Gardening

Lots of flowers..

Found this little fella tucked in between some cucumbers

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/226623

I was removing weeds from between the tiles in my garden and found what looks like basil. In autumn I usually let by basil flower before the first frost kills it. I think one of the seeds survived the winter. I didn't know basil seeds were so resilient. I let this one live (until I turn it into pesto).

It's been raining here is Zone 6a for what seems like weeks. So I need to get to weeding and mulching. Here's the state of my garden today.

I've had it (Opuntia humifusa) for years. Every year it got a little bigger but never flowered. Looks like this year was finally the year! They're all gone now, but the fruits have taken their place. Can't wait to have some 🤤

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/606316

Hey there everybody

This is a spreadsheet we made to help folks pick out plants for their gardens by sorting and filtering for all sorts of growth habits, uses, and site conditions. Please feel free to make a copy and use it in your software of choice and share it with gardening friends if you like; all we ask is proper attribution. For full disclosure, this is adapted from the Plant Species Matrix found in Edible Forest Gardens vol. 2 by Dave Jacke and Eric Toensmeier. We lovingly (painstakingly) went line by line to make it again and update a few data points to reflect new information like hardiness zones or pH as well as add the utility of being able to whittle down such a huge list to only what niche you're looking for.

She doesn't like me snooping around like a paparazzi

Orange boi fruit

I have about 30 50 liter cloth (geotextil) pots that I have been using for a garden on a terrace in the middle of the city and this was my attempt at watermelons.

cross-posted from: https://fernchat.esotericmonkey.com/post/2156

Today's harvest! Red leaf lettuce, little gem lettuce, radishes, and carrots I picked too early because I was too curious!

We have planting beds around our house that get very little sunlight and are quite dry. Right now Jack Frost Brunnera seems to thrive there. What plants have you all had success with in these types of situations in zone 6A.

Or is my plant just happy to see me?

I live in an apartment but I have lavender seeds and soil, can those long window pots work for them? Overall can they thrive indoors and if so do any of you have any tips?

Gonna grow a home for some sweet little finches

My first one to flower is literally the most unexpected. I had bought several a few years back and I had a lot of root pieces left in the box. I dumped them in a corner of the chicken garden. They were doing super well and now the first to flower if from this “leftover bits” planting. Lol

Lesson here is plant every single piece!