Growing/sharing/learning to garden: 2022

[Babba_not_Gump]

bb49 - will you miss it? Are you doing any container gardening?

In other news - did you see the white on the mountains this morning?

Oh yes, we'll miss it.
Various types of squash.
Pumpkins for the kids.
Potatoes.
Green beans.
Blueberries.
Rhubarb that's been in our family since at least the '50s.
Etc.

Next year I'll sign up for a community garden. There's a couple near us and we'll get growing some herbs on the balcony.

And we have this.

[Catsumi]

Don’t wait until next year to sign up bb49. There is a wait list so best to get on it asap.

[Babba_not_Gump]

Don’t wait until next year to sign up bb49. There is a wait list so best to get on it asap.

I need to get thru this next week first, and dark clouds are forming.

[oneh2obabe]

we'll get growing some herbs on the balcony.

Will the strata allow you to grow anything other than flowers on the balcony?

[Babba_not_Gump]

we'll get growing some herbs on the balcony.

Will the strata allow you to grow anything other than flowers on the balcony?

I sure hope so.
Top floor, corner unit so not too visible to nosey people.
We'll grow herbs, but not that smelly stuff.

[Lady tehMa]

Oh yes, we'll miss it.
Various types of squash.
Pumpkins for the kids.
Potatoes.
Green beans.
Blueberries.
Rhubarb that's been in our family since at least the '50s.
Etc.

Next year I'll sign up for a community garden. There's a couple near us and we'll get growing some herbs on the balcony.

And we have this.
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That's amazing! I have a rhubarb that belonged to an elderly neighbour - Mrs. Larsen. I think of her from time to time when I harvest.

That is a pretty neat little indoor setup, too :)

I'm going to the Greenery today, going to get my Mom's day baskets from the kids - they gave me a gift certificate so I can choose what I want. Plus, well, plants.

[Queen K]

Scored some nice Blanket Flowers today. And some Rose Food for practically nothing. Gave away lots of plants and Grape Hyacinyth bulbs. Which exceed their limits. Ahhh gardening, where you get done a quarter of what you set out to do, all day.

[Catsumi]

While I was pulling up some radishes today to go into salad, I noticed that even though it is bloody cold for mid-May, the Dreaded Earwigs are awake and hungry. They’ve been nipping at not just the leaves but at tops of radish bulbs too. In normal times all my radishes would be pulled up but cold has delayed their maturity, a lot.

In the meantime my zuc seedings are up (2 leafs), green beans at bend-over stage and first cuc seedling made its appearannce. Lettuce plants booming along at 7 leaf stage. Lightly cropped scallion tops for the salad.

This cold weather needs a kick in the azzz. Be gone. It’s almost June!

[Lady tehMa]

Scored some nice Blanket Flowers today. And some Rose Food for practically nothing. Gave away lots of plants and Grape Hyacinth bulbs. Which exceed their limits. Ahhh gardening, where you get done a quarter of what you set out to do, all day.

Isn't that the truth!!

I have planted some more spinach, beets, and kohlrabi. I am trying celeriac for the first time as well. Cukes, squash, peppers & tomatoes are on the deck, hardening off. Next weekend will be the Big Plant and I am stocking up on pain killers & muscle relaxants

The shade baskets I picked up as my Mom's Day gift:

I really love the baskets the Greenery has.

[Catsumi]

^^ looks good. Very attractive baskets Lady T

[Lady tehMa]

^^ looks good. Very attractive baskets Lady T

Thanks, Cat :)

It was SO hard to choose. I used to get red/white begonia baskets. Then I started getting begonia baskets with bronze leafed/yellow flowers. This year I wandered the aisles for quite some time before I found these. I have done the Fuschia baskets before, but the begonias seem to do better in the spot they hang. I was quite tempted to go with their mixed shade baskets - but they are more expensive and only available online this year. Maybe next year

In other news, I set some beans to soak and I should probably get those in the ground soon :/

[Queen K]

Good to see Lady t. The Greenry had superior choices this year.

I'm pulling together the blue and yellow theme, shot with purple for Purple Heart for the Ukraine soldiers, look in the front wheelbarrels.

[Lady tehMa]

Good to see Lady t. The Greenery had superior choices this year.

I'm pulling together the blue and yellow theme, shot with purple for Purple Heart for the Ukraine soldiers, look in the front wheel barrels.

You are so creative! I don't think I ever really plan my plantings, they sort of just . . . happen.

[Queen K]

Nice! My white Bleeding Heart is getting as big as your pink plant there, what is that? You should see the Bleeding Heart across the street, HUGE!

Planters are easier to manipulate with different annuals per year, easier but much more expensive. This year I am using self-seeded pansies to in-fill areas til the bought annuals take over. It's working. I did buy more xeriscape plants and as soon as the Iris are finished I plan to replace over half of them. What a process we go through.

[Lady tehMa]

Nice! My white Bleeding Heart is getting as big as your pink plant there, what is that? You should see the Bleeding Heart across the street, HUGE!

Planters are easier to manipulate with different annuals per year, easier but much more expensive. This year I am using self-seeded pansies to in-fill areas til the bought annuals take over. It's working. I did buy more xeriscape plants and as soon as the Iris are finished I plan to replace over half of them. What a process we go through.

The pink one up top is a bergenia, and the pink one in the middle is a fern-leaf bleeding heart. I bought bare root bleeding hearts at Costco (2 packs of 6). I put them in pots to start as I haven't the planned place ready. So far, 2 have sprouted :/ At least with Costco, I can return them if the rest fail . . .

I really love bleeding hearts. I have a gold leaf, a pale pink, a few white, and the standard deep pink scattered around. Plus the white and pink fern-leaf under the trees. I love old fashioned cottage-style gardens with everything just a riot of colour and foliage.

I hereby charge all of you to start posting pics. I'll even take house plants because gardening is gardening; indoors or out.