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Saturday Gardening and Puttering Thread, August 22, 2020 [KT]![]() How are all our gardeners, putterers and dreamers now that it's August? We have smoke in the air from wild fires here in Central California. But we persist. Don in Kansas wrote a post this month on the flower colors in his garden. The Tithonia above is especially bright, but there are other lovely flowers at the link. Tithonia (Mexican Sunflower) is especially attractive to butterflies. The wild version grows pretty tall. Last Week We enjoyed the photos from Jerry in Alaska last week. In particular, Not From Around Here said: Between the fireweed and the Moose's Tooth t-shirt, I'm homesick for Alaska now. Awesome garden! This provides us an opportunity to present some companion plants for Jerry's Maltese Cross that can survive in Zone 3 as well as in Zone 7. Maltese cross companions. ![]() ![]() ![]() Royal Wedding Oriental Poppy Well, actually, I'm not sure how the Poppy would do in Zone 7, but I would go for the Gaillardia. Seed is cheap, though, if you want to try the poppy. We also have some additional Alaskan photos from Jerry: The Ornamental crab apple is an amazing early season bloomer. The bees LOVE it and the entire tree is buzzing for weeks before we see what looks like a late snow fall when the petals drop off. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Also last week, Illiniwek had some pond advice: on the pond ...last week someone noted that fish would probably control the mosquitoes. Seems to work for me. You remember that Illiniwek has a pond, don't you? ![]() The Edible Garden I liked NaughtyPine's comments from last week: While I was away in a cabin, the zucchini and delicata decided to make a run for it. Vines everywhere, but not much squash started. Can't put in all of the comments from The Famous Pat*, but: From Idaho's Treasure Valley, Boise area: We've realized that we can plant the little onion starts they sell for green onions, leave them most of the season, and they'll turn into something, well, *almost* like real onions. They don't have the papery skin of yellow onions, and I doubt they'll overwinter, but the bulbs are large enough to cover at least part of our onion usage. 40 miles north grew some San Marzano tomatoes from seed. A challenge. Ready for pizza? I think I grew 16 of them from seed, and replanted 15 when they looked healthy enough. These were two of the more successful plants: ![]() ![]() Gardens of The Horde Here in the Central Valley of California, we're mostly staying indoors, although I did extirpate some late goatheads early in the week, before the wildfires made ti too smoky to do much of anything. They were not on our property, but rather on city property, where they popped up after the fire hydrant was flushed. Used a shovel and a bucket. Interesting that you usually get a cluster of taproots when you dig up what looks like one plant. What weeds have you been battling? I took a photo. True to life. There are nicer ones here. Including close-ups. With descriptions of the problems they can cause for people, pets and bicycle tires. Tribulus terrestris, AKA "puncturevine". Hate them. "Don't let them go to seed!" Easier said than done. Once you see flowers (in the morning) you probably have seeds, too. They seem to sprout after most weeds around here, but mature fast! ![]() Here's a nicer photo from our friends. For salsa. Got a recipe? ![]() Found a photo from the "garden" part of Illiniwek's farm, from July: Sunflowers are mostly blooming, and a variety of deer resistant flowers. Hope you got to harvest some, Illiniwek! ![]() If you would like to send information and/or photos for the Saturday Gardening Thread, the address is: ktinthegarden Include your nic unless you want to remain a lurker. | Recent Comments
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