Harvesting Sunflowers (Again)

Not much is going on in the garden with this heat. I cut the last bit of my Mongolian Giant Sunflowers this weekend and stored the heads in a bin to dry then give the birds this winter (I'm ready for some cold weather!) I think the later heads were bigger the the earlier ones. … Continue reading Harvesting Sunflowers (Again)

I Give Up – Garden Update

Gardening comes with many frustrations but first let's look at a few thing that are working. I planted a tray of Black Zebra Cherry Tomatoes for some late season tomatoes. These seeds are of from Hoss Tools. They're coming up now and nearly all cells in my 24 cell seed starting tray is coming up. … Continue reading I Give Up – Garden Update

Harvesting Sunflowers

I've mentioned here my Mongolian Giant Sunflowers that we're growing in the garden. I went out yesterday and cut a bunch of them and saved the seed heads to give the birds this winter and hopefully replant a few of the seeds in the spring. The sunflowers were too large for my clippers so I … Continue reading Harvesting Sunflowers

Snack Time

For today's Tuesday Garden update we'll be doing a little snacking on my Sun Gold Tomatoes but first let's check on the pollinator garden. I was out looking at the plot last night and was amazed by the butterflies and other insects flying around it. I tried to catch a photo of a butterfly but … Continue reading Snack Time

Pollinator Garden Update

I'll update on our pollinator patch but first let's look at some other parts of what's growing. Indigo Rose Tomatoes My Indigo Rose Tomatoes are ripening now. So far I've not crazy about the flavor as I thought I'd be. They have been very mild in flavor. I was expecting it to have a little … Continue reading Pollinator Garden Update

Rooting Tomato Plants (Series)

In June 2023 I've posted a series of posts on rooting tomato suckers (not sure of the technical term). On this post I'm linking to the four part series so you can try it yourself. I'll be doing an update on this experiment to report on how the plants do this summer. Part 1 Part … Continue reading Rooting Tomato Plants (Series)

Tomato Suckers In The Ground (Part 4)

It's been a few weeks since I planted these in the ground. I lost one fairly quickly and have another that's struggling right now but the rest look great. I'd say the plants in the ground look better than the ones in my grow boxes. I can't figure out why I've never really heard of … Continue reading Tomato Suckers In The Ground (Part 4)

Mongolian Giant Sunflower

I'll update on our Mongolian Giant Sunflowers in a bit but first I'll write about my tomatoes. One of the plants in my Grow Boxes was struggling. I guess I've not done good at keeping this box watered. I watered the box and 24 hours later the plant looked great! Also I picked my first … Continue reading Mongolian Giant Sunflower

Two Weeks Later Rooting Tomatoes (Part 3)

Today I am continuing on my tomato rooting journey. You can get the previous part 2 here. After two weeks in the potting soil and me watering the plants once a day after a week of watering twice a day the photos below is of their progress. Next we'll see how they do planted. So … Continue reading Two Weeks Later Rooting Tomatoes (Part 3)

Much Needed Rain

I read last week that it was 20 days in Little Rock without rain, now we've had some big rains and storms! I posted the other day about planting some flowers for my daughter. I put a sprinkler on them and below is a photo of how they germinated. Pollinator garden that was covered by … Continue reading Much Needed Rain