Morning Glories: Morning Glories 2015 # 09, 3 by joeswife

joeswife wrote:
Hi everyone, sorry about me not popping in. This heat is Horrid! I have managed to see a bloom here and there of purps, lots of pandurata, I missed that species first bloom on the arch, I see lots of buds, lots of vines, I think I 'll be growing some of them inside at the rate we are going. I am enjoying my cucumbers, I was so excited like you, Helena, to see the first one, now I have a ton, they are also on an arch by the potatoes. I saw a passion vine bloom about to open, huge armenian cucumber blooms and some small round cukes starting to swell, the red silene is blooming, it is like 4 ft tall! the huge sunflower head is drooping now so time to cut it down. All the tall native blue bells are blooming. the monardas, cones, rudbeckias, helen's flower, 4 o clocks, and red day lillys,the Madame Galen trumpet vine, honeysuckles are all blooming and giving such a display. gosh, even the naked lady and the sweet autumn clematis is budding which is way early.
all the different rose of sharon's are popping open, and If I see a duplicate, I am taking it out..

Love that dark purple velvet, it looks like a royal robe. beautiful, Helena.

Jackie, the PPV on the gate fence area is back up volunteer. Isn't that great? no blooms yet, but it will be soon.
I planted a chocolate too, somewhere, won't be able to look at tags until it cools down a bit, I am not outside too much right now.
That carrion flower bloom is totally awesome, mine is just growing since I divided it this Spring.
too hot to send plants now, but in fall, I'd love to send the extra ROS, goji berry, white lilac, monardas, and beauty berry to someone. *HINT HINT*
Jackie, I don't know how u r enduring not having eyesight u r used to. I'd go out of my mind.

LK, how are your blooms coming along?

Pattie, you should come and meet me at work, I have tons and tons of seeds and stuff.I work 13 minutes away from you.

I am already talking about bringing in the tropicals. Too hot to care for them out there, I feel like I am punishing them. ( except for the banana). Even my i carneas are struggling. I have been feeding twice a week, maybe I should feed everyday? my black berries have been picked over by birds, the red raspberry has overgrown it's areas,the vitex is finally blooming, it is late. Everything seems to be mixed up. The news said to not kill the black/brown fuzzy worms eating all the leaves off the cones. There seems to be a bug for each type plant here, weird.
well, I am glad we are all together, and I am off this weekend. Oh u should see the orange milkweed.. and the white milkweed is now loaded with pods. no pods on the other three milkweed colors yet. Here is hoping.