Project DNF

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The front entry is still a work in progress.  The second smaller planter arrived Sunday, but was delivered to the side yard not the typical drop off spot -the front porch. Took me a while to find it.  Also, I can't just blame the delivery - I realized I don't have a plant picked out for the other side.  I would love to put an agave there but it's full shade.  Maybe I'll luck out and find a shade tolerant agave, perhaps Agave guiengola?! Any suggestions? A quick peek, trying to dig deep into restraint and keep the area clean.  Not my forte.  And 5 different type of rock is not really restraint is it?

I'll finish up this week, I'm desperate to get the porch tidied up.  It's a mess with shovels, bags of rock, wheelbarrow, etc.  So, today all I can offer is a random Monday morning walk through the garden. 

I moved this fern (mounted by Ivan in the Y of a branch) to higher ground.  It really suffered from the move to Livermore from Berkeley, but has adapted to higher highs and lower lows.  *I should clean it up.

The pumpkins have really taken off.  This is 'Blue Doll" growing up and over the greenhouse.  Very large finely textured pumpkin - honestly the most delicious squash I've ever eaten.  Roasted with olive oil and salt & pepper.  I can't wait!

A baby, they grow up to 15-20 lbs. 

I had a couple of my largest golden barrels rot from the rain last year, a tragedy.  I threw this one off to the side of a path, unplanted roots loose.  Hoping for the best that it would throw off some pups. 


As luck would have it, 5 months later!   It's hard to tell from the picture, but this is a good sized barrel.  I'm tempted to put it back in the slope, the rotten center facing away from view and let this form into a big clustered barrel.  Or would you pop off the babies, please comment and let me know "What would you do?"

A neglected canna I keep for those beautiful leaves.  
Love the dark foliage of this dahlia, simple.
The cantaloupe are climbing the house.  Growing up, my parents would halve a cantaloupe to share, always sprinkling salt and pepper all over their half.  As a kid, I thought this was incredibly weird.  Now not so much. I love tajin on watermelon.
The uncommonly cooler August feels very much like Fall.  No complaints here!
Have a great week!  I hope to finish the entry way and do a proper post on the after later this week.  

Comments

  1. Kris PetersonAugust 19, 2024 at 10:27 AM

    Maybe try a Mangave in that front entry spot instead of a sun-loving Agave? Many of my Mangaves seem to prefer a bit of shade and I've lost some of those I placed in full sun (although drier than optimal conditions may have been a factor there). The pumpkins are off to a great start!

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    1. tz_gardenAugust 19, 2024 at 12:27 PM

      Oh, I love this idea- thank you Kris!!! You're right on, the spot gets about an hour of sun in the morning which would be enough to keep it happy.

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  2. Carla from The RiverAugust 19, 2024 at 12:46 PM

    Yay for you with the pumpkins. :-) I grew white ones a few years ago.
    Carla

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    1. tz_gardenAugust 20, 2024 at 8:33 AM

      They are delicious, and very pretty as they turn blue.

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  3. Yeng August 19, 2024 at 4:06 PM

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  4. AnonymousAugust 19, 2024 at 4:25 PM

    Speaking of "the most delicious squash...roasted with olive oil, salt & pepper": That's how I fix Delicata squash. It doesn't require peeling, which is a bonus. Did you ever grow that one?
    Chavli

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    1. tz_gardenAugust 20, 2024 at 8:35 AM

      I love Delicata squash, in fact I've eaten a couple this week. And it's so nice not to bother taking the skin off. I WILL grow them next year!

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  5. tz_gardenAugust 20, 2024 at 8:35 AM

    Thank you Liz, I am happy with it so far!

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  6. Beth at PlantPostingsAugust 20, 2024 at 12:47 PM

    Love the combinations of plants and the locations. The Canna foliage is magical, isn't it? Great capture! That Dahlia...the foliage AND the flower...wow! :)

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  7. danger gardenAugust 25, 2024 at 9:32 AM

    Your Y fern is spectacular, and I spied a pyrrosia in the first photo!

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  8. JeannieAugust 29, 2024 at 7:29 PM

    Oh what a healthy pumpkin. You can grow anything.

    I have a parent/cantaloupe story too. Growing up, my father always put mayonnaise on his cantaloupe. Not a small drop, but a large tablespoon glob on every bite. Ugh! I hated it growing up because every bite he gave me oozed with mayonnaise. It wasn't until I was in my twenties and out at a restaurant with friends that I cautiously nibbled a bite of cantaloupe. I loved it! It was then that I learned nobody else in the whole world dips their cantaloupe into mayonnaise. I do think it was weird and haven't grown out of that opinion. I can see salt and pepper on a cantaloupe though.
    Jeannie@GetMeToTheCountry

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