemed to be a success too. I guess that 's (garden) life :0)
The good news.
Haha!
::shrug:: It's years like this that keep us humble haha
We have crazy weather here in north central Missouri. Next year it might be rainy or who knows it might be the perfect year to garden...
The cantaloupes were wonderful,
I harvested more from planting seeds, than the same money would have bought at the store,
My tomato crop is GREAT,
so I am a happy, happy man! :D
Thanks for starting the journal initiative! It has been fun looking at other gardens and will be fun to look back on mine...