Heh. So, here's an example of how I work with what's growing around. Here's a mullein plant that's in it's 2nd year that I left where it was. I decided to just work around it, and have planters with peas growing in them hanging from the plant pole. The plant pole is providing the support for the mullein, which is a favorite of the local bees!

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My deliberately messy #HomeGarden. I left wild strawberries for the birds and clover for the bees. I've been weeding a few things out (like mint and a few asters -- there are plenty nearby), and some of my corn, squash and sunflowers are doing pretty well (the beans, not so much). And I have potatoes, tomatoes, onions, lettuce, peas and rainbow chard that are doing well in containers. I should have some tomatoes, lettuce and rainbow chard to harvest soon .😋

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My beautiful mess of a #HomeGarden . Leaving some #WildStrawberries and other flowers there to attract #pollinators. The #ButternutSquash is a wash, but I have #JapaneseCucumbers and #SummerSquash almost ready to plant. I dug up the #SweetPotatoPlant, which did produce a teeney weeney potato, but not worth the space (and wasn't doing well). However, the #BlackOilSunflowers and #HopiBlueCorn are doing quite well (and I have more to plant), and so are the #AnasaziBeans!

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Speaking of #Bolting, I'll be moving the lettuce and other greens over to the shadier side for the next few days. I don't want them to succumb to the same fate as the #RedCabbage!

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Well boo. My #RedCabbage *might* be bolting. I'm sure all the weather changes contributed to the process. Once #Bolting starts, it cannot be stopped. So, I'll collect the seed and start a new batch (these were obtained from a local farmstand as seedlings, not started from my seed).

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Well, it looks like I don't have to water my plot at the #CommunityGarden for a few days. Luckily, I only planted black beans, yellow onions and some flowers (Indian Paintbrush and Blue Cornflower), but not the sunflowers. The sunflowers I planted in the #HomeGarden (and were staked up before the storm) survived, but I might have to plant more squash (mildew). The beans and corn are doing okay (the corn likes some moisture early on). We'll see what survives. Wildflower patch is doing well, and there's some Hen of the Woods action going on at one of our tree stumps (one good thing about rainy weather).

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