Wow! The carrots did fab this year.
Everyone loved the flavor of Purple Haze. I will definitely be growing these again next year. They had nice size and color. With a mix of those and Contender, we ended up with 5 gallons, all processed and in the freezer for winter use. :) I think I'll plant some more for a early winter harvest.
This is the most interesting coreopsis I've ever had from crossed seed! The colors in these are awesome. I'll really have to remember to save seed from these this year and see what happens with them next year.
I'm excited I finally got nicotiana to do something. (ok, maybe I should chalk this one up to doing well because of/in spite of the weather) This is one of those flowers that is suppose to be so easy to grow, and one that I seem to have the most trouble with.
The flowers are huge. (and I just love this pic. lol)
The old standby alien nigella. I really adore these planted in masses. Although they're not showy, I would really miss these if I ever forgot to plant them.
I decided to try growing some birdhouse gourds this year so I could do something with them for Christmas gifts for next year, but with the crazy weather, I don't think I'll end up with any fruit. The flowers are really pretty though. I guess I'll just have to give them another try next year and hope for some better weather.
This is one of the spirea cuttings I started over the winter of 2008. It's on its second bloom this year.
And, finally, the poinsettias. This is just one pot of many. They're the ones I got on sale back in 2007 for 50 cents a pot (3 in a pot). They still flower faithfully every year for me. This spring I got braver when I repotted and cut them back much more (I was scared to go chopping at them). I think it made a big difference for the better. I wonder how many years I can keep these going? It seems so sad that people throw them out every year when they really aren't all that hard to keep going and make a nice bushy houseplant when they aren't flowering.
Our maples started turning back in the beginning of July! Will someone please tell them it's not time yet . . .
