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I’ve loved this container in the front of our ho

I’ve loved this container in the front of our house, but things are looking faded, so it’s time for a refresh. Out went the Persimmon supertunias (love them, but they have done their duty) and a new cuphea I’m testing (great plant.) In go fall celosia in bright yellow and bronze orange garden mum, both from @shopbachmans. I kept the Queen Tut papyrus for its spikey texture. We’re ready for fall!

#fallcontainer #fallplanting #fallcelosia #gardenmums #mngardener #fallinMinnesota

Meet shaggy soldier, a weed that I have gotten to

Meet shaggy soldier, a weed that I have gotten to know quite a bit this summer. It spreads like crazy, seeds abundantly and is all over my community garden. Sone sources say it is an edible herb but I’m just pulling for now. Next year, I’ll smother it out with newspaper, cardboard and/or mulch. What weed is your nemesis this year? #weedsinmygarden #galinsoga #shaggysoldier #mngarden #communitygarden #weedy #herborweed

Just another morning in the garden with my monarch

Just another morning in the garden with my monarch friends. Have a peaceful, joyous Sunday! #communitygarden #monarchbutterfly #weekendvibes💕 #pollinators

What’s the difference between having enough sun

What’s the difference between having enough sun and plenty of sun in the garden? These two Tithonias tell the tale!

Plus don’t forget to stop by the @mnhort booth in the dirt wing of the Horticultural building at the @mnstatefair! I’ll be there Sunday from 1 to 5 pm and would love to hear how your garden is growing!

#sunorshade #veggarden #communitygarden #howmuchsundoyouneed #tithonia #mexicansunflower

It’s a hot 🥵 hot day and nobody is moving too

It’s a hot 🥵 hot day and nobody is moving too fast. Savor the slow. #nectar #zinniasofinstagram #beelife #mngarden

Ground cherries look like tomatillos but taste lik

Ground cherries look like tomatillos but taste like tropical fruit.
They are an acquired taste but I love them, especially in a spicy jam.

For this recipe, I mixed

2.5 cups of cleaned ground cherries,
half a cup of water,
1 cup sugar
a few stray strawberries from the fridge,
juice of a small lemon,
a 1-inch piece of ginger
1 tsp each of cinnamon and nutmeg

Boil away until it is thick. Store in the fridge and use as you would any jam.

#communitygarden #groundcherries #mngardener #cookfromthegarden

What a fabulous day, touring gardens with garden c

What a fabulous day, touring gardens with garden communicators from all over the U.S. and beyond! Minnesota gardens looked good today. Than you, @gardencomm_gci for visiting the Twin Cities!

Ribbit! Saw this beauty enjoying a beautiful garde

Ribbit! Saw this beauty enjoying a beautiful garden in Washington County today. #daylily #gardentour #mngarden

I’ve seen so many beautiful gardens this year an

I’ve seen so many beautiful gardens this year and it’s only July 21! More to come. A few favorite pots, plants and scenes from the past couple of weeks. #gardenwriter #mngarden #containergardening #gardenart #beautifulgardens

This container in the volunteer garden is just get

This container in the volunteer garden is just getting better and better. I love the drama of the Jurassic Jr Strawberry Rex begonia in front and the Whopper White begonia is filling in nicely around it. The Canna Cannova at the back of the pot is about to bloom again and the spillers give the container some movement. Having a great container to put it all in makes it even more fun.

#ballingenuity #containergarden #mngarden #urbangarden

Today’s harvest at the community garden: 4 Glaci

Today’s harvest at the community garden: 4 Glacier tomatoes (a variety for northern gardeners, as the name implies), a turnip, a few greens and a big bouquet. Since the community garden is my biggest garden space this year, flowers are a must. Zinnias, cosmos, salvia, snap dragons, marigolds and Tithonia are there for pollinators and picking. I’m giving up on sunflowers this year because the local deer chomp their heads off every time! They walk by everything else and go for the sunflowers! 🌻 who knew?
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#communitygarden #growyourownflowers #zinnias #mngardening

Tomato leaf diseases are interesting, if discourag

Tomato leaf diseases are interesting, if discouraging. In this case, all of my Cherry Falls tomato plants — a container or basket variety — have a leaf disease. I think it’s septoria leaf spot, but I could be wrong. The fruit is fine, but the plants have stopped growing and the leaves look terrible. Time to harvest and put something else (not a tomato!) in these pots.

I started these with six other varieties — all in the same soil mix, all grown the same way. All of the Cherry Falls tomatoes I started are sick. All my other varieties are great. Anyone else have this problem with particular tomato varieties?

#tomatoproblems #tomatodiseases #cherryfallstomato #containervegetablegardener #containertomatoes

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