Skycaptain Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 @StrangeDruid, only if you put lots down. There's also slug pellets, but check which sort you're using if you have pets. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
isnotajoke Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Picked what I assume are the last peppers of the year from my plant. I think that corner isn't warm or sunny enough for a pepper plant to really thrive (similar for the tomato I had there). Good to know for next summer. Starting to do some research about fall plants now. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Myssterry Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 My new rose bush is covered in flowers. I planted it in July. I can see it from the kitchen window as it just about appears above the box hedge. I look down on the garden from the kitchen as the house is on a slope and the kitchen windows are quite high up. I have been planning more planting around the rose for spring. Maybe some violas and tulips would be nice. I am still picking apples, huge perfect ones this year and so sweet. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LeChat Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 15 hours ago, Mztery. said: My new rose bush is covered in flowers...I have been planning more planting around the rose for spring. Maybe some violas and tulips would be nice. I am still picking apples, huge perfect ones this year and so sweet. That sounds nice! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Muledeer Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 The rodents have been helping themselves to my vegetables. Gophers that broke into the greenhouse destroyed three cauliflower and broccoli plants. Something has begun to eat my carrots from the top down. I moved two pepper plants into a shed so they could ripen. The rodents in the shed completely denuded my pepper plants down to the stalk. They were both hot peppers; one was a golden cayenne and one was a hot red chili. I'm going to take down everything but the chard and broccoli plants today. After all, we are nearly at the end of the growing season. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tunhope Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 That's a shame, @Muledeer 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skycaptain Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 @Muledeer, that sucks bigtime 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karst Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I just got a geranium plant, and the leaves smell wonderful. Let's hope it does better than my aloes... 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Myssterry Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Is it a scented leaved geranium, @Karst I have quite a collection of them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karst Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Mztery. said: Is it a scented leaved geranium, @Karst I have quite a collection of them. Yep! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pickles. Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 I'm still getting so many tomatoes from my garden. They are so good! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tunhope Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Mine are all finished, @ms. mortricia but they were tasty while they lasted. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Muledeer Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 My tomatoes failed this year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Myssterry Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 42 minutes ago, Muledeer said: My tomatoes failed this year. That is a shame, Muledeer. On 10/3/2020 at 10:23 PM, Karst said: Yep! My scented leaved geraniums live outside all summer and then in the bedroom window, the porch or the greenhouse all winter. They make large plants, most of them, and some have pretty flowers as well as wonderful smelling leaves. I have peppermint scented, lemon, eucalyptus, orange, rose. They are wonderful collectors' plants and propagate easily. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pickles. Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Muledeer said: My tomatoes failed this year. How disappointing, Muledeer. If you're like me, tomatoes are the thing you most look forward to. 1 hour ago, Mz Tricky said: I have peppermint scented, lemon, eucalyptus, orange, rose. I hadn't heard of scented-leaved geraniums. They sound wonderful; I'll have to see if we carry them here. A couple months ago a number of plants bloomed again here that had bloomed in the spring, including crocuses. It was so surprising! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Myssterry Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 My new rose bed. Spoiler 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pickles. Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 We're still getting oodles of tomatoes here of all sizes and varieties (from grape tomatoes and sungold cherry tomatoes to big heirlooms), and I even picked and ate six strawberries yesterday, but I thought I had finally finished off all the raspberries about two weeks ago. Not so--I found about 15 that were ripe and ready to eat when I was picking tomatoes in an area of the garden I haven't visited for a while. Such a yummy surprise. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Muledeer Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 It's amazing how long homegrown produce lasts in the refrigerator. I finished the last Swiss chard about a week ago. The radishes and garlic scapes lasted for three months. I still have two heads of cabbage, a turnip, parsnips and carrots and a box of onions and garlic. Oh, and a few red and green tomatoes are left as well. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tunhope Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 I've still got some chard growing outside but most of the leaves have turned black. Does anyone know if I can still cook it? Other than that, all my self- grown stuff is finished apart from one Jonagold apple. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daveb Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Your chard sounds charred. (sorry, bad pun - can't help with your question about cooking) 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Muledeer Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Tunhope said: I've still got some chard growing outside but most of the leaves have turned black. Does anyone know if I can still cook it? Other than that, all my self- grown stuff is finished apart from one Jonagold apple. Are the plants still alive - is there any structure to the leaves? If so, it would be worth a try 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tunhope Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 On 11/21/2020 at 8:04 PM, Muledeer said: Are the plants still alive - is there any structure to the leaves? If so, it would be worth a try Yes, not dead, just lost all their colour. I'll give it a go. Thanks . 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Myssterry Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Someone sent me a tea plant for my forthcoming birthday, with instructions attached on how to use the new leaves when they appear for a cup of green tea. I don't think I will be rivalling Tetley any time soon, but tea is grown in Cornwall and also Perthshire. My photos are frequently photobombed by Little Dog. I thought it vaguely amusing to put the plant in a large cup and saucer plant holder I already had. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tunhope Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 didn't know tea was grown in the UK. Learn something every day. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Muledeer Posted November 28, 2020 Author Share Posted November 28, 2020 On 11/22/2020 at 1:11 PM, Tunhope said: On 11/21/2020 at 1:04 PM, Muledeer said: Are the plants still alive - is there any structure to the leaves? If so, it would be worth a try Yes, not dead, just lost all their colour. I'll give it a go. Thanks . Did you ever cook the black chard? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Myssterry Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 57 minutes ago, Tunhope said: didn't know tea was grown in the UK. Learn something every day. English Tea from Tregothnan | The Tea Grown in England Perthshire tea gardens growing Scottish tea in Scotland, UK (teagardensofscotland.co.uk) I had heard of the Cornish tea growing, but not Perthshire. The information arrived with my plant. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tunhope Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 21 hours ago, Muledeer said: Did you ever cook the black chard? I cooked young leaves that were on the blackened plants and that were green or red, but I didnt actually cook the black leaves themselves. I was amazed that, at this time of year, there were some young green leaves still growing. Got to be honest and say that those black leaves dont look very appetising, but maybe that's just a mental block. I will try some this week and tell you if they were ok. @Mysterry I'll check out the links. Thank you 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Muledeer Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, Tunhope said: Got to be honest and say that those black leaves dont look very appetising, It's hard to cook and eat food that doesn't look appetizing, even if you did grow it. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tunhope Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 On 11/29/2020 at 6:06 PM, Muledeer said: It's hard to cook and eat food that doesn't look appetizing, even if you did grow it. update: the blackened leaves were far too bitter and chewy to eat raw. They were ok torn into bits and added to a stir fry though. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Muledeer Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 I always prepare chard by steaming it, then serving it with cider vinegar, butter, salt and pepper. Never tried it raw! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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