How Does Your Garden Grow??????

too larry

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Dog leapt through this patch the other day and kinda fucked up the marigolds and destroyed a lavender plant. I need to take some basil and mint cuts. Getting out.of hand.View attachment 4380472
I didn't plant any flowers this year. Still hoeing a bunch of "wild" flowers out of the garden. We planted a few packs in the middle of the garden years ago. Have to hoe them up every year since.
 

The Gram Reaper

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My garden did the worst it ever has this year. The start of the year was slow growth and changing weather that caused a number of issues.

If this was the medieval days I would starve this winter lol. A lot of things went to seed with the hot and cold swings. I will be more prepared next year.

Going to layer compost and have been saving all my coco from the grow to layer over the beds to insulate them to help fight the bolting. Also taking a list of things that did well in the new climate and things I will not grow here in Michigan anymore. Getting a lot of smaller rocks around to mix in with the soil to stop UV penetration and give the roots some where to hide with cool moisture.

Corn started budding at 2 foot tall I got tons of short corn. Been canning some stuff, I used to have so much excess I could sell it but we gotta be greedy this year..
 

xtsho

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It's always feast or famine with a garden.

Didn't have my camera, but we picked two gallons of grapes off the vines at Mamma's old place. Grape pie will be upcoming.
Feast or famine is right. I feel bad because I've already put stuff into the compost that we didn't get to.

I've never had grape pie but sounds delicious. Unfortunately I don't have a grape vine. I do have some peaches just about ready so I'll be having peach pie before long.
 

too larry

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Feast or famine is right. I feel bad because I've already put stuff into the compost that we didn't get to.

I've never had grape pie but sounds delicious. Unfortunately I don't have a grape vine. I do have some peaches just about ready so I'll be having peach pie before long.
I give away as many veggies as I can, but there is always waste. Just can't be helped. My compost pile is a mass of vines from all the seeds sprouting.

I had 3-4 peaches this year on the 5 trees here at the house. I had about five trees at each of my two camps too, but the pond came up and killed all of them down there. And I was only able to find one at the river camp after the storm.

The soft pear tree over at the old house got blew down, but is still alive. No fruit on it this year, but I'm hoping it bounces back. Lots of other fruit trees there with big oaks on them. Have done very little work on that place, since it's Sister's land.
 

The Gram Reaper

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I give away as many veggies as I can, but there is always waste. Just can't be helped. My compost pile is a mass of vines from all the seeds sprouting.

I had 3-4 peaches this year on the 5 trees here at the house. I had about five trees at each of my two camps too, but the pond came up and killed all of them down there. And I was only able to find one at the river camp after the storm.

The soft pear tree over at the old house got blew down, but is still alive. No fruit on it this year, but I'm hoping it bounces back. Lots of other fruit trees there with big oaks on them. Have done very little work on that place, since it's Sister's land.
I had a pumpkin vine stretch out from my compost pile this year. Let it keep growing. Its the biggest plant in the garden lol. Its mainly apple compost from the apple tree. Massive growth. 3 good sized pie pumpkins on her. The plants I don't count on seem to do the best...
 

Moflow

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Has anyone else seen a decline in the butterfly population over the years?
Could be cyclic or man made, I don't know.
I've a wide variety of flowers in the garden to attract allsorts of insects.
The butterflies are quite rare to see in my garden these days so I took the opportunity to take a few pics of them basking in the sun, maybe feeding.
Even rarer, 3 different ones together.

The Peacock
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Painted Lady
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The Small Tortoiseshell
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The Bumble Bee and Hoverfly numbers are down too over the years.
The most common butterfly to see here in my garden is the Cabbage White but they are becoming rarer too. I need to plant a few cabbages!
I've seen maybe 20 - 30 over the summer, mostly passing through to greener pastures.
 

too larry

Well-Known Member
Has anyone else seen a decline in the butterfly population over the years?
Could be cyclic or man made, I don't know.
I've a wide variety of flowers in the garden to attract allsorts of insects.
The butterflies are quite rare to see in my garden these days so I took the opportunity to take a few pics of them basking in the sun, maybe feeding.
Even rarer, 3 different ones together.

The Peacock
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Painted Lady
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The Small Tortoiseshell
View attachment 4389949

The Bumble Bee and Hoverfly numbers are down too over the years.
The most common butterfly to see here in my garden is the Cabbage White but they are becoming rarer too. I need to plant a few cabbages!
I've seen maybe 20 - 30 over the summer, mostly passing through to greener pastures.
I still have lots of butterflies here in NW Florida. The cats kill a couple of three a week. And too many damn moths.
 

Bareback

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Has anyone else seen a decline in the butterfly population over the years?
Could be cyclic or man made, I don't know.
I've a wide variety of flowers in the garden to attract allsorts of insects.
The butterflies are quite rare to see in my garden these days so I took the opportunity to take a few pics of them basking in the sun, maybe feeding.
Even rarer, 3 different ones together.

The Peacock
View attachment 4389947

Painted Lady
View attachment 4389948

The Small Tortoiseshell
View attachment 4389949

The Bumble Bee and Hoverfly numbers are down too over the years.
The most common butterfly to see here in my garden is the Cabbage White but they are becoming rarer too. I need to plant a few cabbages!
I've seen maybe 20 - 30 over the summer, mostly passing through to greener pastures.
I'm not far from @too larry and it's the same for me lots butterflies and way to many moths especially on my cabbage.
 
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