These guys are really doing good. They usually fruit earlier than the bigger varieties. They have been blossoming and fruiting for about the last week and a half.
Vero, My blog would probably give a date when I seeded them. April something. I can't remember off hand. I started putting them in the ground about 4-6 weeks later. So far this season we have probably only had about 4 days in the 90s. That's really weird for here.
They are called "ground morning glories". I love the color of the flowers. I grew mine from seed when I first started really getting interested in flower gardening.
(Try putting sour cream in your cornbread.) I made a big iron skillet full tonight and tried the sour cream for the first time. It was sooooo good. Wish I had some fresh cow butter to go on it.
I really want to grow concord grapes to make jelly with. I grew up on the home made stuff. I have eaten Smuckers through the years but during the past couple of years, the concord grape flavor has been missing.
I actually planted these in an old metal wash tub that had a few holes rusted through the bottom. That is Swiss Chard on the bottom. That's the red from the multi colored. Just goes to show how cool the temps have been here. Swiss Chard is more a cool weather plant like lettuce and cabbage. It's doing really well.
You should order some Tristar strawberry plants when you can get them. They are everbearing . I set out 25 plants early in the spring and I got quite a few berries. Now they are filled with bloom and green berries again. I have had everbearing before but they never produced like these seem to be going to.
I figured they would be sold out by this time. Most of the places are. I don't know if they sell in the fall or if you will have to wait til spring.. (or I might send you a box of runners) lol I would be happy to do that if you think they would live.
My chocolate cherry tomatoes look interesting. They are round and about the size of a quarter. The plants are tall and leggy like the Juliettes I grew. (Those silly things grew all the way up to the porch ceiling..)
The choccy ones don't have many in a cluster and the clusters are farther apart, very different from the little sweet 100's.
We are a major blue berry growing area here. At the farmers market, all the blue berries are imported. None being sold are local. I don't understand that at all.
lol this brings back the days when we grew tomatoes in wire cages. Never pinched side sprouts. Just let them grow wild and boy the amount of tomatoes we got......Boy Mac....
i have already pulled up tomato plants and getting ready to put some new ones in for the fall...bell peppers is doing ok as is okra....drought was bad here so i didnt get any peas...gonna redo them for fall....mac you and vero both have beautiful gardens...
Lookin good!!!
ReplyDeleteWow these ARE tall. Nice healthy looking plants. I bet they are just slow to take off. You'll soon have more maters than you know what to do with.
ReplyDeleteYummmmmm I smell pizza sauce!
ReplyDeleteYes, they are beautiful looking plants, lol. I am just to impatient.
ReplyDeleteThese guys are really doing good. They usually fruit earlier than the bigger varieties. They have been blossoming and fruiting for about the last week and a half.
ReplyDelete*Sneaks in and glues yellow flowers all over Mac's tomato plants*...
ReplyDeleteI had this piece of clip art on a t-shirt I made about 15 years ago. I also grew them one summer,
ReplyDeleteThis Mortgage lifter plant hasn't been trained for growing up and is more of a bush. No blossoms either. Full sun almost 14-15 hours.
ReplyDeleteWhen did you seed these and when did you actually set them in the garden?
ReplyDeleteMany of these herbs will go on the pizza. Thyme,oregano, chives, sage, dill, cilantro, basil, swiss chard.
ReplyDeleteLooking really nice Mac...I suppose you don't want to know we will be picking the one red mater tomorrow....
ReplyDeleteagrees with vero, they are looking healthy despite having no blossoms..
ReplyDeleteSo do you can your own tomato/pizza sauce Mac?
ReplyDeleteVery pretty...
ReplyDeleteOoooh very pretty, one of my favorite colors...
ReplyDeleteI planted some chives a couple of years ago in one of my flower gardens, I love their blooms despite being able to eat the herb...
ReplyDelete.....it needs a peanut plant...(grin)...
ReplyDeleteGiggles
ReplyDeletecucumbers and onions... or dill pickles?....decisions, decisions,lol...
ReplyDeleteGreat garden pics Mac! Everything looks like it's growing gangbusters...
Mine are about the same size.
ReplyDeleteThey do look MUCH better then mine..
ReplyDeleteNeighbor where we had the block party has some....I'll have to see how they do.
ReplyDeleteNot with no tomatoes on them they don't. Even one blossom would make me happy.
ReplyDeleteYes, I can my own sauce Vic. I prefer it over store brands because even though it's canned it still taste like home grown tomatoes.
ReplyDeleteVero, My blog would probably give a date when I seeded them. April something. I can't remember off hand. I started putting them in the ground about 4-6 weeks later. So far this season we have probably only had about 4 days in the 90s. That's really weird for here.
ReplyDeleteThe last plant on the blog I just posted has one cluster of bloom right in the top.
ReplyDeleteThese flowers are really small but look exactly like Morning Glories. They do vine but not to the same extent.
ReplyDeleteI really like the yellow of these Lillies. They are in real life like the color of butter.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's a cool color for a hydrangea. Most grown around here are blue.
ReplyDeleteI still call these Cow Lillies because they always seemed to grow in ditches in our pastures.
ReplyDeleteThey are called "ground morning glories". I love the color of the flowers. I grew mine from seed when I first started really getting interested in flower gardening.
ReplyDeleteI love using chives in mashed potatoes with sour cream.
ReplyDelete(Try putting sour cream in your cornbread.) I made a big iron skillet full tonight and tried the sour cream for the first time. It was sooooo good. Wish I had some fresh cow butter to go on it.
ReplyDeleteI really want to grow concord grapes to make jelly with. I grew up on the home made stuff. I have eaten Smuckers through the years but during the past couple of years, the concord grape flavor has been missing.
ReplyDeleteThis plant is doing great.
ReplyDeleteMy pickle cucumbers are in another garden, not getting to much sun and are small but they are also starting to produce a few.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely colour.
ReplyDeleteLovely colour.
ReplyDeletemaybe they have put all their energy to growing too tall and have forgotten about flowers and fruit!
ReplyDeleteI have one similar to this color .It was a lovely baby pink (my favourite color) when planted but now its purple.
ReplyDeletereally nive little flowers, very pretty
ReplyDeletelove hydrangeas .............think my garden's a bit small for one but this one looks great, beautiful colour
ReplyDelete\is that beetroot right at the front?? that tastes sooooo good straight from the ground
ReplyDeletethis is a great idea.................loads of herbs all in together, mine are all seperated but this looks good
ReplyDeleteHi..............just stopped by to admire your garden, looking gooood :-))
ReplyDeleteGlenda, I hit them with a super bloom buster last weekend. See what happens.
ReplyDeleteI actually planted these in an old metal wash tub that had a few holes rusted through the bottom. That is Swiss Chard on the bottom. That's the red from the multi colored. Just goes to show how cool the temps have been here. Swiss Chard is more a cool weather plant like lettuce and cabbage. It's doing really well.
ReplyDeletePretty good growth for a month.
ReplyDeleteSure is. Next year you will probably get a small crop of grapes. Just a cluster or two but they will taste soooo good.
ReplyDeleteI can't think of a better tasting grape than the concord. I also love the smell of them on a dewy morning.
ReplyDeleteYou should order some Tristar strawberry plants when you can get them. They are everbearing . I set out 25 plants early in the spring and I got quite a few berries. Now they are filled with bloom and green berries again. I have had everbearing before but they never produced like these seem to be going to.
ReplyDeleteMMMM youre making me hungry and its still two months to ripe concord time.
ReplyDeleteParks isn't selling anymore this season.
ReplyDeleteI figured they would be sold out by this time. Most of the places are. I don't know if they sell in the fall or if you will have to wait til spring.. (or I might send you a box of runners) lol I would be happy to do that if you think they would live.
ReplyDeleteMy chocolate cherry tomatoes look interesting. They are round and about the size of a quarter. The plants are tall and leggy like the Juliettes I grew. (Those silly things grew all the way up to the porch ceiling..)
ReplyDeleteThe choccy ones don't have many in a cluster and the clusters are farther apart, very different from the little sweet 100's.
Could someone s'plain to me why I can't buy concord grapes at the grocery store?
ReplyDeleteIt is a little too early in the season here Suzi. About September you should be able to find them.
ReplyDeleteYou can find tubs of blueberries now though!! YUMMMMM
ReplyDeleteI was going to say that it may be to early too.
ReplyDeleteWe are a major blue berry growing area here. At the farmers market, all the blue berries are imported. None being sold are local. I don't understand that at all.
ReplyDeleteYes that is weird. I bet we are getting the New Jersey ones! LOL
ReplyDeleteLOL... Jersey Fruit... Glassboro, NJ.
ReplyDeleteI guess they just don't sell them around here cause I have never seen them in the store...
ReplyDeleteVero, I have a new trick for making bread dough I need to share with you. I'll do it in my recipe section when I get the chance.
ReplyDeleteNoooooo Kneading, sounds weird and that is what I said when I heard of it.
ReplyDeleteSue, it may be that to many Kentuckians are using them to make wine.
ReplyDeleteSounds good. I HATE kneading bread.
ReplyDeleteErrrrrrrr Is Suzi in Kentucky?
My friend Sue just called. lol
ReplyDeleteSigh...those Kentuckians...you just can't trust 'em...
ReplyDeleteMust be nice to see something that you can spend time canning.
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely hydrangea.
ReplyDeleteBold and Beautiful
ReplyDeletelol this brings back the days when we grew tomatoes in wire cages. Never pinched side sprouts. Just let them grow wild and boy the amount of tomatoes we got......Boy Mac....
ReplyDeleteOhhhhh Wow!!!
ReplyDeleteSimply smashing.
ReplyDeletei have already pulled up tomato plants and getting ready to put some new ones in for the fall...bell peppers is doing ok as is okra....drought was bad here so i didnt get any peas...gonna redo them for fall....mac you and vero both have beautiful gardens...
ReplyDeleteThanks Sherry for the nice compliment I sneaked over here and found. lol
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