tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post1115888622815365749..comments2023-07-21T06:58:40.156-05:00Comments on <strong>Dig, Grow, Compost, Blog</strong>: What's Happened to My Garden?Dig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-74295337254909590482017-11-05T16:16:51.757-06:002017-11-05T16:16:51.757-06:00Sorry to hear you're dealing with the emerald ...Sorry to hear you're dealing with the emerald ash borer, Margaret. :(Dig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-82808669351276953352017-11-05T16:16:08.851-06:002017-11-05T16:16:08.851-06:00I'm thinking of extending the fence another 16...I'm thinking of extending the fence another 16 feet or so. Although I don't technically see that area much, when I go to our back patio I still feel exposed to the street and the backyard of the folks on the corner (where the frat boys currently live!). Dig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-14907796355584528652017-11-05T07:05:09.171-06:002017-11-05T07:05:09.171-06:00Oh, I agree - for us, it's hit or miss, especi...Oh, I agree - for us, it's hit or miss, especially in the spring or fall when seemingly anything can happen. We were having temps in the 90's here in September and I was harvesting tomatoes until only a couple of weeks ago!<br /><br />And I feel your pain on losing that tree - we have an ash that has been looking decidedly sick with many leafless branches in the past couple of years. The culprit is likely the emerald ash borer so it won't be long before it has to go.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-31634340951777005752017-11-04T20:08:59.513-05:002017-11-04T20:08:59.513-05:00It's been a very strange growing season here i...It's been a very strange growing season here in S. Wisconsin, too--I think the plants are confused! Your Fall Asters and Dahlias are so pretty!Beth @ PlantPostingshttps://plantpostings.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-10511430719095055982017-11-04T18:54:38.702-05:002017-11-04T18:54:38.702-05:00Good old Mexican mint marigold and fall aster. The...Good old Mexican mint marigold and fall aster. They seem to be failsafe. I pull them out by the thousands but maybe I should just be planting them everywhere so that it will be cocking a snoot at the unpredictable weather we are all having. I'm sorry about your tree loss. That is one enormous trees tump to deal with. Have you any ideas for what you will do in that area? Here's hoping we now fall into a more normal weather pattern-whatever that is.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-71039451693340092422017-11-03T18:46:14.090-05:002017-11-03T18:46:14.090-05:00Indeed, this has been the hardest garden year ever...Indeed, this has been the hardest garden year ever! And despite the losses/despair, I do think you have lots to celebrate! Well--that's what I tell myself every day. Your garden is still lovely and we're all in the same weirdo weather boat and you're paddling along mighty fine! Linda Lehmusvirtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01627888989903582881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-52908452975690944832017-11-03T18:45:42.494-05:002017-11-03T18:45:42.494-05:00We had an incredibly wet spring and then drought i...We had an incredibly wet spring and then drought in Aug. and Sept. I could not believe it wasn't about to rain any day and put off watering until too late. I don't know any gardeners who doubt climate change. Pretty obvious in all our gardens. LINDA from Each Little Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380944603357066650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-69764715450682802052017-11-03T17:35:21.741-05:002017-11-03T17:35:21.741-05:00Yes Pam, thank goodness for the wildlife or I'...Yes Pam, thank goodness for the wildlife or I'd consider myself a total failure in the garden!Dig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-83207458729639509662017-11-03T12:13:13.577-05:002017-11-03T12:13:13.577-05:00It's always affirming to hear someone fess up ...It's always affirming to hear someone fess up to the difficulties and plant deaths all gardeners face from time to time -- or more often. I have no doubt your garden will get its groove back, but yes, there's a lot of trial and error with wonky weather patterns these days. It's also nice to see that even when the garden isn't looking the way we want, it's still a place of refuge for wildlife, right? Thanks for sharing, and here's to a lemon-producing winter!Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.com