Vinca’s

Well, I did it again. I butchered my beautiful Vinca’s and cut them back to the size of a meatball! When I get my trimmers out I’m dangerous. They really needed to be cut back. They were starting to get very “leggy” and the stems were looking a little yellow. These Vinca’s are about 3 years old even though they are called annuals in the store. I’ve had great luck with them and they multiply well. My hope is that the stumps I left behind will continue to grow and produce again. I fertilized and watered after my cutting spree! Now that I’m writing a blog I wish I would have taken a photo of them before I cut them back. Here’s a couple photos of them now…

I have found that the white Vinca’s are very hardy.

Gardening Journal July 2008

For the last two days, Dean and I have been breaking our backs working in the yard and garden. Below are photos of some plants that I just planted. With any luck I will be able to keep a journal running on the progress of these specimins for the next few months.

This photo is a mature Vinca plant along with several little new ones I planted today. I removed all the weeds and grass from the bed and turned the soil. The white spots are from the potting soil that the Vinca’s came in.. it was extra so I scattered it around the plants.

With all the todo about tomatos and e-coli or whatever, I’ve decided to grow my own. I used to grow tons of tomatos and other veggies up north in Indiana, but since I’ve moved to Southwest Florida I haven’t grown a single vegetable so here goes!

This is a photo of the green bell pepper plant that I planted today. I decided to grow it in a container due to the various creatures that may find it attractive in the back yard.

This is the tomato that I also planted in a container today. There are 2 tomato plants here. One is a medium sized tomato for slicing and the other is a cherry tomato variety.

I have never grown tomatos in a container but I think this will work.

Stay tuned for more. I will keep updating on the progress of these plants as well as others I’m working on.