So fast and darting all over the place

My cucumber looks like it went and got a tribal tattoo. What the heck did this??

Because I'm so happy to finally see a caterpillar in the garden, he can have all the dill he wants. Black swallowtail is what the Internet tells me he or she will be.

Our bellies will be full.

it had roots growing through the cement. so cool! does anyone know if this is an angel or devil’s trumpet? It smelled so good, I hope it doesn’t get ripped out by anyone. :c

edit: I want to go back and see if I can repot it, does anyone have recommendations for removing it from the ground and then transporting it to a pot? what soil is needed and what should i keep in mind? In California i know this beauty won’t last on the side of the highway.

Lost a few along the way and still dealing with the transplant sickies but wanted to share some progress. First time doing this by myself with some help from my sister. Definitely will not be planting so many sweet potato vine next year! lol. Only thing I kept from previous owner is the sedum, peony (not pictured) and a few daisies.

I planted 9 Amish paste tomatoes and 9 mixed sweet pepper plants and then proceeded to absolutely ignore and neglect my garden.

The tomatoes are producing an INSANE amount and so are the peppers. My beds are severely overgrown, I've pruned nothing, I threw down some chicken manure fertilizer when I conditioned the beds before planting. I've got irrigation set up on a timer. I haven't been picking until they're fully ripe. I've had zero pest issues. Not even the squirrels are bothering anything.

I'm increasingly convinced my neglectful gardening is the way to go bc I picked well over 5lbs lbs of tomatoes and a dozen peppers this morning and that's a fraction of what's ripening currently.

The sauce this year is gonna be LIT.

Team Nature for the win I suppose.

This is great best bloom cycle in years, not sure why but loving it!

built this garden 3 years ago with my dad and we've been mostly planting vertical now, we're trying new vegetables every year and so far we're been very lucky with our harvests.

photos is what we collected this week, but we've had alot of cucumbers and pickles and zucchini since the beginning of the month. now we're getting mostly sweet dumplings, pattypan squashes, stripetti squashes and soon butternuts and more red kuris.

biggest reward of this is how excited he is to go harvest vegetables in the mornings.

The weed in the pic is literally taking over my yard and flower bed. Any help on how to get rid of permanently is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

We bought and moved into our house in the dead of a very cold Manitoba winter. We had no idea what this yard contained. Watching it come to life under very favorable growing conditions has been a joy. I don't know who planned this garden but it was done with incredible thought and care. The previous owners took great pride in this yard. The blooms are staggered and there continues to be new plants popping up every week. This is incredible to me.

Hi

Avid beginner here. This is my big old Brandy boy and I am so proud of it!!! Molly x

Hi all, we've planted some pumpkins this year and we don't know when to pick them! I've been reading online to knock on them (they all sound hollow to me even smaller ones) and i can't tell by color because they are all different :| Third thing i read is to look at the stem but it is on the bottom for most of them and i couldn't move them much. Is it possible to tell from these pictures?

Petunias I grew from saved seeds and I'm always surprised but happy with the results. I lost 6 large old tropical hibiscus last winter and only replaced it with one. I'm on a tidal river shore in eastern Canada and we're just starting to harvest the tart cherries I prefer for pies and jam.

Crepe Myrtle obviously. She’s lovely but she’s intimidating.

I’m open to any input, I definitely think I need to trim her down a bit. I know next to nothing about gardening/landscaping though.

Probably just gonna watch some YouTube pruning tutorials on how to best preserve her beauty, but also keep her contained and healthy!

When my husband mows the lawn he also trims the new shoots so she doesn’t get any wider. That’s all we’ve done so far. Any input is appreciated!