The Endzone Garden Thread

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GVF said:
I also have mums planted as perennials now. They go nuts and show out. Had to dig a few out, but left some. THey just can't handle their own size and weight in my beds. THey just lay open at some point.
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My mums start out pink then fade to white. yeah, I have to thin the every 2-3 years.
 
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Behr said:
Lulz, everything looks good I just commented on the dill because I have a hard time growing it here.
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Me too. But, I'm trying it again this year. Just seeded it. Hopefully picked a slower bolting type so I can clip the tips and try and get it realc bushy.
 
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On the dill and cilantro, I know people who have difficulty with these. I really do not know much about those two herbs, but here is my theory about that.
That side of the garage faces ESE and gets direct sun from dawn until about 1 pm at latest (near the "downhill" side of the garage) where the dill and cilantro are). You can see in that other pic the cucumbers in the foreground, and they get more sun because the sun is in the west and stays on them. I took that pic late afternoon.
Even the cilantro I grew in pots near the house last year: they were on the side of the house facing ESE. I think the amount of direct sun has something to do with it.

@GVF Yes, if I do not clip the tips, it bolts more quickly and gets 4-5 feet tall.
 
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GordonC said:
On the dill and cilantro, I know people who have difficulty with these. I really do not know much about those two herbs, but here is my theory about that.
That side of the garage faces ESE and gets direct sun from dawn until about 1 pm at latest (near the "downhill" side of the garage) where the dill and cilantro are). You can see in that other pic the cucumbers in the foreground, and they get more sun because the sun is in the west and stays on them. I took that pic late afternoon.
Even the cilantro I grew in pots near the house last year: they were on the side of the house facing ESE. I think the amount of direct sun has something to do with it.

@GVF Yes, if I do not clip the tips, it bolts more quickly and gets 4-5 feet tall.
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I put the dill and cilantro in an area that gets mostly mid to late afternoon sun, but won't get punished. I think my past failures with cilantro was not understanding that the quisines it's used in does not mean it's a full sun heat plant. Cilantro needs shade from high heat. We'll see if I picked a good spot. It's against the house on the west side, and gets good afternoon light, with heat protection from 100 year old beech trees. Most of my yard is 15-20 degrees cooler than the garden area. I have 4 beech trees, a hemlock, a legendary white oak, and yellow poplar that shade my house and 80% of my yard all day. All of which are massive and 100 plus years old. So big in fact that the large garden in the side yard only gets direct unobstructed sun from about 1-5 pm. The west treeline of the woods also has massive hardwoods and starts casting shadows from that direction soon there after. I think I may just post some picks of the spread this afternoon. THough the garden is young and won't be impressive yet.
 
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GVF said:
I put the dill and cilantro in an area that gets mostly mid to late afternoon sun, but won't get punished. I think my past failures with cilantro was not understanding that the quisines it's used in does not mean it's a full sun heat plant. Cilantro needs shade from high heat. We'll see if I picked a good spot. It's against the house on the west side, and gets good afternoon light, with heat protection from 100 year old beech trees. Most of my yard is 15-20 degrees cooler than the garden area. I have 4 beech trees, a hemlock, a legendary white oak, and yellow poplar that shade my house and 80% of my yard all day. All of which are massive and 100 plus years old. So big in fact that the large garden in the side yard only gets direct unobstructed sun from about 1-5 pm. The west treeline of the woods also has massive hardwoods and starts casting shadows from that direction soon there after. I think I may just post some picks of the spread this afternoon. THough the garden is young and won't be impressive yet.
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If you are satisfied with the cilantro, my advice is to let some of it bolt and put seeds down, even during the growing season, because it will reseed and grow back closer to late summer if it likes the conditions. That happened here last year. I do think the amount of extreme heat protection is the key.

When I @ you I was talking about the dill getting monstrous.
 
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GordonC said:
If you are satisfied with the cilantro, my advice is to let some of it bolt and put seeds down, even during the growing season, because it will reseed and grow back closer to late summer if it likes the conditions. That happened here last year. I do think the amount of extreme heat protection is the key.

When I @ you I was talking about the dill getting monstrous.
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My dill has always been wirey and shortlived. I seeded it with the cilantro. And spent some time picking the seed variety. Moved away from the bouquet dill, which may have been the issue. Good tip on letting some cilantro bolt. I'll do that. Never have trouble with rosemary, thyme, basil, or chives. They go nuts for me. I had one planting of rosemary go 4 years till i dug it up and replanted new. I added sage and taragon this year just because. And added an orange thyme to the wild thyme. And a purple basil and lettuce leaf basil to the sweet basil. And a sweet mint in a pot. Used to have lemon balm in the ground. Still pulling it out trying to nip it. Needless to say, entering the back door is a pleasant walk.
 
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Tin Man said:
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Even more lilies
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Some of mine will be in bloom soon. I saw some on the side of the road in bloom yesterday. I picked up six Asiatic bulbs (only bulbs) for $10 and have been debating whether to wait until fall or just plant them now and let them grow a little bit this year. I've read mixed reviews on if it's okay to do that. In the past, I think I've planted the bulbs in an area that holds too much moisture. I want to try again.
 
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Go aeiou said:
Yu're livig in the past. Kids don't do chores any more.
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Tell me about it. Wife tried to get the kid to mow for me the other day.

The only thing that got me outta shucking corn and snapping beans on the back patio was a ball game. That's why I played so much baseball. We couldn't watch TV or do anything till chores and homework were done. And dad always had a puch mower. Me and my brother would split front and back yard. He used to run with the mower to get done and head out.
 
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GVF said:
Tell me about it. Wife tried to get the kid to mow for me the other day.

The only thing that got me outta shucking corn and snapping beans on the back patio was a ball game. That's why I played so much baseball. We couldn't watch TV or do anything till chores and homework were done. And dad always had a puch mower. Me and my brother would split front and back yard. He used to run with the mower to get done and head out.
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When I was a kid I don't think they had stringless green beans yet. OTOH, the beans tasted better then.
 
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Go aeiou said:
When I was a kid I don't think they had stringless green beans yet. OTOH, the beans tasted better then.
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Ours were never stringless. Don't know what type of bean it is, but we dry seed every year for the following year. My grandfather and likely his grew it. My dad grew it. My brother and I grow it. Neighbor grows it. Bean was already in use in family gardens when dad was a kid. He never could say where/when it originated with us. But could have been a gift, or could have been a late 1800's-early 1900's area seed store. Nobody knows. But, they will get about 8-9" long if you let them and a bit on the wide and flat side. For all I know it could also be just a common variety similar to KY Wonder that's still widely in use. But point being as you referred to flavor, I can assure that there are few that taste as good as this one we grow. Folks that aren't big green bean eaters will destroy these on a plate.
 
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GVF said:
Ours were never stringless. Don't know what type of bean it is, but we dry seed every year for the following year. My grandfather and likely his grew it. My dad grew it. My brother and I grow it. Neighbor grows it. Bean was already in use in family gardens when dad was a kid. He never could say where/when it originated with us. But could have been a gift, or could have been a late 1800's-early 1900's area seed store. Nobody knows. But, they will get about 8-9" long if you let them and a bit on the wide and flat side. For all I know it could also be just a common variety similar to KY Wonder that's still widely in use. But point being as you referred to flavor, I can assure that there are few that taste as good as this one we grow. Folks that aren't big green bean eaters will destroy these on a plate.
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We grew half runners, pole beans, and what were sold here as Tennessee green pods. The Tennessee green pods were long, wide, and flat, but I don't think they got that long. They were my grandmother's favorite. When I search for Tennessee green pods now, I see a round bean, which is not what we grew after all. ???
 
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GVF said:
Ours were never stringless. Don't know what type of bean it is, but we dry seed every year for the following year. My grandfather and likely his grew it. My dad grew it. My brother and I grow it. Neighbor grows it...
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Exie would have grown it! 😉

j/k - btw, the email address you have is a spammed-to-death account that I never check, unless I’m expecting an email. I apologize if you were trying to reach me there.
 
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VolNExile said:
Exie would have grown it! 😉

j/k - btw, the email address you have is a spammed-to-death account that I never check, unless I’m expecting an email. I apologize if you were trying to reach me there.
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I had accidentally deleted the text that had your address. Maybe it was an email. Can't recall.
 
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GVF said:
I had accidentally deleted the text that had your address. Maybe it was an email. Can't recall.
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That’s ok. Both of us had planting plans that went sideways!

Any updates on them being picked up by Johnny’s, etc.?
 
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Two of my delicata squash seeds have sprouted. I put two more in the ground today. Also, I over planted a row of sunflower seeds, hoping some survive to become plants. Seven previous sprouts haven’t survived predation by something.
 
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