{"id":3528,"date":"2025-08-09T21:15:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T21:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.murbook.family\/?p=3528"},"modified":"2025-08-26T03:51:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T03:51:11","slug":"garden-in-shingle-springs-august-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.murbook.family\/?p=3528","title":{"rendered":"Garden in Shingle Springs, August 2025."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This garden has struggled ever since Cherie and Dave pick axed it out of the hillside in 2020. The soil is shallow and the sunshine a bit limited. So I\u2019ve gotten many \u201cmini\u201d veggies over the year but they still taste yummy and homegrown! This year I am also trying to keep it pretty even in the heat of August which is always the ugliest month. It has been relatively cool but high 90s up to 100 F this upcoming week. And the plants are starting to kick in production. I had a salad for lunch with homegrown cucumber and carrots today. Tasty!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First off, the flowers always look nice this time of year and I\u2019ve got a lot of them! We\u2019ve mostly been home this summer so things are well watered; don\u2019t feel as guilty as years past because we did get a good amount of rain this year! The Gazania and snapdragons are blooming like crazy in both pots and ground. The lantana look so good- only took 5 years to get medium sized but it is now a happy plant. The marigolds look very pretty in the garden areas and are attracting lots of pollinators. The petunia plants are starting to look a bit beat up but if I can limp them through August I usually get a wonderful autumn bloom out of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I love these golden Gazania<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The butterflies LOVE these tiny lantana flowers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This purple flower Clarkia seems more cool weather but continues to flower profusely<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The potted petunias are hanging in there but starting to die back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The veggies are finally starting to grow. I\u2019ve been getting tomatoes- pear, green zebra and some midsized red one- for a month now. I got these from Lori and the red ones are supposed to be pineapple ones but Nope. Everyone likes them although the Pear tomatoes are the favorites! The onions are being harvested and I probably will not plant more here. I\u2019ve also gotten a couple cucumbers- the Wilton ones have tended to be bitter (?) but these here have been small but good. The green bean plants are beautiful and I\u2019ve had to top them so they start flowering and getting me my beans. One of the few things I grow and actually eat! I ended up with 3 crookneck squash and a yellow zucchini plant and those are flowering and setting small fruit. That was supposed to be a regular zucchini but was mislabeled. The peppers are struggling mightily but the jalepeno has set a couple. The sweet pepper plant is still 6\u201d tall with no flowers or anything. Humph. The cantaloupe plant has lots of vines and flowers but no fruits. Typical for this garden! Also my basil is looking good in the shade of the tomatoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The basil looks good and getting thicker daily<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Baby cukes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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These midsized red tomatoes are good but not as good as the little pear tomatoes <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The green zebra tomatoes look very cool as they grow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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These potatoes from four years ago continue to grow back. Last year I got over 10 pounds of volunteer spuds!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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These green bean vines are pretty and starting to flower. Sort of<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So all in all, my small but mighty (?) garden here is again producing and what does grow is tasty. And it is fun and gets me outside. The weeds grow well although have definitely reduced in number over the years and now mostly grow in decomposing wood chips so are easy to pull. I am thankful that Cherie and Dave got bored enough during lockdown to dig me out my little growing space!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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