Photo below - the cauliflower in the 4 gallon swp has grown alot in recent weeks, but sadly hasn't began to form the edible part yet....I sure wish it would hurry up, because warmer temps are just around the corner..
Photo below - here's some plants that were put into the large flowerbed beside the driveway the other day. Because of the mature size of each, they'll have to be pruned aggressively each year.
Photo below - here's some things planted at the other end, which include zinnia and also some sun-loving impatiens....well, at least that's what the tag on them said - "full sun exposure".....I'm not sure about that, because they don't look too good to me right now. To the left is a dwarf japanese maple tree, and is one of two planted in the big flowerbed....
Lastly, here's a photo for my good friend Chandramouli_S from on the other side of the world....I just had to purchase another Gerbera Daisy, so the other two wouldn't be lonely....
In other news, the centerpiece for the big flowerbed is almost complete, and i'll do a stand-alone post on it toward the end of the week. With all of the planters being constructed for the landscape, i'm just hoping that people won't begin to stop by and ask me to build one for them...It's alot of work..whew!
Take care, and happy gardening
EG
9 comments:
Peppers do go through a tricky phase when germinating them. I used to have problems with them. I was told by a greenhouse grower that once they get some true leaves to let them dry out and then just water them a little. He said that they don't like their feet wet.
That cauliflower looks like it should be forming a head soon!
Yes, those impatients are the variety that is supposed to like the sun...just how much, I don't know. Love the Gerbera Daisies!
Oh I did not know that squirrel like sweet potatoes. I grown sweet potato recently in containers and found tubers not only inside the container but underneath the container soil too. The root goes so deep.
Wow, that's a cauliflower plant. Mine are about 6 inches tall. I just hope you can harvest it before it bolts. In your heat, it may be a short period of time from ready to too late.
As for folks asking to build stuff, if they want to pay your salary, no problem. hehe.
EG,
Peppers are slow for just about everybody. They are totally worth the effort, though, so we all fuss over our little plants every year, in spite of the agonies of waiting (for germination, for decent growth, for that first, excellent pepper).
I'm enjoying the pictures of all the things you've planted -- it's all looking great!
-Amy
I have trouble getting some peppers to germinate, and then get growing. Why must they be so stubborn?
Robin - I absolutely suck with propagating peppers. It's the watering thing, just like you said...
Malay-kadazan girl - I think you misunderstood...it's not the SP the squirrels are after - it's anything grown in this location.
Sinfonian - it's almost a sure thing that it'll bolt before a head forms...just gets hot too quick..
agwh - thanks, I get kinda impatient with bell peppers turning color..
kelly - I don't know, but they give me fits every year..
It took me a few years to figure out that peppers don't like so much water and they like it warm when germinating... even then they can be a PITA. I did notice they did well if left with a cover over them for a humid air environment while having dryer soil. Anyway, look at how happy your seven are now though! Hope the squirrels don't get 'em.
Looking good. I don't plant bell peppers cause I don't eat them.
The last two years I chitted my pepper seed and had no trouble getting my peppers to grow. This year they just won't come up. I wish I had chitted them like previous years. I may end up buying transplants this year.
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