Anonymous
Post 07/18/2013 15:09     Subject: A terrible gardening summer for anyone else??
we have an automatic watering system that helps the plants in the heat
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2013 15:08     Subject: A terrible gardening summer for anyone else??
I only did herbs this year. My rosemary, thyme, and basil are doing great. Mint was doing well for a while but it's starting to look pretty sad and my parsley is pretty yellow from too much rain.

The grass looks great though.
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2013 10:05     Subject: A terrible gardening summer for anyone else??
Lilies, hydrangeas, knock out roses - doing great, although lots of spray for the roses. Basil and other herbs running wild. Tomatoes are meh.
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2013 09:30     Subject: A terrible gardening summer for anyone else??
Anonymous wrote:
Rosemary is growing like crazy but turning very brown.



Our rosemary bush turned yellow and is dying.
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2013 07:22     Subject: A terrible gardening summer for anyone else??
Anonymous wrote:Was talking to a friend about how odd it is that I have pomegranate still blooming while my blackberries are nearly ripe. Oddest year in a while!


Hey, me too!

But actually I think that every gardening year is odd. 15 years of serious gardening, and I've never once had a normal year.
Anonymous
Post 07/17/2013 22:17     Subject: A terrible gardening summer for anyone else??
Anonymous wrote:We have 2 tomato plants that aren't doing crap. Leaves look really weird. Not a single tomato. Cherry tomato plant is producing a few, but not much.

Even our mint, which is a friggin weed and usually thrives is doing poorly. I'm not going to have enough for mojitos all summer.

Rosemary is growing like crazy but turning very brown.

The corn seed my daughter planted did produce an ear of corn ready to be picked. I only learned from this experience that her one stalk will only produce one ear. Guess the other 4 of us will buy corn from the store.


Oh and critters like bunnies, squirrels, etc aren't getting to our vegetables. We plant marigolds around them to keep those guys away. It just seems to be other issues.