Gardening Thread- Show me your gardens!

“There’s gold in them there hills...” and I found it. Yukon Gold that is. Dug my first potatoes of the year today. Only dug 3 plants worth and got 11 pounds. Happy with that. Vines haven’t even browned yet so should get better.

 

My lawn irrigation system was maxed out at 6 stations so I did a cheap work around. Found a RainBird timer at an estate sale for $5, buried about 50' of irrigation PVC to the first bed and connected to soakers. I need to bury a conduit between beds to make mowing easier.

 

First batch of pickles this year.

 

Got the garlic harvested today. Four different types. Hot and humid weather made it more of a job then it should have been. It’s been very wet here but I as able to get in the garden. Not sure all of it will cure out for storage but that’s ok it was past time to get it out.

 

Onions are on. Onion rings at my place most weekends while supplies last lol. Been trying to grow a 2 pound onion and man I got close this year. Might still be one hiding out in the weedy part so we will see.

 

Moved the bird bath out in front. Couldn’t see it back there behind the ladders.

 

Peach tree was doing well but it is now infested with some sort of insect boring small holes in the fruit which in turn is oozing clear gel like substance . I sprayed organic insecticide as soon as I noticed it but we have been getting too much rain .

 

We need sun . The garden is drowning. Over 10” of rain in 8-9 days .

 

Install a snorkel?

 

Still raining ​

 

They say Albany NY received over 7” this month . I’m 45 minutes SE of Albany and we got over 12” of rain this month .

 

It's that time in TN

 

Been working on my garden yard for a while now. Backyard is about making shade and habitat on my small lot. Here are a few pics.

 

At night I look for the Sphinx moth caterpillars. I can hear them munching on the grape leaves. Sometimes I find them. They’re in eating mode now and then at some point change again and turn grey and brown.

 

Doesnt that harm the vine?

 

They don’t seem to, there are some of them but not that many I guess and there are plenty of leaves.

 

I have these ones too that munch on the milkweed but not sure what they are. They’re not Monarchs I don’t think, but cool.

 

Here’s the adult of that caterpillar.