My Garden Journal June Update

It is now Summer and everything is moved out of the indoor garden in our sun room with a lot of my container gardening on the deck.

Overview of Part of My Container Garden with Cucumbers, Peppers, Cherry Tomatoes, Basil, Rosemary, Lemon Grass, Lettuce and Geraniums

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Cucumber Plants Producing Cucumbers

container of cucumber plants with cucumbers on it.JPG

JJ and Bruno on Watch On the Deck By Cucumber Plants

JJ on fence Bruno on deck by pots with cucumbers.JPG

JJ Enjoying the Sun

JJ enjoying sunshine grooming on fence by door vines behind.jpg

I have a pot on the deck that I specifically plant for the humming birds with the trumpet shaped flowers.

Hummingbird Flower Container

pot of flowers on deck for hummingbirds.JPG

Here is another pot of flowers I have on the deck that has different varieties of geraniums in it that I got when my daughter-in-law was volunteering at the University Greenhouse.

Different Varieties of Geraniums Starting to bloom

pot of different geranium plants a few in bloom.JPG

I have the hoop house or covered garden all planted up with tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, celery and some broccoli on the cooler side which gets some shade from a big spruce tree.

Overview of Covered Garden Showing Cucumber, Tomato and Pepper Beds

overview of covered garden looking from cucumber plants to pepper raised bed and more cucumbers on the back wall.JPG

Overview of Tomato Bed Showing the Set Up to Pollinate Them

overview of indoor garden tomato and cucumber set up.JPG

Pepper Bed with Candy Cane, Black Hungarian and Jalapeno Peppers

pepper garden bed with different peppers on plants.JPG

Close Look at Candy Cane,Black Hungarian and Jalapeno Peppers

candy cane black hungarian and jalapeno pepper with fruit on plants.JPG

Those candy cane peppers were new to me and they sure are fancy looking with the variegated leaves and striped fruits. I haven't tasted them yet but that red and green one look just about ready to eat . I pulled a few of my other sweet peppers that were getting pretty big to make some stuffed peppers (never got a photo of them)

Celery Plants in covered Garden

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Broccoli Plants in Covered Garden

brocolli plants in covered garden with celery in top corner.JPG

In front of the hoop house is my greens garden where I grow lettuce, rhubarb Swiss chard, kale, cilantro and some green onions. In this bed I have some haskap bushes which are one of the earlier fruiting berries. Their berries are beginning to turn purple. There is also some plum trees at the edge with the plums starting to fill out.

Overview of Greens Garden with Sweet Cicely, Columbines and Violets in Bloom

overview of greens garden outside hoop house columbines violets sweet cicely in bloom.JPG

Overview of Greens Garden From Other Direction

looking over greens garden from haskaps with sweet cicely in bloom.JPG

Haskap Berries Starting to Ripen

berries starting to ripen on the haskap bushes.JPG

I also have another garden plot with my cool weather plants growing there. It is in a lower lying area and gets frost earlier. There I have cabbage, broccoli,cauliflower, peas, beans and a few more cucumbers and squash plants

Overview of Cabbage Patch With Broccoli and Cauliflower Plants

cabbage broccolli and califlower patch.JPG

The peas are off to a good start but the beans didn't have many germinated. I wondering if it was too cool and damp and most of the seeds rotted or it was old seed. I think I will do more germination testing with my seeds for next year so I don't get disappointed.

The moles are starting to come in to that lower garden and took out a couple of cabbage plants and snipped of the top of a cucumber plant. I did put in my metal whirly gig which vibrates the soil when the wind blows. The moles don't like this so it deters them from coming to that area. I need to find some more or some solar powered little vibrators to keep the moles away before they do any more damage. I heard caster plants were suppose to be a deterrent for moles so I will have to plant some of them around the garden next year.

In many different spots around our place I have planted lilacs and with them in bloom this time of year it smells divine!

Lilacs in Bloom By Deck

early morning light lilac bushes in bloom by deck evergreens behind.JPG

Bruno By Lilacs at Head of the Lane

Bruno standing by blooming lilac and mountain ash.JPG

Lilacs By the Porters Sign at Front of Lane

lilac bush in bloom by porters sign at head of the lane.JPG

If we head back up through the arches and around to the back courtyard the honeysuckles are in bloom there along with some other columbines.

Bruno Sitting By Bird-feeder Viewed Through Arches

Bruno under arch by bird feeder.JPG

Honey Suckle Bush in Bloom

pink honeysuckle bush in bloom.JPG

Close Up Honey Suckle Bloom After the Rain

close up pink honeysuckle bloom with raindrops.JPG

I have a white honeysuckle bush too and here is a close up of one of it's blooms -

Close Up White Honey Suckle Bloom After the Rain

close up white honeysuckle bloom with rain drops on leaves.JPG

Columbine Plants in Bloom by Honey Suckle Bushes

orange columbines by honeysuckle bushes.JPG

I love this time of your when the abundance of the garden is beginning!

This is my entry to @simplymike 's Hive Community Garden Journal Challenge details here

The photos were taken with my Canon PowerShot SX60 HS.

Thanks for stopping by!


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