ᐅ Garden Photos Chat Corner

Things are growing and thriving here as well.

Here are a few impressions from our garden.

I’m especially happy about the flower meadow in front of our property. There was a small area owned by the municipality that we destroyed during construction. Normally, it’s just plain grass there. After we restored it (of course, I had to fix what I damaged), I didn’t want grass but a bee-friendly flower meadow. In spring, I simply bought some seed mix cans for various flower meadows at Aldi (€1.99 per can) and filled the area with topsoil, then sowed the seeds. It was a bit late because the area was only ready in June, and I wasn’t sure if anything would grow, but it did – and now different flowers keep blooming, accompanied by buzzing and humming of bees:

A leftover pumpkin found its place in the flower bed and has now taken over quite a bit:

Luckily it’s in the corner where our berry bushes usually grow – the harvest is already done there, so the pumpkin can take over that space.

The perennial beds, planted with the “Fire and Flame” perennial mix in a special perennial substrate, are also growing well with only minor losses:

View from above:

As you can see, the raised bed is already well harvested and the lettuce needs to be eaten as soon as possible before it bolts.

And now for my little favorite corner, the tomatoes. Unfortunately, they are late this year because they could only be planted at the beginning of June.

In between, I planted and sowed basil because an old farmer woman told me that tomatoes and basil support each other. Apparently, she was right:

On one side, there is a pot of basil, just something I picked up at the supermarket, nothing special, just separated and planted the individual plants between the tomatoes. Now it’s a monster basil.
On the other side, the sown basil, still much smaller but also very strong.

My tomatoes are unfortunately not red yet – normally they would already be by this time. But as I said, they are about 2 to 3 weeks delayed this year.
White Beauty (will be a creamy white beefsteak tomato):

Cherry and German Gold (yellow beefsteak tomato, red marbled – tastes amazing):

Pride of Virginia – basically the opposite of German Gold, red with yellow flames:

Red Heart:

I also have Black Plum (a dark tomato), Orange Oxheart, and Green Zebra (yellow-green striped). For now, they all still look green, but I’m already fidgeting, waiting until they finally get color.

My tomatoes don’t turn red either. Only the hanging tomatoes do. My mother-in-law picked some from my garden last week. I don’t have much of a vegetable garden. My mother asked what she should do with the blueberries, as they are ripening.

Tomatoes are growing like crazy here. Only the six plants I put in the greenhouse have died. The ones in the open field are producing diligently. The various chili peppers are also doing very well—my favorite is a black variety with purple flowers.

An eggplant is also doing great. I’ve already harvested two very good fruits. The figs will be ready soon as well.

Disappointing, however, has been the yield of outdoor and pickling cucumbers. They simply didn’t want to grow and all died. Zucchini and pumpkins, on the other hand, are wonderful. Greenhouse cucumbers have been great; I’ve already harvested about 80 from the four plants. Now the plants are taking a break—let’s see if they’ll produce a second round. I’ve removed the yellow leaves, and a few new green ones are growing. I’m curious to see how it goes.

The new bean trellis (stainless steel with telescopic rod) has paid off—last week I did the second harvest and was able to freeze many portions. Next year I plan to add a second trellis.

We have had a serious problem with slugs... they have been eating kohlrabi, potatoes, and more.

Here is something I recently discovered during a bike tour

Flower areas with sponsors

Our tomatoes and monstrous beets... The beetroot will be served tonight as a carpaccio... yummy