#zone 6b

[liferemains]

Hey

So

I'm about to have a crap ton of strawberries

[alixinthegarden]

i guess this is turning into daily progress, i get so excited seeing the seeds starting to sprout!

so far we have 1 lil yellow bean, all the cosmos, a few sprouts of Grand Rapids lettuce, and one teeny tiny sprout of Black Seeded Simpson lettuce!

[alixinthegarden]

my local library just opened the seed library for the season! ended up picking out chamomile, poppy and radish seeds!

[alixinthegarden]

cosmos already sprouting!!

[mmlbd]

sunflower in august

[suburbgardener]

I started late in the season (planted in the beginning of June due to moving), but thankfully I'm advised I can count on bush beans to still produce before frost! I'm so excited looking at these little beans go.

[explodinggirl]

It was a very windy but beautiful day. I worked but got to play outside in the evening.

Finally got my broccoli in the ground. Proud of myself for growing only two extra seedlings this year. You can spot a few peas peaking out of the dirt in the background.

We had a ton of rain so a lot of things I direct seeded are just now emerging. Spinach, daikon, Dino kale and peas. But I’m so excited for gardening season to begin.

[avidseedgardener]

Straw Bale Garden Planted

I took my digital meat thermometer out to the garden and tested the bale temperatures. I was able to plant on 8/27/16 since all were under 105 degrees except for one with a few hotspots; I sowed seeds there since there were no roots to burn. Most of the AeroGarden vegetable transplants have fared poorly-- it’s just been too blazing hot even with a protective summer weight row cover to shade them a bit. Even so, I think I’ll have plenty of cool weather crops planted and growing soon. I also put a trellis up which won’t be for vertical gardening but for supporting layers of polyfilm to shield the plants in winter (season extension). I still need to get some wires up for that purpose. I’ll also have to take and post some photos soon. Establishing a fall garden is no easy task in this zone since summer doesn’t let go easily. There is a touch of fall color in the meadow though-- the dogwood leaves in particular. However, the full spectacle won’t start until October.