Back on topic now.
I had to dig up the herbs in the herb pallet in order to prep them for winter. They all got their own containers. On to the photos.
1. The herb pallet. I'd begun transplanting before I started taking photos (pots on the pallet).
2. Strawberries, rhubarb and blueberries. The strawberries will get transplanted to the pallet (leaned against chain link fence) when the time comes.
3. Tomatoes and other plants in the garden.
4. Mystery flower. It only blooms in the fall, after its leaves die off.
5. Nasturtium. Peppery edible leaves and flowers, good in fresh salads.
6. Gladiolus, peony and potted rose in front beside our entry.
7. Two potted iris - I've since moved them to the other side of the entry walk.
8. Yellow rose in front of the kitchen window. It has a very nice scent.
9. Shrub that is recovering from the tree people attempting to take it out.
10. Raspberries and the woodpile Don has been making from chunks the tree people left on the apartment property (we'll either take the wood out to his Mom's place or hang onto it for camping next year).
11. Peas, pole beans (which didn't) and gourmet lettuce (that went to seed).
12. New backyard tenant. Tried to take her to Salem Friends of Felines, but they had no room in the inn, so to speak (she doesn't have a name).
13. The new kid on the patio blocks.
14. One more photo of her.
15. My test basil. I have to also send this photo in to the National Home Gardening test report site.
16. The test oregano. Need to report on it also.
17. The test parsley. It didn't do as well as the test oregano and basil, but still have to report on it.
18. Sweet marjoram. I'm not certain how to deal with the flowered bits.
19. French tarragon. It grew kind of oddly.
20. Spicy globe basil. I've clipped the flower stalks off since taking this photo. Probably need to do the same to the sweet marjoram.
21. Siam Queen Thai Basil. Nipped their flower stalks off as well. Will take more photos another time.
22. Purple sage. It filled out nicely and I hope it winter's well in the pot.
23. Golden oregano. It was started from a small garden start instead of seed (which is what the test oregano was). This didn't do as well as the test oregano, but I'm hoping for improvement, since it has it's own space now.
24. Onion chives. Puts me in mind of ponytail plant.
25. Lemon thyme. Love the scent of this plant.
26. Garlic chives. It actually produced one flower (top left corner).
27. Lemon basil. Another good-scented herb. Have trimmed off the flower heads since this photo.
28. English thyme. A traditional herb for herb gardens.
29. Culinary sage. Really good to use in a bouquet garni.
30. Genovese basil. Traditional italian herb. Have trimmed off flower heads.
31. Rosemary. The two that I planted in the herb pallet grew enough I had to use a larger pot than for most of the other herb transplants.
32. Rhubarb. I transplanted it into a deeper garden container. It should continue to do well, I hope.
33. Italian parsley. It didn't do much in the way of foliage, but it grew huge flower heads, which are still on it.
34. Curly parsley. This parsley went just the opposite as the Italian - lots of foliage, not flower heads.
35. Stevia. Another one of the herbs I had to use a larger container for transplanting.
36. Pineapple sage. This one got transplant shock. I'm not sure whether or not it will survive, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Will take new photos after the rain. I will also have photos of rain from Sept 5, when we had a serious downpour (and my son Rick got injured at work), not the gentle rain we've been having the past day or so.
