Planting Garlic

Several weeks ago, the veggie garden was solarized.

Over the weekend, the cover was taken off

so that I could plant one of my favorite crops.

This garlic was picked up at our local grocery store.

Starting with organic is important.

From one head of garlic...

you get all these chances for new plants.

About 12 were planted in the square-foot veggie garden.

Here's the root end.  

That's the part that gets planted down

about 6 inches.

Four should fit into one square foot plot.

Just for kicks, I put some into the butterfly garden.

I'm thinking of changing it into an herb garden,

as it's right near the kitchen door

and we have many other areas in the yard

that the butterflies enjoy.

I'll be curious to see if there's a difference in the two locations.

We were blessed with a bit of rain

in the afternoon.  Love it when Mother Nature

gives her seal of approval.

Garlic is one thing we use an awful lot of around here.

Guess we won't have to worry about any vampires, eh?

Bloomin' Tuesday

It's brutal out there!

Big K told me that today it reached triple digits.

Ouch!

We are hoping, as many of you are,

for some rain relief this week.

Until then, we'll enjoy some of the colors in the garden

provided by Mother Nature.

Cosmos relishing the sunshine.

This plumbego is cut back fairly often.

There's a second rain barrel behind it.

I guess it likes this spot.

We are hopeful this pineapple will sprout fruit this year.

Peek-a-boo!

Most of the zinnias self-seed readily.

The first blooms from our crape myrtles!

A cheery basket to greet visitors.

These zinnias are peekin' around the corner

toward the front door.

One of the few coneflowers that actually came up.

So looking forward to seeing it in all its glory.

This butterfly loves the ageratum.

I was unable to identify this beauty.

Hope you are able to enjoy your garden

in this summer heat.

Make sure to stay hydrated

and enjoy nature's bounty.

The temperature can't keep me from bein' outside,

even if I have to garden after dark!

Have a fabulous Tuesday, y'all!

 

Secret Gardener

Wanna have some fun?

Start the Secret Gardener

in your neighborhood or workplace.

It's easy and makes you feel downright mischievous.

A friend of mine and I

decided to start it here in the neighborhood .

Here's how it works...



Make up a card with the instructions

 that can be passed on with the pot.

The other side introduces the game to the lucky recipient.

(Two cards are shown here.)

Take a bloom from your own yard and pot it up,

including the two-sided instruction card.

I used heavy packing tape to seal it

so it could be used again.

It's nice to add a tag identifying the plant too.

Remember playing the doorbell ditch game?

This one's more fun because you brighten someone's day.

I didn't ring the bell, just left it here and cruised on by.

Have a little fun and keep the good stuff movin'!

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