Gardening, Puttering and Adventure Thread, July 20

Jump Scare Lilies

KT, here's a splendiferous lily that just bloomed yesterday in my pollinator garden. I'd forgotten what manner of lily it was and BOOM, some sort of savage tiger, burning bright!

Eris

Sorta goes along with our weather! Gorgeous!

Edible Gardening/Putting Things By

A bunch of yard photos for you to peruse from Chez Moron Analyst.

Most are labeled pretty clearly on what they are...but a few notes:

I saw a chipmunk high up in a mulberry tree while out running. I always assumed they COULD climb, but don't recall ever seeing them do it.

Most of my native plum trees have done pretty well (as you'd expect), but the one that has grown the most, and fastest, has split into multiple stalks that are too flimsy to support themselves. Do I need to cut some, support it, or maybe they'll thicken up over time?

One of my medlar trees just...died? Leaves started withering, while everything else around it is doing fine. No damage from critters gnawing on the trunk, so...no idea.

I planted asparagus from seed 3(?) years ago. I thought I remembered reading it would take a few years before it was mature enough to harvest, so I mostly leave it alone...it, like the plum tree, grows very tall, thin, and stringy.

My Chicago hardy fig tree SHOULD be fine for my zone (central Iowa), but every year it starts fresh from the root. Every year, it grows a bit taller and thicker before the winter, so I'm hoping eventually it'll get enough mass to survive the winter and continue growing instead of starting all over again.

Youngest daughter (16) made a cherry pie out of the cherries. Sweet, and right on the edge of being too tart.

We'll save some of the photos for later. Moron Analyst may appreciate some comments or tips from The Horde concerning the ones included below:

GARDEN

CHIPMUNK IN MULBERRY TREE

NATIVE PLUM - Any tips?

MEDLAR FRUIT

SAD MEDLAR TREE - any ideas what happened?

2 OR 3 YEAR ASPARAGUS - any tips?

CHICAGO HARDY FIG - anyone growing one?

CHERRY TREE

CHERRY PIE - Looks great to me!

Puttering

Treats for Ducks and Watermelon Art

Watermelon art.pic.twitter.com/J8oOlVbEUF

— The Random Guy (@RandomTheGuy_) July 17, 2024

Making fallen leaves into roses

Man turns fallen leaves into roses.pic.twitter.com/yplNLIwO7B

— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) July 14, 2024

Adventure

Beach Art

The stunning beach art by Brighton Denevan

[📹 brightondenevan]pic.twitter.com/3wZG4cG6wy

— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) July 19, 2024

Gardens of The Horde

Hi KT! Maybe for the next garden thread, attached are pics of Mrs. Boswell's lovely garden - she works so hard every year to make a lovely garden setting for the family - we love looking out from our deck to see her flowers and bushes she has meticulously groomed - she has a wonderful green thumb!

Thanks!

AOSHQ Nic Boswell

Lovely garden. Looks cool and inviting. And a lovely sketch, too.

Thanks for sending them in.

I love these parakeet flowers. They are also called "false bird of paradise" and "parrot's beak". They bloom abundantly and the flowers last a long time. Plus the plants are maintenance free.

Dirk Bohunk

Hope everyone has a nice weekend.

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Week in Review

What has changed since last week's thread? Gardening, Puttering and Adventure Thread, July 13

Any thoughts or questions?

I closed the comments on this post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.

posted by K.T. at 01:35 PM

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