Poor Drained Plants

This is what my precious plants looked like when I returned home from work this evening:

Squash


Cucumbers


And even my hardy tomato plants!


I'm hoping water will perk these vegetable plants back up to their normal selves. The heat really seems to be the culprit. Perhaps the coming changes (including a lot of transplanting) will help.....But probably not if it's the heat.

My Office Sunflower

So, here's my office sunflower. I think it's reached it's maximum height. Now, it's working on producing a beautiful flower to greet me each day. I've thought about transplanting it to a bigger pot, but I've heard that sunflowers don't transplant well. I wonder if my hybrid-designed-for-containers sunflower would tolerate the move. Any thoughts?

Changes in the Garden....Coming Soon to a Blog Near You!

So, Chuck at Lowe's thinks I'm crazy for growing squash, cucumbers, and blackberries in a container garden. I'm thinking about transplanting the blackberry bush in the apartment's yard (which means it would not move with us when we move). I'm not quite sure where I would plant it, yet. And, it would free up a planter for squash or cucumbers.

I'm also planning to transplant most of the squash and cucumbers so they aren't overcrowded. I haven't quite decided about the transplanting, yet, but hopefully, I'll have it figured out before I start tonight!

Why so Wilty, Squash? Cucumbers?

So, my squash and cucumbers seem to be wilty each afternoon. they perk up in the evening. Is it just because of the heat? I've moved them to the shade, but they seem *less* happy there. They perk up whether or not I give them water, so, it's not that.....Suggestions?

My "Contained" Garden!

From left to right: (back row) Cucumber Plant, Squash Plant, and Tomato Plant; (front row) Strawberry Plant and Cherry Tomato Plant

The blackberry bush has been moved away from the other containers due to its sunlight requires being slightly different than the other plants.

I'm planning to go to Lowe's today to ask their friendly staff what's up with the cucumbers and squash.....I have a feeling I will need to transfer several plants, but at least I will have several plants to feed me!!

Unidentified Plant and Red Veined Prayer Plant (Plus Blog Changes)

This grass-like plant is currently unknown. It was a gift planted with the red veined prayer plant. It doesn't seem to flower. I'm hoping that someone will have an idea of the plant's name. The poor red veined prayer plant was nibbled on by some naughty kittens. Luckily, the plant isn't posionous.

You may have noticed that there are now PHOTOS on this blog! Yes, I finally figured out how to get some photos uploaded here. Although, it wasn't easy. I even had to tweak the html code. I'm not a computer nerd or hipster so this was a challenge. But as I've mentioned before, I enjoy a good challenge - especially when I conquer them!

There is a slideshow of everything that is currently growing (By "currently growing" I mean, my goal is to keep the slide show up-to-date with what's currently growing.). I can't figure out how to tweak the html code to make the slide show center in the right pane, but hopefully, I'll figure it out. Until then, scroll to the right!

Garden Update

I've decided that I may in fact have a green thumb. I have several cherry tomatoes growing, a few tomatoes, and 1 lonely blackberry. My squash has flowers which I'm hopeful will grow into actual squash. The cucumbers are growing, but I haven't seen any flowers, yet.

My green thumb, however, does not seem to extend to herbs. NONE of my planted herbs are growing. I'm not sure what I have done wrong, but apparently, it's something. They tend to grow tiny, delicate little stems and then just keel over. Any suggestions?

Oh, and my "dead" strawberry plant seems to be rallying. That's good news. I was about to toss it. Good thing I am an optimist and hoped against hope that the strawberry plant would pull through.


Overcrowded Cucumbers?


Another issue that I am facing is with the squash and cucumbers. I planted them from seeds in a 7 gallon bucket. I think I may have too many plants in each bucket. Any suggestions about how close stems should be or how many stems I should have in a 7 gallon bucket? My google searches haven't been very helpful as most of the sites are about "real" gardens and not container gardens. Brian also thinks my squash and possibly cucumbers may have some type of infection (bacteria or fungus). Some of the leaves are spotty. I'm not sure what that means.


Medic NEEDED!


It's times like this when I wish I had readers who might be able to offer some advice......(Shout out to Amy for being my only follower. I guess it falls to you. I hope you are an avid gardener! j/k)

Perhaps My Thumb Isn't So Green

I'm not sure this is going to be a positive experience. Perhaps blogging about such a test was not the best idea. Oh, well.

Peace Lily


I do have the following growing: tomato plants, spinach, squash, a blackberry bush, a prayer plant, our 1-year anniversary bamboo, an unidentified grass-like plant, philendrom, and a peace lilly. And there are some herbs growing in the kitchen. I've lost track of which herbs and only some of them are growing. I'll have to post some pictures tonight perhaps.

Philendrom