Ace of Spades Gardening, Puttering and Adventure Thread, Labor Day Weekend

Happy Labor Day Weekend! Having guests in the yard? Or is it still too hot? Forcast is daunting for us today. Odd that our hottest weather this year seems to be in September when the sun is highest in June.

Don in Kansas reminds us in the photo above that spring will arrive next year, with pansies and little skipper butterflies. Take a look around his site. There's some interesting non-gardening content there, too. Could serve as grist for conversation on other threads here at AoSHQ.

Ah, Nature

What looks like a hummingbird but isn't a hummingbird?

Hey KT,

I have heard that hummingbird moths are pretty rare but I get them every year around this time. I was out in the garden this morning and I have a bush called, I think, Yesterday, today and tomorrow, and the hummingbird moth loves it. In fact I had two on there.

Happy gardening everyone!

WeeKreekFarmGirl

Hummingbird moth

Fantastic for the low desert this time of year!

Edible Gardening/Putting Things By

From The Famous Pat*

By-Tor's ribbons last week were much fancier than mine, but I'm still proud of my haul - 7 ribbons out of 8 exhibits.

This baby weighed 9 pounds, 2.7 ounces, and only took second place! The first place winner must have been 11 pounds from the look of it.

Our fair contestants did well! The ribbons look great, Pat*

I want to know how you eat a zucchini that big!

And a question from Pat*

Does anyone know what causes tomatoes to have spots like this? These are San Marzanos, but I've had this problem with Romas too.

Gardens of The Horde

After a couple of hot & dry spells in August, the summer plants are getting tired, but the fall plants haven't started blooming yet. But I did get more rain the usual in June & July, so the late daylilies lasted a little longer than usual. Autumn minaret had a long bloom cycle & is only now finishing up. But there isn't much else blooming except for some salvias & lobelias (a hummingbird favorite), and the hardy hibiscus & black-eyed susans.

Love them!

How is YOUR garden growing?

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Last week's thread, Saturday Gardening, Puttering and Adventure Thread, August 27

posted by K.T. at 11:30 AM

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