Gardening Thread- Show me your gardens!

I got a vole with the mower the other day. I'm not a bad person but it made me happy looking down and seeing only half It's face remaining. F those things.

 

I didn’t know there was gardening section. How can I be a better plant keeper person? Everything I plant dies. I can germinate and get some life and a little growth to wild flowers or sunflowers and other floral plants but I can’t keep them alive or make them grow bigger.
I live in the desert southwest town of El Paso. Halp please.

 

Not much but it does the job..

 

Great looking set up. I like the stonework.

Is it a business?

 

Thank you and Nope it’s our back yard.. here is another shot of it.

 

Prob needs lots of water, its possible just depends what you are wanting to grow

 

The reason I ask is because of the feet marks in paint usually marking the direction to walk.

Usually businesses does these thing.

My allergies would be going crazy.

 

Let’s go try to kill a yucca plant! I’m gonna try spraying it with vinegar and covering it with black plastic first. I hate the thoughts of trying to dig out all the bulbs. If that don’t work, maybe a bigger dose of vinegar with some Epsom salt mixed in.

 

I'm growing Orange Zingers this year. Quite a bit larger than normal cherrie tomato's. Picked the first three today and lots more on the vine.

 

wanna come do the same to all the dang bamboo a neighbor (long deceased) planted years ago and is trying to invade my space? Lol

 

Little backyard garden is taking off. Got a fence up to stop the dogs from this half of the yard and was able to do a practical one vs a container garden this year. Jalapeños are producing like crazy. Tomatoes are about to be, a TON of green ones. The zucchini is massive and tastes better than the store. Some of my seeds didn’t germinate for some reason on the shorter half of the garden but they’d probably have been squeezed out by the others.

In front yard I have blueberry bushes that are about to give me all sorts of berries here soon. I have all set up on a simple soaker hose and timer to run every morning (wife killed half of the containers last year when I was out of town for a week)

 

I’ve heard that stuff is a pain to get rid of.

 

Enough water, good dirt, fertilizer, are you planting at the right time of year? Good luck.

 

Maybe the more water thing… I planted at the very start of spring when people say it’s the best time to plant lol. I really have no idea what I’m doing. I’ll try to get some more fertilizer too.

 

From your location, I'm guessing summers are hot and dry.

1) Pick the right plants for your climate
2) Start small so it doesn't turn into work and drudgery.
3) Start a mulch pile and mulch your garden generously. Using mulch around your plants limits the weeds, cools the soil, and helps retain moisture so you use way less water. Also, working the mulch into the topsoil at the end of the season will really improve your soil.

 

I’m watching the grapes grow on the shade arbor and drinking grape juice and gin from last year's harvest, life is good right now.



I hope all is well to all y’all who are out there and you are finding some peace and comfort this week.

 

Great scenery!

This area is like a Cheech and Chong movie.

 

haha!!! Na it’s just the natural lighting at sunset that makes it look smokey……













….this time!!!

 

The next time, and so on.