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Gardening

Botany

(74,724 posts) Sun Jun 22, 2025, 04:21 PM Jun 22

My Garden is now in ... 96 degrees is hot. [View all]

Tomatoes:
Brandywine
Pink Brandywine
Jet Star
Cherokee Purple
Sun Gold
Celebrity

Peppers:
CA Wonder
Serrano
Red cayenne

From seed Joe’s Long Red Pepper… great for hanging and using all winter …seed savers
Cilantro
Watermelon Black Diamond … I am gonna kill some groundhogs
Swiss Chard
Sugar Snap peas …too late …. Might try again in late August

Basil:
San Genovese
Thai Cinnamon Basil

Potatoes
Some that I bought that sprouted

Traps
Smaller have a heart trap for rats and squirrels…. Peanuts in the shell and slim Jim’s
Larger have a heart trap for woodchucks aka groundhogs aka Ohio Road Panthers ….
blueberries, peanuts, and apple

Lots of Natives from my Buddy Neil @ Prairie Nursery
Lizard Tails
Annuals. ….annual Gallardia from seed
Nasturtiums

96 F is hot

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My Garden is now in ... 96 degrees is hot. [View all] Botany Jun 22 OP

It is brutal here in NE OH as well. Diamond_Dog Jun 22 #1

I'm kind of an expert in this stuff Botany Jun 22 #2

We've been eating lettuce for almost a month now. Diamond_Dog Jun 22 #4

Ohio Road Panthers zeusdogmom Jun 22 #3