General gardening thread

[ohnoitsbonnie]

I figured it was high time to make this thread. Anyone that has anything to discuss about gardening or even just their enjoyment of nature and plant life can speak freely in here. Pictures are very welcome. I will also be giving advice if asked.

[ohnoitsbonnie]

So I decided to grow sweetpeas this year. I used Johnny's Seeds "Elegance Pink Diana" and "Elegance Salmon Rose". I think next year I will plant even more in even more places (this is in full, southern exposure sun in moderately good soil- well-draining silt with mulch. Could have more organic matter!) and a mix instead of two varieties. This was my test run. I didn't think they would get to the point of blooming because I planted them late and NJ has some hot summers but they made it and I'm in love.

[ohnoitsbonnie]

They're growing among two billion Echinacea seedlings

[wHATcOLOR]

Trowels in the house!!! Hoo hoo hooooooooo!!!!

[ohnoitsbonnie]

Throw in the trowel, I'm off to bed. Hopefully this thread will be more popular in the morning

[buzzard]

I'm thinking of growing some flowers, but haven't decided what to go with.

[ohnoitsbonnie]

You mean plants. Flowering plants.

[Cool As Ice Cream]

this thread can never become popular. the pictures are too large.

[MyOneAndOnly]

right now i have strawberries and jalapenos ready to pick in my garden. I also planted squash this year.

[vixnix]

nothing i want to grow, grows in this stupid country, without constant help. and the birds are all too devious and lacking in moral fibre so anything i do grow just gets stolen.

[vixnix]

Which salad leaves and herbs can I grow here without too much effort, and how can I improve the soil enough to grow them?

[FoolofaTook]

poop

[The exploding boy]

Originally Posted by buzzard

I'm thinking of growing some flowers, but haven't decided what to go with.

classic

[yo soy el mejor]

i had a serious comment and question, but i just can't deal with these big-ass photos.

got some renee's garden fragrant dianthus "Lace Perfume" seeds and a seeds BONUS PACK: CAT TREATS GOURMET MIXED GREENS at the Chicago Botanic Gardens yesterday. now what do i do?

[ohnoitsbonnie]

Originally Posted by vixnix

Which salad leaves and herbs can I grow here without too much effort, and how can I improve the soil enough to grow them?

What's the soil like where you are? I experienced sandy, lean, but typically nutritionally fine soil where I was.

The answer is usually compost. Organic matter works magic.

Winter: lettuce. Lettuce is very easy to grow. Mâche is easy too. Pea shoots. Violets. Hold on, I gotta wake up.

[MyOneAndOnly]

Originally Posted by yo soy el mejor

i had a serious comment and question, but i just can't deal with these big-ass photos.

[LaBelle]

what comes to mind when you think about gardening:


what it really is like:

[yo soy el mejor]

that doesn't come to mind when i think of gardening. who are you talking to?

[ilikeplanets]

Grew a ton of stuff that is starting to yield some veggies!! Got tomatoes, corn, squash, jalapenos, habaneros, green beans, cilantro, cucumbers, and watermelon. I don't have a camera phone though. But seriously so many tomatoes. They're all delicious so far, I haven't tried the squash or cucumbers yet. The main problem is keeping the dogs and bunnies away :| 'Bama is great for growing produce, I haven't had to do anything special besides plant the seeds and water.

[ilikeplanets]

We also have a ton of flowers in the front yard. There's lilies, azaleas, gardenias, and of course morning glories. The tulips have died already.

[LaBelle]

Originally Posted by yo soy el mejor

that doesn't come to mind when i think of gardening. who are you talking to?

Not you clearly

[ohnoitsbonnie]

If someone tells me how to resize photos I will. I wasn't posting them large to be a jerk.

[Dogfighter28]

I planted tomatoes and an assortment of peppers in my grandfathers garden this year and my dad is tending to them

Did some community gardening as well, which is a real joy. Love to do manual labor like that

[wHATcOLOR]

Originally Posted by scottytheoneand

is this 'shopped? I'm on a phone and can't really see the pixels

[The exploding boy]

youve never been to america have you.



anyway its also a condition, steatopygia. i mean if you have that AND are very obese..

[ilikeplanets]

that shit ain't 'shopped. I have in-laws and uncles that look this way.

[avian chaos]

Bonnie, do you ever use the Like That Garden app? Geo and I take 20x longer to walk anywhere now because that app is fucking magic and now we want to know what all the plants are.

[ohnoitsbonnie]

Originally Posted by avian chaos

Bonnie, do you ever use the Like That Garden app? Geo and I take 20x longer to walk anywhere now because that app is fucking magic and now we want to know what all the plants are.

No, I had never even heard of it. It's not bad... I tried a photo of Asclepias tuberosa and Oenothera speciosa and it got both. I knew I would trick it with this Calycanthus flower.

Which is a common garden plant but not as common as the other two. I suspect it recognizes color and this doesn't have a unique enough color to matter. I'm going to play around with it some more with some plants not found in cultivation.

So basically what I'm trying to say it is that it's cool, but I don't have much use for it because at the risk of sounding like a jerk, I know pretty much all the ornamental plants out there and if I don't know it I can key it out with my knowledge of taxonomy and morphology and all that stuff.

[ohnoitsbonnie]

It identified a showy orchid as correct. I'm impressed. It got an Agalinus wrong but I got a kick out of how the other photos were plants being held, just as it was in my photo

[ohnoitsbonnie]

It's cute. I give the app 6 Bonnie stars out of 7.5