- The driveway side had some plants die. I let it go too long with out water, and there was no rain for a couple of weeks(?). There are still a few cosmos (not blooming), but I'm not sure if the sunflowers will make it. There is one brave zinnia and a marigold. The seedums continue to do okay, and the grass that crept in thrives. I really must do something about that.
- The less-hot side is doing great, with the cosmos thriving, the zinnias thriving, and the white marigolds really did turn out pretty, even if I decided they were dumb after I planted them. The dwarf sunflowers are lovely too--I will plant them again for sure!
- I am going to plant some snapdragons on the dead side and keep them watered!
- I learned that cosmos may thrive on neglect, but it does have a breaking point!
- Sage has grown a funny collapsed shape but it otherwise thriving. I moved the container to help it grow better.
- Peppermint doing fine. Mexican lavendar growing very slowly. Basil fine. Son (age 4) likes to eat leaves but has learned to ask permission.
- Blueberry plant in container thriving.
- Marigold in container died. Used container for indoor potted palm.
- Only one blueberry bush in yard still alive. Think I know where I went wrong. Better luck next year.
- Decided to start some tomato seeds to grow in containers. Hybrid determinate small plants. Will give it my best shot and bring them inside at night if we have a frost. Hoping we can at least have some fried green tomatoes! (Incidentally, husband bought some heirloom tomatoes at Trader Joe's--tasted divine. Next year!)
- Beans: see previous post!
- Squash doing pretty well. Have 2 big squashes that are growing. It's still flowering, but I don't think it liked that hot dry spell. Thank goodness this summer is milder and wetter than last year!
- Pumpkins doing great and flowering. There is one pumpkin already on one of my miniature pumpkin plants.
- Gourds--doing okay. Next year I will give them their own bed and take better care of them.
- Tomatillo plant! One of the many tomatillo seeds I tried to plant emerged. For a while I couldn't figure out what the plant was, but I let it grow since it looked like some sort of vegetable. It is flowering, and I think we will have some delicous tomatillos before too long!
- Basil--planted 4 basil plants for my 4-year-old basil eater. (Started the seeds indoors of course). Hoping we can get a pesto sauce out of them too!
- I have 2 red cabbage seeds started and 2 califlowers started to plant outside in, oh, 3 or 4 weeks.
- My yellow bell peppers are doing pretty well. Some of the leaves did get eaten, but they are growing into their cages.
- I also am trying to start some chives for my front herb container garden, but they have not emerged. It's weird because I thought chives would be so easy.
- I have plans to grow carrots, lettuce, and radishes as well this fall.
- My sunflowers have grown wonderfully! The Russian Mammoths especially. And I like the white and red sunflowers that bloom over and over. However, deshelling the mammoth seeds has been boring. I think I am going to use them to feed birds instead.
- I've had a few zinnias bloom, although I just sort of let grass grow around them.
- I did start a "flower garden" behind my beds against the fence. I am growing more sunflowers, some cosmos "double click," and some tall zinnias.
Houseplants
- doing fine; houseplants are easy
Other:
- My son planted a tiny garden of 6 zinnias in front of his new playhouse.
- We are going to plant tall snapdragons behind his playhouse to make a fence. (He has a trapdoor that leads into his backyard.) He has a very cute plastic playhouse.
- I like easy-care flowers, vegetables, and herbs!
- I have really been enjoying the bees, butterflies, and dragonflies that are attracted to my flowers. I keep thinking I hear hummingbirds, but I haven't seen any yet.
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