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Same here. We got a veritable frog strangler of a rain Saturday, and surprisingly it didn't destroy all of the flowers, and combined with the heat, the tomato plants have put on a growth spurt.
 

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It rained here non stop from late Thursday evening until Monday morning. My marigolds and petunias have dissolved! The flowers are all mush.
Hopefully when the sun eventually comes out, they'll bounce back. :crossfingers:

My garden has gotten some good natural rain recently.
We've gotten some rain too, but mostly sun, so my garden is really thriving now. Most of my day lilies have finally sent up flower scapes, so should see the first blooms soon.

Here's a pic of my dark pink Astible. This is only the 2nd year I've had it, so I presume it will get bigger.
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And here's a hanging pot of Impatiens.
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My Weigela is also blooming, but since it's more a tree, I posted those pics in the Flowering Trees thread.
 

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I discovered something has been eating at my tomato plants. Maybe a hornworm but I didn't spot one. I had to toss a few good size tomatoes that had holes eaten in them too. :hmmm:

I did get to pick a few nice big ones. I'm making spinach feta turkey burgers this week and still ready for a good tomato-mayo sandwich. So just in time! :yummy:
 

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Everything seems to be coming along nicely, but there is trouble in paradise. I have invaders- Japanese beetles are attacking my flowers and tomato plants. I got some of those traps, and within a few hours, one of them had what looked like a dozen bugs, while the others had 4 or 5 each. At least I have put a small dent in the population.
 

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Everything seems to be coming along nicely, but there is trouble in paradise. I have invaders- Japanese beetles are attacking my flowers and tomato plants.
Oh no. :( Hopefully the traps will keep their damage minimal. :crossfingers:

I've more plants starting to bloom in my garden. Anyone know this ones name?

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Down here, we have Purple loosestrife, and it is very invasive. Apparently, it was brought in for gardens and escaped. Now there are areas with nothing but the loosestrife, as it crowds out everything else, and there is nothing known that eats it, so the stuff just multiplies, creating a biological desert. A high school classmate of mine was a biologist for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, studying ways to control it over 20 years ago, with only limited success.
 

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I've started to harvest some bigger tomatoes now. Today I sliced one and layered it with fresh mozzarella, olive oil and basil. It was really good! Unfortunately I didn't have fresh basil; but the freeze-dried was still good.

We've had storms roll through the last few days so I haven't actually been outside to water. I need to get out and check over my potted flowers. My african daisies are looking very tall but I don't see any blooms at the moment. I hope it will put more out!

My mother has a really nice cluster of black-eyed susans right now. She's snipped a few for inside too. They remind me of my grandparents. I need to look up to see if that's something I can split and transplant.

Yes they self seed too. Very hardy and handle dry conditions but do like an occasional drink of water.
Oh no. :( Hopefully the traps will keep their damage minimal. :crossfingers:

I've more plants starting to bloom in my garden. Anyone know this ones name?

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I've got these too but the leaves are dark freen. Flowers look exactly the same. Very pretty.
Down here, we have Purple loosestrife, and it is very invasive. Apparently, it was brought in for gardens and escaped. Now there are areas with nothing but the loosestrife, as it crowds out everything else, and there is nothing known that eats it, so the stuff just multiplies, creating a biological desert. A high school classmate of mine was a biologist for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, studying ways to control it over 20 years ago, with only limited success.
I have to look this up. Don't recognize the name.
 

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I've started to harvest some bigger tomatoes now. Today I sliced one and layered it with fresh mozzarella, olive oil and basil. It was really good! Unfortunately I didn't have fresh basil; but the freeze-dried was still good.

We've had storms roll through the last few days so I haven't actually been outside to water. I need to get out and check over my potted flowers. My african daisies are looking very tall but I don't see any blooms at the moment. I hope it will put more out!

My mother has a really nice cluster of black-eyed susans right now. She's snipped a few for inside too. They remind me of my grandparents. I need to look up to see if that's something I can split and transplant.

Yes they self seed too. Very hardy and handle dry conditions but do like an occasional drink of water.
 

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Everything seems to be coming along nicely, but there is trouble in paradise. I have invaders- Japanese beetles are attacking my flowers and tomato plants. I got some of those traps, and within a few hours, one of them had what looked like a dozen bugs, while the others had 4 or 5 each. At least I have put a small dent in the population.
What DreamerRose DreamerRose said!

They work great! When I lived in Ohio, I used them, and we'd make fertilizer out of the bugs.
 

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I killed another caterpillar on my tomato plants today. I've had to toss probably half a dozen tomatoes. But I'm keeping a close eye so I hope I'm on top of it. I don't know if there is something else I can do to discourage them. I had horn-worms in there years ago; but these are just small black ones with yellow stripes.
 
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