In an effort to recreate as many of the threads I enjoyed on SU&SD for which I feel qualified (someone else will have to do the miniatures painting thread ), I’d like to start off a gardening thread.
Link to original thread.
My garden is very shabby–I don’t put the time into that I really should. But I quite enjoy it, especially on an overcast day like today.
The southern-most vegetable bed and the rhubarb that’s doing quite well in it. There are two more beds, but the middle one needs weeding, and the northern-most became completely overgrown with grass.
The cherry, peach, and plum were all in bloom this week. The peach and plum are struggling with some nasty fungal infection which I haven’t figured out yet. Also, I missed the pruning window this winter (all four months of it ).
We have spent lockdown destroying our garden so it can be built up again. It’s mostly used for the kids to have lightsaber duels and for playing basketball. I prefer to cook in our garden rather than grow plants, but suddenly we have a lot of time!!
Hi, Ron! Those of us in the Venn diagram overlap between tabletop gamers and gardeners like to share pictures, like this:
My seedling table is getting busy these days. The tomatoes have moved into their big containers, and everything else is coming along nicely. The onions have moved outdoors to join the sprouting peas and fava beans, and if the rain will let up for a day or two, maybe I can pull some of the spring weeds out there…
Our garden over here, is… well let’s just say I don’t want to share a picture. We planted zucchini waaaaay to early because my toddlers played with the seeds and I was afraid to lose them. Now they are withering in the ground, and I don’t know how to save them!
However, my fruit trees are looking promising, and we just tried to seed lettuce.
I was quite careless uploading pics on the SUSD forums, I hope there’s enough space and all here, though this one is hopefully small enough.
I forget the name of the yellow in the upper right corner but lower left is called “Bernstein Rose” - Bernstein = Amber. And the big one about to bloom in the lower right will have lovely yellow/red/pink flowers and it is called “Gebrüder Grimm Märchenrose” after the famouse German fairy tales by the brother’s Grimm.
Bleu de Solaise! I love those leeks. Not the biggest out there, but they ride out all but the toughest winters here in central Pennsylvania without trouble. They even get a lovely purple tinge to their leaves when the coldest nights strike.
Now, I’ve been told the trick here is to plant something else before the weeds grow back. It’s not something I’ve ever personally managed, but I’ve been assured it’s good advice.
Should be a doddle! I just need to find something that will outcompete rosebay willowherb, creeping buttercup, bittercress, nettles, brambles, bindweed, and dandelions…
), I’d like to start off a gardening thread.
).
. They do unusual and heritage varieties:
