http://myfolia.com/journals?from=rssiechris folia journalsSat, 19 Jul 2008 22:23:08 GMTen-gbhttp://myfolia.com/journals/23635?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/23635I have been harvesting off the romas for a few weeks now and have made tomato cream sauce with them twice now. I have been wanting to try a roasted tomato sauce and was planning to do that this weekend. Today I had a huge harvest, 3 1/2 lbs, so ...Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:23:08 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/22826?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/22826I am so pleased that it seems I’ve found the perfect spot for hosta ‘Fire and Ice’. This one can be tricky to grow, something I didn’t kow when I purchased or planted it, but it seems very happy where it is. My Endless S...Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:56:09 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/22823?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/22823I have missed getting some pictures of Mattie for a few days and she has been throwing up multiple nice blooms each day. So far, only my large center plant has bloomed, but I did notice a bloom stalk on one of the smaller plants. I think they are...Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:53:09 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/22822?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/22822My Joe Pye Weed, which is supposed to bloom in late summer, is already budded up. It has grown taller this year than it did last year and I really need to see about staking it.Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:51:17 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/22820?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/22820I got this really nice photo of one of my Harlequin’s blooms lying on a pot of creeping Jenny that is hanging out near by. They look so good together and it was totally and accident. I think I’m going to try to plant one of the small...Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:48:19 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/22817?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/22817Two blooms are open on one plant, with a third getting ready to open. They are looking good, but I wish they weren’t facing the wall of the house so much. Oh well…Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:46:06 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/22816?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/22816My alyssum had pretty much been doing not much of anything for a while and had even gone largely out of bloom. I’ve sprayed it a few times with some fertilizer and I don’t know if that has helped, but at least on the left hand side it...Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:44:57 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/22814?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/22814I tend to have a lot of problems getting good pictures of white or light colored flowers, so I’m always happy when one turns out. This was taken a few days ago and these blooms are starting to fade, but I have another bloom cluster that is ...Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:42:22 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/22813?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/22813Penny is in her prettiest, bluest phase right now, so I can’t help near daily photos. The rain we got did bend her stem down a bit, but it has rebounded. This bloom just keeping getting prettier!Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:38:44 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/22810?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/22810It is here, the first zinnia bloom of the year! It is a super pretty pink and white bloom. There are several others that are partially open, so I should be seeing and photographing more soon.Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:33:24 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/22809?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/22809Limelight’s blooms are still in the process of opening. I did notice today that they are starting to turn white. Since it is in so much sun, I didn’t think that the blooms would stay green for too long, but they are still a kind of g...Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:32:08 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/22103?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/22103Limelight’s blooms are part way open and it is looking really good. The rain the last few days has got the branches a bit weighted down, but I think the overall form still looks really good. The blooms are about 1/2 of the way open now I t...Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:38:18 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/22101?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/22101Today was my biggest harvest of heirlooms so far. I picked 5 Cherokee Puple, leaving me with only some baby Cherokee Purples, and 2 German Pinks. I have a few more German Pinks that are close to ripe. I also got 1 1/4 pound of romas today, whic...Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:35:31 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/21904?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/21904I harvested another small pepper today and there are several more even smaller peppers that look like they should be ripe soon. This pepper did not have any bad spots, so I’m happy to have escaped my mystery pepper problem at least for one ...Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:53:28 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/21903?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/21903I took two photos to show what my perennial beds look like in July 2008. The left hand side has more diversity, with the wallflower STILL blooming, a few coneflowers, phlox David and a ‘Lavender Perfection’ dahlia all in bloom. The f...Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:50:39 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/21901?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/21901A photo of the freshly planted left side of the perennial bed. Most of these plants I already owned and just moved from the right side, or they were plants that didn’t have a permanent home until I got this side of the bed dug in.Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:46:39 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/21900?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/21900The first ‘Lavender Perfection’ bloom is now fully open and another bloom on the same plant is just starting to open. They are very beautiful and seem to be doing a bit better than my dahlis did last year.Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:41:02 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/21898?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/21898I think Nightingale’s bloom is starting to age. It is looking very pretty and I will keep track of its changes as it ages.Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:34:37 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/21897?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/21897Some more photos of my one ‘Penny Mac’ bloom. I keep hoping to find more.Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:31:28 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/21896?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/21896When I first planted these out, I wasn’t sure how they would do. They seemed sort of droopy and wilty for a while, but I kept watering them and they perked up. I don’t think they get as much sun as they would like, but at least one ...Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:29:32 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/21895?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/21895Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:27:36 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/21893?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/21893I really do think this plant is ‘Merritt’s Surpeme’. There are several blooms that are just aging beautifully. I took this picture a few days ago and it really struck me when I was going through the photos. So pretty! Took me...Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:25:16 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/21892?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/21892The new bloom on ‘Double Pink’ is all the way open and looking good. I’m really pleased with all the growth this plant is putting out and also with this late arriving bloom. If the plant truly blooms on new growth, I should see...Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:20:58 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/21891?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/21891The new bloom on ‘Double Pink’ is all the way open and looking good. I’m really pleased with all the growth this plant is putting out and also with this late arriving bloom. If the plant truly blooms on new growth, I should see...Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:20:57 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/21890?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/21890I got a picture that I think shows the colors of the pink and purple blooms a bit better. The pink bloom is just starting to age. It will be interesting to see how these two blooms age. I’m also wondering if I will get any more blooms and ...Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:18:54 GMT