Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Bloomin' Tuesday


Cootie time has gone away,
and gardening catch-up time has arrived.
Nothing like being laid out for a week
to put you out of touch with the outside world.
Here are a few tidbits from this past weekend:




The Blue Lake green beans that have been sprouting,



were ready for transplanting.




Out to the square-foot bed they went.



One previously transplanted seedling was eaten by something,
the other is still hanging in there.
Hoping these two make it okay.




The San Marzano roma was doing fairly well in the small pot,
so I placed it in this container with a few eggshells.
This spot receives some shade, 
but we'll see if it's enough to keep it going.





The last of a few bulbs of home-grown garlic.
This will be planted in earnest next growing season.

For the most part, our vegetable gardening season is over.
It must seem strange to those of you in places 
where spring has just made her entrance.
It's just too blazin' hot here to grow much in the heat.
We will harvest what we can,
maybe start some sweet potatoes,
but that's about it for "summer".
I'll be planning my fall crops as I sip my lemonade.



All the flower seedlings that were started over the past few weeks,
were transplanted to containers or into the back garden.




These are the Titan sunflowers started in eggshells.




The leaves remind me of a dinosaur.
They got put out into the back bed.
Can't wait to see if they grow to the 20 feet, as claimed.




This season, fish emulsion is being used for fertilizing.
Every 4 weeks a good dose is distributed to food crops,
as well as being used on ornamentals and trees as needed.



Most of our plants are natives,
so fertilizing is not necessary.




Love how they flourish without much fuss.







One of my summer favorites, zinnias,
are starting to make their comeback.




Unlike yours truly, they don't mind the 
Central Florida heat and humidity.




Seein' lots of these cute lil' buggers around.




Nature's wonders all bundled up...




Cosmos prior to awakening.




Jasmine's snowy-white stars are refreshing.



Society garlic unfurling in its own time.




Native petunia has a soft, cooling influence.



 These are not native,
but come back year after year without fail.



 The African Iris, lantana and cosmos 
happily share the same sunny spot.



Butterflies especially enjoy these easy-care plants.


Beat the heat any way you can, buddy.



 

20 comments:

  1. Gorgeous blooms. Considering we had snow on Mother's Day--yea, it's hard to imagine someone's garden as being "done". But you actually have the best of the gardening world--because you still get to do flowers now...and veggies fall and spring. Lucky. But I could NEVER take that heat/humidity again. We lived in Illinois (HELLinois) for 35 years. 95 degrees with 99 percent humidity for most of June/July/August. No thanks.......

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    1. I grew up in Illinois and don't remember it being like that, but it seems many places are changing weather-wise.
      Thanks for the positive spin on gardening in the heat! ;0)

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  2. beautiful photos. Yes indeed, that would be strange to be about done with the garden. The only tropical area I've lived is Hawaii and it was always in the 80's so growing things wasn't an issue.

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    1. I'll bet you can grow year-round there. I'm just not a tropical kinda gal.

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  3. Love to see blooms. Your shots are great.
    Mary, MI

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  4. Wow! You have a lot of blooming going on there! We're just beginning! I always love to see what are in others' gardens across the country.

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  5. It's so funny to think that your gardening season is wrapping up when ours is just beginning!

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  6. We are about half way through our gardening season, so I understand about it being too hot soon! Your blooms are just gorgeous!

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  7. Such wonderful flowers - I enjoy seeing the opposite seasons - aren't blogs grand?!

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  8. I planted San Marzano tomatoes for the first time this year. Do you like them? I hope they are yummy! We also planted a bunch of zinnia seeds and I sure hope they come up. :-) Happy gardening. Can't believe your season is almost over!!

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    1. This is our first crack at it too. They are the kind I buy to make gravy, so I thought I'd try growing them. It may be too late in the season for us, but I'll try them again in the fall. Love zinnias!

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  9. It really does seem strange that your gardening season is about over and you are planning fall crops! We still have some things to plant in our garden. I love all the native plants you have - so pretty!

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    1. Planning the fall garden is one of the best ways to get through our long, hot summer.

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  10. Daisy, I've never seen seeds planted in egg shells. Great idea! Love all your bright shots! The African Iris is lovely. Jean

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  11. Hi Daisy, Love the lantana and tropical milkweed, and also the jasmine. Your vegetables have a good start. We are having lettuce and radishes to eat from our garden...strawberries soon.
    xo Beth

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