You've found the famous Dave's Garden website! Join this friendly global community that shares tips and ideas for home and gardens, along with seeds and plants!
Check out the DG homepage for a brief overview of what you'll find in this gardening mega-site.
Login
If you don't have an account yet, visit the registration page to sign up.
Back home at last after 6 weeks of absence, and from frosty Europe right into the middle of the southpacific summer! My garden turned into an untamed jungle while I was away. Despite minimal care, most plants are in a relatively lively condition, as are the weeds.
The giant sunflowers have finished flowering, are now feeding a mass of birds. Some had fallen. A pumpkin plant had managed to climb the tomato poles up to roof height! I have completeyl removed this adventurer, as it had not set fruit but was creating alot of shade. There are a few oversize kohlrabi, alot of huge and unfortunately floral basil (does anyone know a use for floral basil?) and two smallish caugette plants are still struggling to escape the shady onslaught of tangled tomato vines. One bore a huge fruit though.
The pepper plants have become trees, absolutely LOADED with peppers, alot ripening already which is very early. This extremely hot dry summer has provided incredible growing conditions for peppers, they have never been this hot before. Time to start making hot sauce. And some cucumber pickles. Alot of apple cucumbers sit on the vines.
Tomatoes!!! So many, so big, I cant believe it. Some plants have toppeled to become sprawlers, but are big and healthy. Ill just do some light pruning and let them be. Yesterday (first day home) I picked a whole kitchen bench full. Have taken a photo. And took some photos of the untouched jungle as it was. Ill proceed to upload some photos now... and update in a week or so when I have tidied everything up a bit.
Plenty of tomatoes to share... your are all invited to visit and pick a few!
Lena
Click the image for an enlarged view.
This thread has 73 replies. This forum is accessible only to subscribing members of Dave's Garden. There are many free features here, and about half of our forums are completely open to all members. Take a tour of our site and learn more about Dave's Garden, and explore the benefits of becoming a subscribing member.
