Bogturtle's Garden- July 1-15, 2025
Crocosmia 'Diablo'. Becoming quite an expert at what plants deer will leave alone, at least here. And, of course, a starving deer would eat anything it could. Full time concern whether the plants have been sprayed, and now we have recurrent rains that wash it off. Crocosmia seems not a choice of deer, even inexperienced fawns.
A local market sells veggies and fruit at a reasonable price, in quantities not practical to me, and from all over the World. All Nationalities are shopping there and finding familiar food I never saw before. This is a Daicon Radish the Japanese grow, and I think its the first time I tried to grow it, myself. They probably eat the greens, also. I am surprised how well it grew. My vegetable garden, with too much shade, is not great. I probably could have bought this cheaper than it cost to grow, and definitely with much less labor. And with less strange satisfaction.
Many a Buddlea has been introduced here, over the years. Extremely easy and adaptable shrubs. Yet only this, Buddlea 'Honeycomb' is still here.
The Chaste Tree, Vitex negundo, perhaps, of the named sort 'Shoal Creek' is in full bloom. I have no idea if it smells good or bad. Once again, the flowers are not grayish, but a fine, bright lavendar blue-purple. I had put the camera on 'party' setting, to bring out bright color. May try the usual 'flower' setting, to see if results are more true to life in color.
Deer all over. Two fawns jumped into the woods a few hours ago. Beautiful, but really pests. As I said before, I will have to wait until next year for some flowers to bloom, that bloom once a year. The Deer liked the buds. I repeat myself constantly, and I say NJ does not have the reputation one would suppose, if you lived here for a while. Really wild acres here.
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