"betsyb" said"Maybe next year I will mess with gourds and pumpkins."
Been there done that this summer for first time. Planted 10 birdhouse
gourds...WAY to many for the spot I prepared. They are now making their way
into the nearby woods! This was taken a few weeks ago so you can imagine
what they look like now. two would have been plenty.
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I found a wild pumpkin growing in the foxglove bed in early spring thanks to
the local squirrels.
Moved it near a log pile and it is now climbing into the trees. This is when
it was a baby. I need
to take a more recent picture. Several really odd looking fruit. Some green
striped, some yellow
and some both.
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BTW Maddie I love your hostas. Some many different kinds! Good to see you
back.
"betsyb" wrote in message
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I saw the pic and it sure looks nice to me? I have cantelopes up the kazoo!
I never grew them before and I think I may have to drop several on eaxh
porch in this development! 6 lousy plants and I have a dozen starting to
round out already. If all the flowers make on I am literally screwed! I
stopped all the neighbors and asked them to take all but two they see? I
don't like them but wanted to see them grow!
Maybe next year I will mess with gourds and pumpkins.
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Betsy
"madgardener" wrote in message
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I've posted a picture on alt.binaries.pictures.gardens of the new hosta
border around the black cherry shade garden. Other than top dressing the
spaces, securing the bricks with rebar and maybe locating some more
bricks to level the raised edges, and watering, I hope this endeavor will
wow me as much as the young plants are wowing me right now. Names like
'Scooter', 'Gold Standard', 'Orange Marmalade', 'Paradise Joyce' (I had
to have HER, the woman who lived in this house's name was Joyce)'Kathryn
Lewis', (my mom's name is Catherine)'Inniswood', 'Revolution', 'Stained
Glass' I planted ferns around the eastern edge.....picture of those
tomorrow. Slowly getting back to the ol' madgardener, been distracted by
the males in my family too much. the fairies are all ticked off at
me.............
maddie, up on the ridge, back in Fairy Holler, overlooking English
Mountain in Eastern Tennessee, zone 7, Sunset zone 36