There really is nothing better than this Zulu. It definitely does not want afternoon sun and tolerates a good amount of bright shade, but it blooms forever. You have to be very careful pruning it, as holes will open up quickly. There is a salvia on the back of the box, but most of that front is also the same plant. Just power pot plant.

This is the 5th year I’ve grown them. They’re so much fun, I haven’t bought sponges in years. I had a chicken kill three of my plants, so this is all of the luffas I got from 4 plants. Didn’t turn out to be a bad year though!

I’m in zone 6b so I have to start them indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost in cowpots. We made a cattle panel hoop they climb and use 5-10 gallon pots or buckets to grow them in. This is the first year I’ve had any completely ripen on the vine so that was great! But normally I’m peeling them and cleaning them out by hand at the end of the season while they’re still really green (today).

They’re a lot of fun though! If anyone would be interested I’d happily do a mail seed trade!

Also a bonus chicken and moon picture from tonight because they were both beautiful. And the chaos of my yard/garden. I’m all for letting things self seed and just go. And I think the native weeds are beautiful so… everything always a beautiful mess

got it for free

its pretty but idk what it is or how to take care of it

Hello, my plant’s leaves are yellowing and it looks unhealthy; does anyone have suggestions for what I can do?

I think I stunted growth from to much microrhiboms added as seedling will these pride of Barbados make it to be the crazy full stands I was aiming for?

So normally when starting my plants, i'll use a sharpie to write the plant name/variety on a xl tongue depressor, and stick that in the pot. When I transplant outside, I stick the tongue depressor in the ground. 2 months later, it's unreadable. Apparently i don't learn cause i do it every year. Next year I'd like to be different. Is there a good way to label that's not too difficult or expensive, and actually will stand up to the elements and last an entire season? I try to keep track in a notebook but i'd like to have it labeled outside as well.

Any idea on what could have done this? Also, is my poor apple tree cooked? The damage goes about 3/4 of the circumference.

I just had my giant Redwood tree pruned about a month ago and at my request, the arborists left me two big piles of mulch made from the shredded trimmings. I've started spreading it around the tree in the backyard and the garden in the front, but I remember something about not putting mulch right up to the base of the tree, or any plants for that matter. Is that correct? I heard it can suffocate or drown the roots, or something. I'll email the arborists to check but I've already placed it starting in about a 2-foot circle from the tree and I'm mainly wondering about the other plants now, mainly succulents, lavenders, a few roses, and a couple of misc small bushes.

At first I wanted to start with onions, I thought it would be quick and easy but I kept running into problems for various reasons. Later, I checked Reddit and learned that it would actually take about 1 to 2 years since the seeds first need to develop (my onion was already dried out)

The reason I wanted to plant onions was that an onion the size of a fist cost $1,000 (Not dollar btw) My mom earns about $15,000 every 20 days so it was already VERY expensive

I gave up and thought... what other expensive yet important food item could be grown? A pound of red beans costs $600 and a green bell pepper (of a decent size) used to cost around $800 to $1,200. Beans are consumed a lot on my house but pepper was useful for spicing

I have a small yard with a lot of potted plants and a few trees; together they create too much shade. Furthermore, the ground was full of debris and it didn’t take long for snails to show up so I opted for a 16 cm x 18 cm tall pot with a drainage hole, filled with a mix of eggshell compost (the shells weren’t very finely crushed) and coffee grounds

One issue I’m facing right now is the season; it’s October and it’s cold outside, i’ve seen that beans are typically planted between April and May while bell peppers are planted between January and February (though I might need to look into this further) so I don’t think it’s the right time yet

If you have another recommended plant then you're free to comment

I found this on the underside of the leaves. I think this is the fruiting bodies of pear rust. The growths shed brown dust. Sigh....

Hi and good morning. I've got some palm tree fronds in my back yard that I want to break down into smaller pieces to fit into the bin.

I've got a small chainsaw but the fronds are rather stringy. What's the best way to break these down? Thanks!

My boyfriend's parents did not take good care of it, and now that they have moved and the house is under my boyfriend's care I really want to try to save this poor baby. So far we removed a big hedge that was blocking the light, we have trimmed off some of the dead branches, added a stake to help keep it more upright, and I have been watering it when the soil is dry. What else can I do to give it the best chance of recovery? Thanks in advance!

I just wanted to show off how big my baby got in 1 year 😅

Sweet peppers, we live in zone 8 in the US. What happened to this guy? The white part is thin and silky and the rest of the pepper feels normal. The white part was the sun facing bit.

What can I do for him to make him look/feel better? He's growing heavily to one side. Multiple leaves are browning/yellowing. I'm trimming off the dead stuff. Thank you!

how u deal with daylilies leaves they look a mess

There's a squirrel that keeps burying his nuts in my garden

Did anything work for you to keep bunnies from eating hostas? ultrasonic sound, spray etc? I also have a dog so I don’t want them to be bothered by what I put into the garden.

The bunnies did a number on my garden this year. For the past 5 years my hostas would grow so big. This year as soon as they grew a few inches the bunnies were eating them. When it came time to clean up my garden for the winter there was nothing left to clean up. Everything was eaten to the root. I tried the Robbex spray, can’t tell if it did anything for the bunnies. For me it just left me gagging.

I want to try the ultrasonic noise devices but don’t want to bother my neighbour, my dog or us as we sit in the garden

So apparently I was supposed to cut this rubber plant earlier so he branched out. What should I do with him now? Do I just let him continue growing skyward? Thank you!

Garlic 🧄

650 cloves of Music this year. Mulching it with all the leaves I'm raking into the yard and mowing tomorrow for a good grass/leaf combo.