Garden Pictures Chat Corner

It’s also growing and thriving with us.

Here are a few impressions from our garden.

I’m especially pleased with the flower meadow in front of our property. There was a small area that belongs to the municipality and which we destroyed during construction. Normally there is just boring lawn there. After we restored it (of course, what I break I also have to repair), I didn’t want lawn there, but a bee-friendly flower meadow. In spring, I simply bought seed scatter cans for various flower meadows at Aldi (€1.99 per can) and the area was filled with topsoil and I sowed. A bit late because it was only ready in June and I was already unsure whether anything would come up at all, but it did, and now different things bloom again and again and there is buzzing and humming:
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A pumpkin that was basically left over has found its place in the flower bed and is now claiming it quite a bit:
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Thank God in the corner where our berry bushes usually stand – the harvest there is already done and the pumpkin can take that space.

The perennial beds, which were planted with the perennial mixture "Feuer und Flamme" in a special perennial substrate, are also growing diligently and we only have a little loss to complain about:
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View from above:
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As you can see: the raised bed has already been well harvested and the lettuce also has to move as quickly as possible from the bed to the stomach because it is starting to bolt.

And now my little favorite corner, the tomatoes. Unfortunately, they are late 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 mutually benefit each other. Apparently, she is right:
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On one side, there is a pot of basil, just a simple one picked up at Kaufland, nothing special, just pulled apart and the individual plants planted between the tomatoes. Now it’s a monster basil.
On the other side, the sown basil, still much smaller but also very strong.

Unfortunately, my tomatoes are not red yet – normally, they would be around this time. But as I said, they have a 2 to 3 week delay this year.
White Beauty (will be a creamy white beefsteak tomato):

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Cherry and German Gold (yellow beefsteak tomato, red marbled – tastes amazing):
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Pride of Virginia – basically the antipode to German Gold, namely red with yellow flaming:
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Red Heart:
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Besides that, I also have Black Plum (a dark tomato), Oxheart orange, and Green Zebra (yellow-green striped). Now they all still look green, but I’m already restless waiting for them to finally get color.

My tomatoes are not turning red either. Only the hanging tomatoes.
Mother-in-law took some from my garden last week. I don't have much of a vegetable garden.
Mother asked what she should do with the blueberries, they are ripening

Tomatoes grow like crazy here. Only the 6 plants that I put in the greenhouse have died. The ones in the open field are bearing fruit diligently. The various chilies are also doing very well - my favorite is a black variety with purple flowers.
An eggplant plant is also great. I have already been able to harvest two very good fruits from it. Figs will be ready soon as well.

In contrast, the yield of outdoor and pickling cucumbers is disappointing. They just don’t want to grow. They all died. Zucchini and pumpkins, on the other hand, are wonderful. Cucumbers in the greenhouse are/were great; I have already harvested around 80 pieces from the 4 plants. Now the plants are taking a break, let’s see if they go into a second round - I have removed yellow leaves, a few new green ones are coming. I’m curious.

The new bean trellis (stainless steel with telescopic rod) has paid off - last week I did the second harvest round and was able to freeze many portions. Next year, another trellis will be added.

The snails have wreaked havoc here... eaten kohlrabi, potatoes, etc.

What I recently discovered on a bike tour


Flower areas with sponsors

Our tomatoes and monster red beets.. The red beets will be served tonight as carpaccio.. yum yum