I sure hope so. I can't wait. The cut back on the number of tomato plants for the past few years was a total failure and I am happy to have my tomato plants back. Going to be happier yet when they really start producing.

Rita, those first two daylilies compliment each other so well!

I noticed two tiny fruits on one of my tomato plants today. Hopefully, they'll live long enough to grow up and turn red. It's pretty brutal out in the all-day-sun veggie patch this year...




Dianne, yum!

Your nigella is getting ready to bloom! I can't wait to see it!

The long beans are hanging in there so far, though their leaves look a bit funny...might try some of Rita's Epsom salts on them, too.

The red daylily is HEARTS OF FIRE and the other is FOX POINT. They are actually almost next to each other.

Long beans here are looking good but no blooms yet. Growing well though.

I did eat a few of my SALAD BUSH Cucumbers already but after the inground cukes start to poduce I will probably have to accost people walking down the street to give them away, I have so many planted this year.

I have lots of green fruits and not small ones either. I mean I do have small ones but also nice sized fruit already. I am anxious to see how big the BEEFMASTER will actually get. A big beefsteak type, I have never had them before. I have 6 BEEFMASTER, 2 BETTER BOY and 1 MORTGAGE LIFTER there in front of the porch railings were those tomatoes are big as trees.

Oh yum Rita!!

everyonnes gardens are looking great,and sounding great....Im thinking about cutting back my Alaska shasta daisies along the garage wall,its soo dry up there they are flopping over I hate that ....I started raking alittle ....soo many sticks and twigs down....But wayy too hott to stay outside...whheeeew...Im having garden witdrawl I feel the need to selectivly prune and pluck...
My tomato plants are almost 5 feet talll..wow..Rita remind me how much epsomsalts per gallon,I use it on flowers but Never my tomato`es..I`ve never suffered from end rot either ... but also dont what too..tell me about it.. We grow all heirloom ,Let see what Ive got this year,Green and red zebra,cherokee,mortgagelifter,brandywine pink,old german...maybe 1 more ...10 inall..and 6 pepper plants which I really never have much luck with...we will see,we picked 2 peppers ..not impressed with the taste,but it was the first...I`ll have to go see what thye are,suposed to b sweet..

Oh I did notice my ditch lilies are blooming...although they are not in my ditch,,, Idont know how they got in my beds,but they are blooming ...they snuck in a few years ago I need to reduce the amount of them before they get really big.

Anyone know how little or howmuch sun a butterfly bush can take ?? I have one that needs planted soon .. Also I have a Tulip Tree any advice on where to plant that...Umm I could look all this up.. But It much more fun to CHAT...

Rasberry wine Monarda,I got this from fruitofthevine over on dgI got soo many plante from her ,I didnt do a plant trade this year I should have..
This is soo much prettier than red..

Tam, the Tulip Poplar has very shallow and wide-spreading roots which could be a nuisance near the house or underground utilities. They also demand a lot of (top level) water, so anything below it will be baking dry in the summer.

Never had a great deal of luck with butterfly bushes here; they either fry up, die over the winter, or don't bloom a whole lot. The few we do have are in half-day sun.

Cute frog!



All I've done so far today is add some leaves to the new hosta bed and I'm dripping already. It's going to be a many showers day!

Happy Independence Day!

Good morning Chelle...Happy Independence day to you too..Got invited to go to a Tin Caps Game...NOTT ....not even with my grankids Even tho they will have a fireworks and a great one from what Ive heard...6pm-11-12am ??? Noway in this heat..No matter how much COTTON CANDY THERE IS,I`m not going... We are spending the day at my SS with his sister and our grandkids and the dogs... Curly`s brother and sister and mom and dad .Then they are going to the game.

Thanks for the info on the Tulip...I really dont have a good flat spot to put it...I really wish I did,and close to a water sorce,its growing leaps and bounds,for a stick...

I`ll plant the butterfly bush somewhere..it was free, soo if it grows...My other one is struggling,need to move some plants around it.

Hey Im going to dig out my Hydrangas...3 of them...2 glowing embers macrophylla..1 lanarth white lacecap macrophylla...If you want them ..I cant get them to do a thing..Ive spent 4 years and some on them ??? DONE...they are such drama queens here... and Ive got 2 varieties of astillbe also...and I`ll probly think of a few others too...

Went out and took more waashed out photos ??? I tried a few different settings AARRGG....

See my Lisianthus eenie babies..I didnt give up...and a $1.50 mini rose...and a semp pot
Ditch Lilies not in the ditch...
This was what took out our power,the county cleaned some of it up to open the road ,but the homeowner ...has not touched it
better photo of rasberry wine monarda

Loving these, I need to look and see if I have the seed packets...I havent a clue

These too...
and this one...I just dont know..I had Irish eyes there..and fall colors


These too...

Beautiful!

That lisianthus should be really happy in all of this uhmmm...warmth.

I can't get enough water to the four hydrangeas I have, either. Holy cow, they look just awful this year!

We're having a dozen or so of our folks out today...just a little more cleanup left to do before they get here.

Lovely flowers and lots of branches. What a pretty country road you are on.

Epsom Salt- 1 tablespoon per gallon. Use it on your peppers and tomatoes. I just mixed it in a watering can and sprinkled the tomato folliage until it was nicely soaked. I have generally not had fabulous luck with Heirloom tomatoes that I have tried. Still I continue to try some here and there.

Tam, just glorious !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you all..Hope everyone had a great 4th...I keep thinking today ought to be sunday..LOL..Its Not..LOL...

Rita ,We live in the hilliest ...part of our county,our road is photo perfect,curvy, hilly,tree lined..Motorcycles and young kids love our road to go fast on...it makes me kringe...I see all the deer all the time..

Speaking of we have a doe and twin fawns hanging out here,and this adorable young buck..we love it herre

We did`nt go to the pool yesterday...wayy too hott...no fireworks here either..wouldnt go anyway...maybe if it had been cooler...

Another hott one today...wishing it was sunday...no work..LOL

Oh chelle,boy that nicotina you gave me is HUGE....No blooms yet...It`s got the biggest leaves..

It does look like such a lovely setting. And just so country. I would love it.

daylilies blooming everywhere around here



Had some tomato taste testing again today. I had a PATIO and a BETTER BUSH so I ate both and compaired them. Liked the Patio better, less bland. But neither of these was any better than the EARLY GIRLS I have grown for years so flavors on both very dissapointing.

Rita, I'm loving my Early Girls here too! They're ready before the bugs get a chance to move in and start sucking on everything! (hasn't stopped the chipmunks from helping themselves though

Got my first Mortgage Lifter and Black Krim today, can't wait to try them!

Early Girl has been a staple in my garden as long as I have growing tomatoes. It is early and it is always reliable. Plus it keeps producing. I have tried other early varieties and next year would like too again but I am still going to be planting the EARLY GIRLS.

Black Krim was a disaster for me. The fruit ALWAYS split and then rotted before the fruit got ripe. Mortgage Lifter I just pulled out yesterday. I have had this plant at least twice and I think three times and it is never any good for me. Past years few fruits. This year the darn leaves all turned yellow. Was researching tomato deseases but honestly, I just wanted it GONE!

I found flowers on one of my varieties of Long Beans so maybe these things will finially get going. I have read that they love heat so maybe that is what they are waiting for but it is plenty warm now.

I have been eating my Salad Bush Cucumbers and saying the inground ones don't have large fruit yet but today I looked under the leaves and found lots and lots of cucumbers. So I picked 5 and will be picking more tomorrow. I was pleased about that!

You know Rita,,I am willing to assist you in your taste testing with your tomatoes My two have a bunch
of green tomatoes and the ONE ripe one someone ate

Oh, Shannon, you need more than two tomato plants. I wish I could do tomato taste testing with my forum friends as my neighbors here just don't garden.

But so many green ones comming along. Just waiting for the ripe fruit and I am not patient about it as I love my home grown tomatoes.

I posted some pics this morning on the container forum that I meant to post on here...Think I will post them here also and share a few things that are still looking halfway decent. I took these at night and like the way they turned out..BTW I just heard on TV weather that we may have a cooling trend after the week end..Rain is forecast again..Sure hope it come through.

Great photography, Veronica and love your Daylilies!

What is the last plant? Nice color!

Lovely blooms!

Veronica, that's a really neat shot of your red daylily! (third photo)

Rita, are you still getting rain?

I swear I'd dance in it if it fell here!