The Gardening Thread

[GVF]

Blueberries are definitely producing this year. Sadly I think a small hail storm a few weeks back took about 40-50% of them. Looking forward to what’s left.

Cherry bushes are growing a ton with only a few cherries. The Juliet only had a few flowers while the Romeo had 20 or so. I’m sure next year will be a big step up in production for both.

Raspberries are growing well. I still need to pull down both arms of the trellis, but I don’t expect anything else other than another good crop this year.

Peach trees are growing very well with at least 5-6” of new growth wherever new growth is found. My Contender still has all/most of its baby peaches, but my Belle of Georgia dropped all of its baby peaches. Probably still too young of a tree. They are about 4-5’ tall (from the ground).

Buck snapped off some limbs of my 2nd year peach and apple, But they survived. Will do some selective pruning to help them shape back up. My raspberry hasn't broke ground yet. I may have lost it. It was a Caroline. Should have been pretty stable. But they are late summer/early fall berries, so I could be wrong. I may pull the mulch back on my blueberries and switch to pine straw. THey like hte acid and will grow much faster than with normal straw or mulch. Very healthy, but still somewhat small for heading into season 3. I guess 1st season doesn't count though cause they weren't gifted me till June or August.

 

[Tin Man]

Wife has some purple iris’ in a big planter. They are from her great grandmothers iris’.

After giving away hundreds of irises, I still have some of various colors - deep red with golden throats, dark purples, light purples, pale yellows, bright yellows, and purple & whites. The cluster of smoky pinks are in an area separate from all the others.

 

[zhangliao04]

Buck snapped off some limbs of my 2nd year peach and apple, But they survived. Will do some selective pruning to help them shape back up. My raspberry hasn't broke ground yet. I may have lost it. It was a Caroline. Should have been pretty stable. But they are late summer/early fall berries, so I could be wrong. I may pull the mulch back on my blueberries and switch to pine straw. THey like hte acid and will grow much faster than with normal straw or mulch. Very healthy, but still somewhat small for heading into season 3. I guess 1st season doesn't count though cause they weren't gifted me till June or August.

My raspberries are the Joan J variety. Thornless and can get pretty big. Already have a 2-3’ hedge of them in their normal spot. I’d say do a little dig and if they don’t pop by June that’s definitely a clue to get new ones.

Sorry to hear about the buck. What variety of peach and apple? How tall are they?

I never worried about pine straw. True that blueberries love acidic soil. Random question but with a reason: are they getting enough iron?