Greetings Gardener!
Garden Update:
Our June garden is FULL OUT! We're so grateful to have the space and the weather to grow aplenty. BTW The white plants aren't sick. They've been coated with kaolin clay to keep the bugs and fungi away. For more info on squash borer prevention check out
These are some of the hot topics of conversation in our garden and gardening communities this week.
Blueberries - How to Keep Birds Away - what’s worked best for us these past couple years - (good news, it’s super simple), and why we did away with the mesh.
Elderflowers
Elderberry blossoms make lovely teas and other treats and are blooming now in many parts of the country.
Hydrangeas!
More than just a beautiful, shade tolerant landscape feature shrub with gorgeous large blossoms, hydrangeas also have proven medicinal benefits! Yep… you can make healing teas from your hydrangea bushes! We’re sipping on some hydrangea root water while typing this.
If you thought hydrangeas were poisonous, read more on all of that in this article. There are so many benefits to this plant that it’s worth getting to know.
“Hydrangeas leaves are considered toxic in large quantities; considered low poison risk for humans.”
~NC State Extension Service
Onions & Garlic Greens
Can you eat the garlic and onion greens (AKA stems, stalks or leaves)?
Yep, you certainly can, and use them in pretty much the same way you’d use the bulbs.
How much though? That’s not yet clear as we’ve seen different opinions online.
Some say you can cut them low just about like it’s grass and it will create more growth and send more energy into the bulbs as well. Others say to harvest not more than one leaf per plant per month during growing season.
How about you? What do you know from your experience?
Squash Vine Borers
It’s June and they’re baaaack, but we were ready for them this time! Coleman added a video to this article. Hope your squash is fine!
Every day in the garden is a blessing… even when we have to battle vine borers! Just so glad to be able to garden!
Wishing you great gardens and healthy harvests,
Coleman and LeAura Alderson
GardensAll.com
