Garden 2024

[MarsB]

You have cacti in SE NY?

[gravitylover]

Yes. Prickly Pear cactus is native to the Northeast and Northern Midwest.

[MarsB]

Wild! Never knew that.

[shera]

Hey Shera. This year I have 2 Great Mulleins in the yard, you need to send me a mailing address so I can send seeds when it's time.

This heat is tough, I've been watering the hanging baskets a few times each day and wetting the beds down a few times too to keep the soil temps down in the sun.

Last week when it rained I went to my favorite mushroom patch and lookie what else I found!

[skaredshtles]

Last week when it rained I went to my favorite mushroom patch and lookie what else I found!

Please keep in mind that mullein is an invasive.

[shera]

Oh man, thanks for the head's up! I looked up my county and it lists "Moth Mullein" not Common Mullein. Can you identify? It also says 0 occurances in my county.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...#gid=189426034

I already scattered seeds onto some bare ground, but I can deal with it if necessary. My biggest issues that I fight are false chamomile and dandelions. Just found some thistle and cut that down, and I have oxeye daisies and red clover that I'm not controlling.

[skaredshtles]

Oh man, thanks for the head's up! I looked up my county and it lists "Moth Mullein" not Common Mullein. Can you identify? It also says 0 occurances in my county.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...#gid=189426034

I already scattered seeds onto some bare ground, but I can deal with it if necessary. My biggest issues that I fight are false chamomile and dandelions. Just found some thistle and cut that down, and I have oxeye daisies and red clover that I'm not controlling.

AFAIK, *all* mullein is invasive.

[BCMtnHound]

All mullein (Verbascum thapsus) is introduced to NA. Not a noxious weed in most regions per se, but in marginal arid ecosystems, it is a competitor to native plants.

It’s a prolific seeder and banked seeds can remain viable for a century. So once it goes to seed it is hard to completely eradicate from a site. It doesn’t spread far on its own, so if you find an isolated patch, it was brought there by humans or their animals.

[shera]

In Colorado Moth mullein (Verbascum blattaria) is on the b list with no occurrences in Lake County while Common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) is on the c list with no controls. I guess I won't sweat it til I learn something specifically different.

[gravitylover]

Raspberry canes are 6-9 feet tall and flowering like mad. Harvest is gonna be a pita. Tomatoes are also 6 feet tall and loaded. Peppers are having a terrible year.

[Norseman]

phat sage

[skaredshtles]

Have you tried fried sage leaves? Great way to use up some sage. Also - chicken/veal saltimbocca. Soooooo tasty. ?

[gravitylover]

Mmmm, saltimbocca. I haven't made that in a long time. I also have purple sage going but it's new, this plant is a monster. I need some more ideas for how to use it.

[skaredshtles]

Mmmm, saltimbocca. I haven't made that in a long time. I also have purple sage going but it's new, this plant is a monster. I need some more ideas for how to use it.

I'm telling you - fried sage leaves are delicious and you can use up a SHITLOAD.

ETA: I'm talking "crisp-fried" not deep-fried. I've never tried deep-fried sage leaves, but I'd wager they're even better than the crisp-fried.

https://en.julskitchen.com/tuscany/fried-sage-leaves

[gravitylover]

Thanks, I printed that for the "stuff from the garden" file.

Why are my jalapenos so spindly?

[Norseman]

Because they're actually cayenne or jwala or aci ... ?

[riser4]

Because they're actually cayenne or jwala or aci ... ?

This.

[gravitylover]

Waddaya know about wineberries? The thicket at the top of my driveway turned out to be an impenetrable thorny tangle of wineberries and they're going crazy. I tried a few, they're really sweet. They're kinda sticky from all the pectins.

[Buster Highmen]

Imma pothead

[Buster Highmen]

Side garden with lettuce, arugula, basil, tomatoes, peas, more tomatoes, arugula and basil. the morass to the left is button berries, raspberries and 2 pinot noir vines.



South garden: brawny broccoli, peas, tomatoes, basil, nasturtiums:



I miss seeing dibs here. He always has the killer garden. Someone say hi for me.

[shroom]

lookin good B

[gravitylover]

I'm disappointed that nobody picked up on the generationally appropriate song reference in my herb pic post. Try again...

This was resting on a raspberry leaf a little while ago

[Buster Highmen]

I'm disappointed that nobody picked up on the generationally appropriate song reference in my herb pic post. Try again...

I thought of this but restrained myself

[gravitylover]

Faith is restored

[riser4]

I'm disappointed that nobody picked up on the generationally appropriate song reference in my herb pic post. Try again...

Lol. I was thinking to myself wouldn't it be funny if he took a picture of those other herbs from the song instead of Cilantro, Mullen, Marjoram, and some other thing. I need new glasses.