[Diana in Wisconsin]

[greeneyes]

Good morning. Not much going on here-clean up. Going to order seeds for next spring now. Also need some winter wheat for planting in October. Lemons are finally starting to turn yellow.

I have 2 turmeric plants a little over 3 ft. tall. Such pretty leaves.

I planted some Minnesota midget melons this year. I started them in a container and transplanted later. First time I actually got vines to last long enough for the fruit to mature.

Very strange thing happened. I got yellow smooth melons bigger than the usual midgets and not a flavorful. I got smaller melons(usual size) that had netting and more flavor.

Since these were seeds straight from their packet, there should have been no difference.

I’ve been up all night, so signing off to catch some ZZZs. Have a great weekend. God Bless.

[dakine]

Have to admit not reading all - and it serves me right.

I should have been paying more attention to the posts on canning.

I make my cloth masks (that I have to wear at work) out of cheesecloth - very breathable.

Usually get the cheesecloth in the paint section of the hardware store - but they were all out.

Some worker seen me looking about - asked what I was looking for - then she walked me across the store to the home canning section - rolls and rolls of cheesecloth.

Lesson learned..

[TianaHighrider]

Good morning!
And thank you for the beautiful sunflower!

[Qiviut]

Wedding Day! We have had brutal, horrible humidity this past week and thunderstorms .... initially, the weather looked bad for the weekend. Well, a front is pulling through & although it's cloudy, the chance of rain is only 10%, the humidity is dropping, & the skies should partially clear this afternoon. It should be nice weather for the wedding ... even a little cool this evening.

My Fall Zinnia Garden has its first bloom, with plenty of buds so it should be a very colorful spot in the garden soon. I've been making a lot of jalapeno poppers so I don't waste peppers. We been using up the bell peppers by stir frying with onions for a homemade version of Beef Pepper Steak. The hummingbirds have started migrating - we have a few still around, but I'm already missing all the aerial acrobatics & "buzzing" around the garden. Earlier this week, the hummers drained both feeders (10 oz each) in 2 days & after that, I noticed the activity had dropped off dramatically. They were 'fueling up' for their trip south. The figs are ripening - we can't keep up with eating them and I haven't had time to try canning them.

2nd pot of coffee is ready ... I've been up since 3:15 & downed the first pot by 5:00. It looks like the vehicles from next door are being moved to our field - we're hosting the parking. I see some setup going on around the tent - huge tent - 3 peaks on the roof - looks like something out of Camelot!

Have a great day/weekend, everybody. Couple of butterfly-on-Tithonia pics .....

[PGalt]

Good advice from a sunflower, Diana. Thanks for posting. Speaking of happiness...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Sxv-sUYtM

Happiness is the truth.

Thanks, Pharrell

A Free Republic is a Fun Republic.

[Track9]

I think the sunflower learned from our President.

[daniel1212]

Well, after the rapidly spreading disease I posted in a month ago that overall devastated this densely-packed garden - though the fruit was abundant the healthist yet - plus I scratched the lense on my cheap camera, I am happy to report that most of the plants are surviving and producing new growth, though the growing season is coming to an end. And a brother-in-Christ gave me an old phone which I can take pics with, thank God.

The garden went from this (7-10):

And this (7-10):

To this (8-21):

And this (8-21):

To this (9-12):

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And this, in which you can see a transition:

Sorry for not getting the same scenes in comparison but the sun was shining bright on the front and i am new as using this camera phone.

[MotorCityBuck]

Zucchini, and Cucumbers plants are pretty much done. Probably pulled 100 of each out of garden this year. About 15 Large Eggplant. 25 Large Green Peppers. Not so much on the Beefsteak Tomatoes. Roma, and Cheery Tomato very good. Beans by the bushels. At least the ones the deer didn't get. Waiting on digging up Horseradish, and potatoes until Fall. Overall, a good planting season in SE Michigan. 🌱