In The Garden - July 27

I've been slacking in my garden updates, but not in my garden work.  So many things in the garden are beginning to catch up after that cold, wet spring.

These daylilies have been a wonderful surprise this year.  I moved them from the front yard into the new bed in the back.  I did not expect them to bloom, but here they are!  The original planting out front was planted about 20 years ago.  They bloomed beautifully for several years, but as the trees and shrubs around them grew and began to shade them, they gradually stopped blooming.  For the last couple of years, there have been no blooms at all.  The biggest surprise is that the ones in front have a few blooms on them, too!

Here's my bean patch, just full of beans waiting to be bottled into dilly beans.  This variety is very slender and very straight, should make the bottling process easier.  I hope to get to them by the end of the week.

I planted some red sunflowers about five years ago.  Haven't had to plant them again, but there's always a nice patch of them self-seeded in the garden for the bees and birds to enjoy.  They've cross pollinated with both the native sunflowers and some giant ones that I planted one year.  Although there is still a hint of their red flower parentage, it has nearly been bred away.  Looks like I'll need to plant fresh red ones next year.

Be still, my heart appetite.  Due to the spring cold, the pepper plants have been very reluctant to get going and get to producing.  They are finally setting some fruit.  Now I just need to be patient while they size up and turn red.  *taps fingers*

Have a few of these hiding in the giant plants.  Looks like Granny will have a few pumpkins to share this year.  Thank goodness!  Would love to have a pile of pumpkins to photograph with the grandchildren this year to send to our missionary.  Sam tells me that the photo we sent to him of PJ and Kaid was one of his favorites while he was out in the field.