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Post by datgirl on Jul 2, 2022 7:53:51 GMT -5
desertwoman,Hate when that happens. This is the first time my Asiatic lillies are blooming in a few years because I had them covered in cages and netting all spring.
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Post by desertwoman on Jul 2, 2022 9:45:35 GMT -5
Yup, day lilies and new sunflowers are a couple of their favorites. What else?! This is a new experience for me.
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Post by reuben on Jul 2, 2022 10:35:55 GMT -5
Peonies, lettuce, young tomato plants... everything you like.
They don't like juniper, but will eat it in winter if they get hungry enough.
They're not fond of arugula, which is why I grow it outside of the protected garden. I don't think they like oregano, but they'll munch some basil.
You need a fence at least 8 feet tall, and not one that they can break.
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Post by Mumsey on Jul 3, 2022 4:27:18 GMT -5
Same with rabbits. They will eat about anything if hungry enough. One Winter they even ate Barberry bushes, thorns and all! Silly rabbits.
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Post by Wheelgarden on Jul 6, 2022 17:24:36 GMT -5
Chocolate Cherry sunflower. The goldfinches really like them.
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Post by Mumsey on Jul 7, 2022 5:36:48 GMT -5
First sunflower bloom, Velvet Queen. Zinnias are starting to bloom, along with peach daylilies and asiatic lilies. About time for the garden phlox. Yesterday I noticed the wind on Tuesday night had snapped 2 large stalks off a hibiscus. But that's all the damage we had.
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Post by datgirl on Jul 8, 2022 7:40:22 GMT -5
Love in the Mist is blooming thanks to the seeds Mumsey,provided a few years ago. They come back nicely every year. Shasta Daisies, a yellow Asiatic Lily and of course the Borage that reseeds itself everywhere. The bees love it so I leave plenty for them.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jul 14, 2022 15:29:39 GMT -5
Those Mexican sunflowers are blooming more now, but not as much as the zinnias. I probably should trim them, to make them bush out, but I hate trimming away flower buds! Something weird happened a couple of days ago, while I was snipping some okra in the morning (when that area is shaded) - a ruby throated hummingbird came up to feed on one of those, about a foot from my face, went to another one, then it was gone! I have been watching to see if it has been there since, but it hasn't, and I hadn't seen them in my garden before, either. A Mexican Sunflower, with a bumblebee flying away, that didn't want it's picture taken. by pepperhead212, on Flickr Another Mexican Sunflower, with a butterfly I often see on them, but not on zinnias or other flowers around the garden. by pepperhead212, on Flickr
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Post by Mumsey on Jul 15, 2022 4:57:50 GMT -5
Daylilies finally putting on a show!
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Post by Wheelgarden on Jul 17, 2022 17:05:54 GMT -5
The first hollyhock bloom --- purple, hopefully more to come. They've been affected by leaf rust, but I'm holding out hope for them. What's a good remedy or preventative for the rust issue?
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Post by gardendmpls on Jul 17, 2022 19:30:12 GMT -5
What's a good remedy or preventative for the rust issue? Hollyhock rust is specific to hollyhocks and the mallow family. I switched to resistant varieties and had better results. The following article, besides giving control methods, also lists some of the resistant varieties. empressofdirt.net/grow-hollyhocks/
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Post by datgirl on Jul 17, 2022 20:01:29 GMT -5
The Borage is still blooming and the Black Eyed Susan are starting to open. The red BeeBalm is in full bloom, but the lavender color hasn't opened yet.
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Post by Mumsey on Jul 18, 2022 3:53:55 GMT -5
First Hibiscus bloom. They are absolutely huge this year, the plant is over 4 ft tall and the blooms are 9"!
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Post by datgirl on Jul 18, 2022 16:49:42 GMT -5
I have my first Hibiscus buds. I bought this plant last year and put it in the ground in the fall right up next to the house and covered it up real good with leaves and pine needles and it came back in the spring. It's pretty tall, taller than it was when I planted it that's for sure. Can't wait to see the flowers.
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Post by Mumsey on Jul 19, 2022 6:07:31 GMT -5
Liatris is finally blooming, the garden phlox seem slow but are showing promise! Speedwell is done, so cut the tops off, they will bloom a little more now, but not as much as initially. Cut the tops off the Sedum, apparently they won't fall over as much when they bloom if you do this in July. We'll see. Brown eyed Susans are blooming as well as some Sunflowers. Those things are 7 ft tall. I planted Teddy Bear sunflowers too, but apparently none grew. The seed was pretty old.
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