tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post51055806896776032..comments2023-04-20T09:17:57.181-05:00Comments on Gatsbys Gardens: Reincarnation In The GardenGatsbys Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-16537009374375589392010-07-22T05:56:35.452-05:002010-07-22T05:56:35.452-05:00Thanks for visiting Zoey,
Thankfully, I have only...Thanks for visiting Zoey,<br /><br />Thankfully, I have only had to replant those hayracks. I think the rest are salvageable.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-24780862660177491622010-07-22T05:39:43.346-05:002010-07-22T05:39:43.346-05:00Hi Eileen,
I am loving your blog! What great garde...Hi Eileen,<br />I am loving your blog! What great gardens you have. I am sure those new planters will look spectacular right through fall. You were lucky to still find annuals to plant.<br /><br />I am becoming a follower so I don't miss any new posts!Diana LaMarrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324428666401187803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-81636668619245706642010-07-21T20:38:32.956-05:002010-07-21T20:38:32.956-05:00This heat has all of us going crazy, Eileen. Your ...This heat has all of us going crazy, Eileen. Your garden looks 'marvelous'!joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-48001123016478551752010-07-21T09:30:34.788-05:002010-07-21T09:30:34.788-05:00Hi Karen,
I should have prepared my containers be...Hi Karen,<br /><br />I should have prepared my containers better for the heat and sun in my back garden. I planned on mossing around the plants, over the soil, and I never did. I am doing it now and the soil seems to be staying moist.<br /><br />When the heavy rains stopped here, that's when we got the heat.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-29824594704120754892010-07-21T09:12:57.429-05:002010-07-21T09:12:57.429-05:00Hi Eileen, what a great blog you have! I live in ...Hi Eileen, what a great blog you have! I live in WI and we are having rain and storms every day almost, so my containers are getting ratty and tired of being hauled into the garage at least once a day. (I've been questioning my sanity on why I planted so many in the first place...) <br /><br />I'm going to try your suggestion and look for something fresh to plant in some of them. Thank you!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368318730124533690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-76558937558755492272010-07-21T08:14:41.386-05:002010-07-21T08:14:41.386-05:00I often wish I could grow more full-sun beauties, ...I often wish I could grow more full-sun beauties, but summers like this I appreciate all our shade even more. <br /><br />I hope your transplants are happier Eileen, and your efforts replanting the hayracks are rewarded with happier, healthier plants and more beautiful, bountiful blooms.garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-64584532831882178832010-07-21T05:49:06.623-05:002010-07-21T05:49:06.623-05:00I know, mine look pretty bad but I did move them i...I know, mine look pretty bad but I did move them into the veggie garden. We'll see what happens.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-80636775192125497852010-07-21T00:53:25.779-05:002010-07-21T00:53:25.779-05:00We planted Dahlias too but the heat was too much f...We planted Dahlias too but the heat was too much for them. They were less than spectacular.meemsnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584936035577822444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-17473892894332942772010-07-20T17:37:26.612-05:002010-07-20T17:37:26.612-05:00Hi Rose, I do not know what zone you are in but vi...Hi Rose, I do not know what zone you are in but violas and pansies do not do well in the heat. Lobelia also does not do well in the heat, and I have a couple that look pretty well done.<br /><br />I do buy mums but it is unlikely that they well come back the following year. I usually put them in farmers baskets around the garden. However, last year I transplanted some to winter over in the veggie garden, and they came back. I then transferred a couple to the garden and they are very large right now.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-87059054193119727842010-07-20T17:12:11.935-05:002010-07-20T17:12:11.935-05:00Wow, I am having the same problem with some viola&...Wow, I am having the same problem with some viola's I planted in some wooden planter boxes along my deck in spring. At first they grew beautifully, but being new to gardening I didn't realize how tall the would grow, to tall for that box, and they started to fall forward over time, now midsummer I have had to snip the dead ones to the point that it no longer looks good, I have even put some fresh soil in the hopes this helps and they come back, but I am thinking it's to late in the game also. So I will probably just let it be, but just keep watering. I also had some hanging Lobelia plants that I think we put out too early that are giving up. We were a bit anxious in starting our gardening this year, being new to this and all, it's our first home. I know better now to wait a bit, we had some late frost in our area. But yeah I was at home depot over weekend and saw the mums also, can't believe it will b that time already. I am hoping to try my hand with those and hopefully they will turn out well. Good luck to you also.Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-78527579922172159542010-07-20T11:59:34.312-05:002010-07-20T11:59:34.312-05:00Larry, I do buy flowering cabbage and mums (which ...Larry, I do buy flowering cabbage and mums (which my husband feels are a waste of money) each year to keep the garden going. You are right the cabbage lasts until December, not the mums. Although, I do have one very large mum that I overwintered in the veggie garden last year and then transplanted in the spring. Maybe I will do that will all of my mums this year.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-46439706728469422642010-07-20T11:53:08.154-05:002010-07-20T11:53:08.154-05:00You've done something that I consider every ye...You've done something that I consider every year and don't get around to... I am however going to start flowering cabbages... it's just a bit early yet, but in the past they carried color through December.LarryLarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563036192373891209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-22158374784683221392010-07-19T18:02:21.535-05:002010-07-19T18:02:21.535-05:00Yeah! I may welcome fall this year, pumpkins and ...Yeah! I may welcome fall this year, pumpkins and all. My husband always says those mums are a waste of money because in our area they do not normally come back. However this year those wonderful perfect flowers may appeal to me.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-11001355193908739112010-07-19T17:35:41.898-05:002010-07-19T17:35:41.898-05:00Eileen .. I have to give up some of my containers ...Eileen .. I have to give up some of my containers about now .. I had wonderful dwarf dill and fennel in one big pot but because I had butterfly caterpillars I just left them alone aside from watering .. now they are chomped down and looking miserable and all the butterfly kids left home .. this year my containers look next to dreadful and the garden needs more of my time so I have to sacrifice the nasty looking pots .. and you are SO right ! we will be thinking pumpkins not so long from now ? hahaha<br />Joy .. at least they stay looking better longer ??CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-6280960258404182582010-07-19T16:25:43.882-05:002010-07-19T16:25:43.882-05:00Lona, even my geraniums have come to a standstill ...Lona, even my geraniums have come to a standstill in the heat, no new buds on the back containers. Oh well, soon we will be complaining about the cold!<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-23410477965226977462010-07-19T16:23:58.345-05:002010-07-19T16:23:58.345-05:00Becca, U din't ever remember so many annuals t...Becca, U din't ever remember so many annuals to choose from (not overgrown) at Home Depot this time of year. They really hit the market right with the heat and rain we have had.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-40234354450063186002010-07-19T16:09:07.321-05:002010-07-19T16:09:07.321-05:00It is so hard to keep plants looking good with the...It is so hard to keep plants looking good with the heat we have been having.My annuals that had grown so big at the beginning are now flopping over in the pots and look terrible. The insects seem to be so bad this year munching on everything. It is a good time to get some new annuals at great prices now to replace some that are so lacking now. It seems like you have a great idea going and with the moss and soil moist products it will keep them healthier. I have had to really trim back my nicotiana and petunias which were all going to seed already.Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-13232831242113415932010-07-19T13:14:06.128-05:002010-07-19T13:14:06.128-05:00I was kinda feeling like a terrible plant mother b...I was kinda feeling like a terrible plant mother because my plants are looking kinda puny too. This weekend I did cut back on a few plants but didn't finish. When I do finish there will be bare spots to fill in. I hope our local home depot or lowes has some new plants. I like your re-do on the hayrack.Becca's Dirthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245107413671341365noreply@blogger.com