Is this Lemon cucumber ripe yet?
I started growing an heirloom called Lemon Cucumbers this spring. My seed package did not have a picture. I thought the cucumbers would have a hint of lemon, hence...
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This was my first Crocosmia and I fell in love with the beauty in simplicity of the flower. We now have many Crocosmias, in different colors, growing. . .
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on Sep 8, 2007, 3:57PM
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The landscaper who rescued us from the aftermath of the rabbit killing is so our hero this week! I took a long shot by calling somebody with a random Ad on the township website by me and since he was coming over, I asked him to cut down that big ugly out of control (whatever kinda bush Carolyn said it was) bush. That's it below over on the left corner. I can't believe we didn't do this a long time ago! For one, nobody told me it was out of place before I started the blog. Thanks again, Carolyn and Carol! Also, I don't own a chain saw. Look how much better the house looks! It's like the house can breathe now. . . .
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Posted by Gina Reblogged by Old Roses to shrubs on 2007-09-09, 06:03:14
Well it looks like many backyard gardeners are still busy harvesting, preserving, and enjoying the fruits of their labor in the vegetable garden.
Others have begun to shut things down as they prep the garden for a brief slumber, while the more fanatical growers are merely shifting gears to match suitable crops to the changing autumn conditions. . .
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on Sep 8, 2007, 6:55AM
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This has slightly larger bulbs than my other turban varieties, but otherwise didn’t grow very well in my garden. The cloves have a nice color, but not as nice as the Uzbek Turban.
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on Sep 8, 2007, 12:33PM
Posted by Patrick Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2007-09-09, 06:01:53
This has a skin pattern similar to my other Asiatic Turban garlics, and the cloves are really bright and colorful. For some reason this garlic formed a lot of single clove bulbs. The 3 bulbs left, right and rear are all single clove bulbs.
This garlic has a wonderful smell when you break open the bulbs.
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on Sep 8, 2007, 12:28PM
Posted by Patrick Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2007-09-09, 06:01:43
All of my garlics of this type have similar purple striped skins. This type of garlic normally doesn’t have a long storage life, but this is my first year with this garlic so I don’t have any first hand experience. This one didn’t grow particulary well, but the bulbs are a reasonable size and they didn’t open up in the ground.
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on Sep 8, 2007, 12:24PM
Posted by Patrick Reblogged by Old Roses to garlic on 2007-09-09, 06:01:35
Well, if Dan was up at dawn fixing the fence, I was up too, collecting entries for the local horticultural show. This is the first year I've shown vegetables, although I've entered preserves and home baking before. I had planned...
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on Sep 8, 2007, 5:24PM
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In the spirit of environmentalism, read this in awe, gasp aloud even. Here in Mecklenburg County we are on water restrictions due to "severe drought" conditions. It's hot. It's dry. Not much is getting accomplished outside, and I don't know how I did it, but the flower beds are all getting by just fine. We're mercy killing the back garden (the veggie one) to ease up on water use.
“Can I make a blog post request?” asked one of my coworkers. “Before it gets too bad, can you write about how to avoid canker sores from eating too many tomatoes?”
It’s an affliction I know all too well. Last summer, it required me to turn to yellow tomatoes for gazpacho, just to get some less-acidic relief. There was, in fact, a point when my mouth was getting so bad I could barely open it. . ..
Although I went to a science and tech magnet high school, there was a time when I thought I would never be accepted into my high school class. I thought I had failed the placement exam just based on how much I struggled through the spatial relations portion of the test. . . .
This is the time of year when I begin to have somewhat lower expectations for the garden. There are only a few flowers left to anticipate—dahlias mainly, some others—and the late summer stalwarts are beginning to fade. The afternoons are warm though and the cicadas are just as loud. A cardinal family in the mock orange is creating a racket morning, noon, and night. . . .
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Posted by EAL Reblogged by Old Roses to seeds, weeds on 2007-09-09, 05:57:27
It's September and the new fall bulbs, vegetables annuals and perennials are in. We have a good selection of bulbs including the traditional iris, daffodils, tulips and crocus plus lots of other interesting things for your garden. We also have...
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on Sep 8, 2007, 3:36PM
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In the week since I last posted, summer has turned over to a dreary autumn in a neat little turn of pathetic fallacy. Rain, rain, rain... even the leather grips on the handlebars of my bike are spotted with mildew. Indoors, the tears have dried up and life is returning to normal - more or less. It helped to hear from so many kind people who knew and loved Jake, or who know the pain of losing a beloved canine friend. Thank you. . . .
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on Sep 8, 2007, 2:07PM
Posted by Sandy G Reblogged by Old Roses to Gardens on 2007-09-09, 05:56:51
but it still beats a good day at work - wait a minute, I'm unemployed - oops, guess it beats job hunting!!!!
I just don't know how to grow brussels sprouts in a small garden. They always grow so tall and lean over on top of other things that are still maturing. I have tried tomato cages and staking them in the past and all that happened was that they pulled the cage or stake over with them!. . .
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Posted by Kathi Reblogged by Old Roses to Gardening on 2007-09-09, 05:56:11
We 've had a very dry summer.This picture was taken the morning after I had soaked this flower bed with a weeper hose.The extra moisture seemed to. . .
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on Sep 8, 2007, 9:57AM
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If you've made Halloween scarecrows before, you'll find new inspiration in Marcianne Miller's book on the subject, which I review in this article. And if you've never made a Halloween...
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on Sep 8, 2007, 4:46AM
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In any indoor environment nothing varies more widely than light! In the morning at my home the sun peeks through the family room announcing the beginning of a new day...
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on Sep 8, 2007, 8:58AM
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What are the most common birds in a South London garden? If you'd asked me thirty years ago, the answer would have been sparrows. Closely followed by starlings and pigeons, with a good smattering of blue tits and great tits and the odd chaffinch. There were also crows and thrushes around, and of the territorial birds, our garden always had its resident blackbird and robin families. . . .
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I think that Colchicums are the most amazing plants.
first comes this lush growth of leaves in June, something like giant Lily-of-the-valley leaves.Then at the end of June the leaves disappear entirely and nothing more happens until fall.
In September, along come these little beauties, taller than a crocus but enchanting.
I'm so happy to have made their acquaintance.
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Posted by J.P. Reblogged by Old Roses to colchicums on 2007-09-09, 05:52:33
The group of succulent plant lovers in South Africa is, as everywhere around the globe, a small bunch of dedicated people. They have their own share in the Garden Forum. . . .
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on Sep 8, 2007, 6:16AM
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Eryngium on the black trolley by the bedroom window. I can only imagine how big this would have grown in well drained, sunny soil outside. The Flower heads and Shakespearean Ruff type leaves give it a thistley appearance. . .
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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to sea_holly on 2007-09-09, 05:51:56
It is said that the last rose of summer is the most beautiful of all. In this strange-weathered summer we've had, any roses we've been privileged to have are appreciated for the effort they've made. But tonight, as I shut the door on the garage sale and took the first walk-through of the gardens for the day, I have to say the adage must be true. 'Diana, Princess of Wales' was there in all her royal glory, looking as fine as ever. . . .
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