Cracker Jack Mix
These came from "cheep" seed that I sprinkled on the ground.
8/5/10
7/28/10
6/16/10
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Sunflower
Sunflower Mammoth Greystripe was planted in a new round bed. I had planted 10, thinned to 5 then the rabbits thinned them to a mere 2 when wonderful husband thought he was being helpful by removing the protective wire. Needless to say, the wire is back and I have my eye on Mr rabbit who is living under the garden shed for now. Mr. Rabbit, you are officially on probation.
8/4/10
7/28/10
really putting some growth on. Towers over the bird seed sunflowers.
7/18/10
The one rabbit survivor.
6/4/10
Unknown Self Sowers
7/28/10
7/18/10
This one came from spilled bird seed.
7/10/19
They make great cutting flowers. The gold finches are already finding them. I love those cheeky little birds and they love my sunflowers.
6/18/10
It's only about 4 feet tall.
6/19/10
two of them are blooming now, though one is a lighter version of the other.
6/24/10
another self sown sunflower
8/5/10
Raspberry
Red Raspberry Rubus idaeus 'Heritage' I started out with about ten little sticks and now have plenty to share as they spread rapidly and vigorously. I would even recommend that if you have even more limited space then me to confine the roots, maybe by planting them in sunken 5 gallon buckets with the bottoms sawed off. They love my well drained spot I have them planted in and the yearly dumping of compost every winter before they start growing again. I grow mine like a hedge, with the canes woven into a wire support between posts and every spring before new growth I try to thin out the weak and spindly, dead, and old canes to give nice fat new healthy canes room to take over. They are an ever bearing type and as you can see in the picture they are just beginning to bloom. I will be digging up and potting suckers maybe this weekend for my plant sale but I promised to put aside some for my S-I-L's new organic garden so I do not know how many I will offer for sale. Mine seem trouble free except when it comes to Japanese beetles who will demolish the plants in a day. YIKES!.
5/14/10
5/29/10
6/3/2010
Loads of bee action on the raspberries today. Bees are positively HUMMING. The harvest is looking very promising.
6/12/10
waiting...
6/20/10
6/22/10
6/23/10
This morning, a nice handful have ripened. But this is only the beginning.
8/5/10
Transplanted a raspberry that had escaped the bed and cut it back.
Begonia
Wax Begonia
Unknown. I bought this on special, in a hanging basket for 99 cents. couldn't pass that up!
6/3/10
6/11/10
8/5/10
Apples.
3-n-1 apple tree
This was the first year for my apple tree to bloom being that the tree is now 4 years old. It seemed like a long wait but for apple trees that's not a bad time. It's a 3-1 grafted dwarf tree and here are some first apples starting to grow. How exciting!
7/10/10
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5/29/10
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6/11/10
6/24/10
8/5/10
Funky apple
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