Fall Garden

After taking the summer off from gardening, I decided to plant a fall garden. The garden was placed in the spot where I kept my mobile chicken coops for a month. The plants seem to grow well.

I planted the garden about August 15 in the hopes that my collard greens would get big by Thanksgiving. A few plants had huge leaves and other plants not so much. I think I may want to plant a week early and increase my watering frequency next year. I also need to thin out the collards a little more. Other plants in the garden are: turnip greens, mustard greens, carrots, cabbage, kale, broccoli, and lettuce.

Fall Flowers

A mild fall and warm temperatures have caused my pawpaw trees to flower. Even so, there still seems to be plenty more buds left for the spring.

Gelatinous Gunk on Peaches

This is the first year that my Belle white peach tree has held its fruit.  Unfortunately, most of the fruit is affected by a gelatinous substance that seems to ooze out of the fruit.  I will have to research this so that I can resolve the problem for before next year's crop.

Figs on the Rebound

My figs have had a rough two years because the winters of 2013 and 201four were so cold.  Many of the branches on the established figs died back.  The unestablished figs got frozen back too the roots in the ground twice.  Even so, all my fig plants are looking pretty impressive at present.

Potted Pawpaw Shoots and Suckers

I dug up the pawpaw shoots today. I am experimenting with these suckers. It is probably not the most ideal time to dig up the tender shoots, as it has been extremely hot and sunny this summer. However, I have placed the little plants in full shade, and I will keep them well watered. My hope is to get them to root before fall so that they will grow normally next April. I will sell them to make a little money.

Gurney's pawpaw shoot surprise

I trimmed around my pawpaws and found a surprise.   A 6-inch shoot has developed off the Gurney's asimina that didn't flower.   I'm sort of shocked because that is the slower growing plant, yet it developed a shoot first.

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Edible Landscaping pawpaw

The little asimina triloba is growing nicely. The leaves that escape the shelter have sunburn.

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