What are you growing… now?

cmac610

Herbs! And yes, the cilantro is out of control!

Legume

That sir, is now coriander.

Canugghead

Not a fennel? 

GrateEggspectations

@cmac610

Following your recent chicken post, I was sure you’d have other herbs on display. 

Gulfcoastguy

Just blueberries and pears for now or until we sell Dad’s two houses.

Dyal_SC

The okra flower is one of my favorites. 

Canugghead

Garden essential...saving for sunny days!

Botch

Canugghead said:

Garden essential...saving for sunny days!

Believe it or not, that's illegal in some of the US states.  Here in UT, a rainwater collection system must be registered/licensed, the water used only on your property, with a max limit of 2,500 gal/year collected.  
 
My next-door neighbor bought two standard tanks, square nylon tanks about 2m x 1.5m x 1.5m (nod) to collect his roof's rainwater, but like most of his projects he bought all the hardware but never followed thru (I'm similarly guilty of such things).  He "temporarily" (~3 years now) parked a big tub under his eaves-trough, which caught a lot of water but he never collected it; it bred mosquitoes very well (which drives me crazy) but I don't dare secretly dump some skeeter poison into the tub as his two german shepherds drink out of it all day.  Guess I need to just secretly drill some holes...

northGAcock

Dyal_SC said:

Okra among other veggies. Let’s see how many others of you enjoy gardening. 

And please, don’t go and get yourself in trouble with the authorities here. 😆 

Nothin like a mess of okra. 

Canugghead

@Botch Interesting, so the guv'mt dictates how many collectors you can license based on surface area of your roof and annual rain forcast, in order to enforce the 2,500 gal limit? In some places where mosquitoes are rampant it's illegal to have any vessels with standing water and no lid around the house. 

Every bit helps here, our water-sewer bill is about 50% of what we pay for hydro. On a hot day our garden beds gobble up half a barrel.

@Dyal_SC our short growing season just started, nothing worth sharing yet. Exceptions are the perennial green onion and herbs...mint, dill, sage, oregano, thyme.

Botch

Canugghead said:

@Botch Interesting, so the guv'mt dictates how many collectors you can license based on surface area of your roof and annual rain forcast, in order to enforce the 2,500 gal limit?

No, apparently it's NOT based on surface area of your roof/property, but it should be.
And I've never seen any kind of report, complaint, or letter to the editor bitching about enforcement of this over-reach; as long as "they" are not actively trying to find/fine offenders, it really doesn't bother me too much.  

cmac610

GrateEggspectations said:

@cmac610

Following your recent chicken post, I was sure you’d have other herbs on display. 

HA! Good call, but no...

fishlessman

tomatoes and hots just starting off, and the blueberries should start producing in a few weeks. also the herbs and strawberry field i find it amazing what small raised beds will produce

and the avacado i found growing in the compost pile, might not fit indoors this winter

Campbell2N

@fishlessman looking great! Your place looks so peaceful. 

zaphod

pears are coming in very nicely - usually get around 100 from the one grafted tree that I have along a fence. Apples are going to be better this year. The neighbour took out some trees on their side of the fence which were shading the apple and stealing all the water/nutrients. Last year got a couple of apple for the first time in a decade and this year they are scattered about the tree after a good trimming over winter.

last year I grew corn again in my 8'x16' raised bed, but the raccoons got *every*single*cob* which still annoys me so I am hesitant to do it again this year.

fishlessman

zaphod said:

pears are coming in very nicely - usually get around 100 from the one grafted tree that I have along a fence. Apples are going to be better this year. The neighbour took out some trees on their side of the fence which were shading the apple and stealing all the water/nutrients. Last year got a couple of apple for the first time in a decade and this year they are scattered about the tree after a good trimming over winter.

last year I grew corn again in my 8'x16' raised bed, but the raccoons got *every*single*cob* which still annoys me so I am hesitant to do it again this year.

those varmints raid my apple, pear, and cherry trees most years.  they seemed to have moved off this year hopefully

fishlessman

planted clematis 8 or so years back. it died and didnt come back til this year. i guess im growing it now, it came back.......see what happens

alaskanassasin

zaphod said:

pears are coming in very nicely - usually get around 100 from the one grafted tree that I have along a fence. Apples are going to be better this year. The neighbour took out some trees on their side of the fence which were shading the apple and stealing all the water/nutrients. Last year got a couple of apple for the first time in a decade and this year they are scattered about the tree after a good trimming over winter.

last year I grew corn again in my 8'x16' raised bed, but the raccoons got *every*single*cob* which still annoys me so I am hesitant to do it again this year.

Like a duck to water

SandyHookEgger

Old.

Campbell2N

Peppers are coming along. Figuring out how to water them in these pots and constantly moving them to shield from our winds. 

Dyal_SC

Can someone tell me exactly what kind of pear tree this is?  Maybe a Bartlett dwarf?  They don’t get much bigger than this.  Always have a hard time getting to them before the deer and squirrels wipe them out, but they’re loaded down this year.

Gulfcoastguy

GrateEggspectations

Campbell2N said:

Peppers are coming along. Figuring out how to water them in these pots and constantly moving them to shield from our winds. 

Pardon the ignorance, but what are the wood chips for? Looks like you’re about to give those peppers a smoke. 

alaskanassasin

I am going to guess that they are cedar for insect repellent? ^^

Campbell2N

alaskanassasin said:

I am going to guess that they are cedar for insect repellent? ^^

@GrateEggspectations this is the thought anyway. Not sure if they actually do anything but I have these around so I threw a handful in each pot. 

WeberWho

Sadly, grass. I haven't had any luck the last two years as we were hit with record drought's and ended up having a half dead yard. 

I hauled in a bunch of compost/dirt and reseeded this spring. We've been fortunate with the amount of rain so far this summer. I put some edging and mulch around the trees a few weeks back. I might not get TEXASBGE2018 approval, but it's green and growing.....so far. 

fishlessman

looks like its getting time to pick up some netting

Bellavista52

@Dyal_SC - A "Common Pear" as per PictureThis.

Dobie

Reapers about ready I recon, going to need a fire extinguisher I bet.

Campbell2N

Dobie said:

Reapers about ready I recon, going to need a fire extinguisher I bet.

I love heat but can’t do it a ton. You are a brave soul. Those look great and scary!