Garden Pictures!

[otherlander]

My rose plant that had blackspot wound up losing all its leaves, but then in grew a bunch of new ones, which I've been spraying with baking soda and water (Thanks to the DU'er who suggested that!) and now the plant's looking healthy enough:


The new little flower:


A bowl of swiss chard from the vegetable garden:


Harvested some beans and lettuce too:


:9 Post your own garden pics! :hi:

[SPKrazy]

1. yer veggies look tasty

and your flowers look good

:hi:

good job!

[otherlander]

2. Thanks!

Swiss chard is really good cooked with garlic... But then, I like everything with garlic... :hi:

[SPKrazy]

3. mmmmm.... garlic..

yummy

:9

[liberaldemocrat7]

4. Hey bud, you look a little purple. Why you out so late at night, hehe.

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. My dear otherlander!

Alas, silly me didn't plant a veggie garden this year...

But yours looks wonderful!

And I esp. love how good your rose looks!

Good job, sweetie...:hug:

[otherlander]

6. Thanks, CalPeggy!

May the Flower Ghost bring you luck:


:hi:

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7. That little rosebud looks proud of itself!

Nice job rescuing it.

And thanks for the pics of the greens. It's a nice breather in an otherwise crazy day.

:hi:

[otherlander]

8. Sorry you're having a bad day.

:hug:
The plant pretty much ressurected itself, though; it's pretty tough. When I first bought it it looked half-dead so they were selling it for a discount. I had to take it inside for the winter and in the spring it just bounced back...

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9. I love getting the castoff plants and making them grow again.

I'm not good at it, but when you keep them growing, you feel pretty happy about it.

[GardeningGal]

10. How do you prepare your Swiss Chard?

I have a boat load in my garden and I'm not entirely sure what to do with it.

[otherlander]

11. First I rinse it three times or so to get all the grit out

Then saute it with garlic. I usually chop the stems into little pieces but some people just throw the stems out because they can be kinda tough. It goes good with pasta. Kalamata olives are good too. :9

[Gormy Cuss]

14. The stems are half of the pleasure of eating chard.

I cook the sliced stems first with the garlic, then add the leaves. Sometimes I finish it with a splash of red wine or cider vinegar.

Swiss chard is excellent as a substitute for spinach in dishes like spanakopita or quiche too.

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12. From much earlier this year:

[otherlander]

13. Oooh.... What's the one on the bottom?

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17. Parrot tulip

Those did really well early this spring (their second year -- they didn't really bloom in 2006, after I planted them the fall before).

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

15. Here are a couple of mine.

[otherlander]

16. I love the way the shed is surrounded

by all the vines and tall flowers. Looks like somewhere where a wizard would live.

[mwooldri]

18. Nice :)

Beats our "Death Row" any day of the week. The only thing I'm good at growing is grass and we have plenty of it because i haven't mowed the grass in about three weeks now.