Gardening update

[mizarchivist]

So, the roots on my bee balm were not strong enough to hold up against the storms. They were quite leggy and I don't think their root structure was ever extensive enough to deal with being 3 million feet tall. I have been cutting away at them for a while, hoping if I trim them back they'd fare better. Not after yesterday. Also, the onion bloom finally bent in the middle of its stalk, so I pulled it up. The bees had been having fun with it, so I left it alone until my hand was forced.

This one was taken 8 days ago. I didn't get a chance to get evidence this morning beyond how far the morning glory grew


The morning glories are living up to their name:


Last week:


This morning:



The beans have beany infants:


last week's tomato action (more fruits this week by .... lots- none ripe)


The basil has been just entirely nuts. I keep hacking away at it. It keeps growing


The question is: what should I put in where the bee balm lived? I have 3/4 of a planter!
Link to Garden Gallery.

Comments

[fidgetmonster.livejournal.com]

now is the time to put in anything you want for fall crops, so it has time to fruit before the frost comes. or you could put in perennial herbs (thyme, rosemary, oregano, chives, etc) so they too can get established before a frost, then they'll be nice and big for you next year. put thyme and oregano at the edge and they'll spill over, giving you a little more room in the container. (urg, I'm already thinking about frost).

do you know about collecting morning glory seeds, so you dont have to buy any next year? (and it saves the plant from getting too invasive).

[beah.livejournal.com]

Dill! Easy to grow from seed, will grow this time of year, and is single-harvest, so you can harvest it and plant something else or more dill!

Swiss chard?

[gamehawk.livejournal.com]

Mel Bartholomew says every garden needs it. Mine's only two inches tall, so I haven't gotten to eat any so I don't know whether that's so or not. (Apparently it's "very perishable" so you don't see it in the grocery store, so that doesn't help.)

It comes in rainbow varieties, though I don't know how much of that actually shows while the plant is growing. Depends on how much the base is obscured, I guess.

Re: Swiss chard?

[dani-namaste.livejournal.com]

agreed on Swiss Chard. Mine is lovely and tasty already, and I can probably squeeze another plant out of the soil. It's ready to harvest in about 1-2 months, and it looks pretty while it grows.