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We got another .42" last night, watered in everything nicely that I transplanted over the weekend, but it surely would be nice to have sun during the day - rain at night :)

Although we're going to get hot here, too, eventually (probably next week!) this is precisely why I don't live down south, I just can't take the heat and humidity. I hate it. I'd much rather have to pull on socks, shoes and a jacket to garden than swelter, dodging the sun, watching the weeds...

It actually saves room to grow them on a trellis, they cover a lot of ground otherwise!

Sadly, I concur - that is not an eggplant, it's a Greenus weedus of some sort :(

I put in 24 plants myself last month - they were huge, vigorous, healthy Ozark Beauties, everbearers, they say. They have runners, they have strawberries - I have always heard you should remove the fruit, and I am - by eating them when they're ripe ;) I'm redirecting the runners, too. If you...

I wouldn't use rose hips that grew on a rose where I'd used a systemic to manage pests, sorry.

I think that's one of the Bidens, or tickseed. It isn't edible.

We had eleven straight days of rain, one sunny day (Saturday), and then back to clouds yesterday - today rain, and rain every day until next weekend. At least it's going to warm up a bit, it's also been in the 50's, except for Saturday. Saturday was in the mid-70s until about 6:30, then it...

I love Weather Underground! There's a station near me I can check, although I've got my own :) As far as I'm concerned, that's the best weather on the net.

Fill it with soil up to the first level, then set your plants. Then you can fill it a bit higher, to the next level of holes, set your plant, rinse, repeat. The plant roots will hold the soil in place. Just don't water too vigorously for the first few weeks, keep it moist, but no hose stream...

Gardens are full of memories, cherish them as you cherish your friend. I'm sorry for your loss. :hugs

Good for you! :clap

Stirrup hoes are great! I've got two, one with the handle broken from use. This season I've got a new toy, a collinear hoe (similar to this one, but not from Johnny's), we'll see how that one does vs. the stirrup hoe. It's supposed to be good at getting into tight places between plants, etc.

Very sweet - but you might be right about the sun. Most herbs grow best in the sun, as much sun as they can get. There are a few who prefer a bit of shade, like Sweet Cecily (Myrrhis odorata), but even that can take lots of sun if the soil is moist enough.

I use it to dig out deep rooted weeds like dandelions - I spend an hour or so out there on my front lawn digging them. I want just that section of lawn to not have them :) I also use it to cut edges in sod - to cut through underground roots when they're in my way - it's a very useful little tool!

I can't do without my garden fork. Oh, and my Felcos and my soil knife. You can see them sticking out of the side pockets of my pants in my avatar. Come to think of it, I love those garden pants, too. Those four things are essential to me and my garden :) Love that rake, I used to have one...

Cukes need something to climb, they won't do well without horizontal somethings - if you're going to go with teepees, get some garden netting and drape it on the teepee. Hold the netting on with twist ties. You can buy it at any good garden center, it's got 4"x4" mesh. The tendrils will grab...

Conventional composting wisdom is no meat product, or oils, as they attract animals and very unfriendly bacteria. The references can be found in any number of online and traditional gardening sources. You are, of course, free to do as you please, but understand the reasons why you shouldn't.

I actually do offer support to my bush beans, I've got these two folding grates that I set into place, and I plant the seeds beneath them - they're both about 3' by 3'. The beans grow up through the wire squares, and are a bit supported. It helps to keep the beans off the ground. It...

Eggs would come under the meat category, not something you want in your compost pile. They will attract critters you don't want in your yard, like rats, skunks, possums, etc. Best to bury them. Also, be very careful with the town compost. You have no idea what went on the lawns, for example...