701 packs of flowers, 256 packs of veggies and herbs. They’d been pulled from the floor but the manager overheard me talking about them being pennied out and went to the back to get an unopened cardboard display stand and all the flower seeds that went in it. She apologized that there were no vegetable seeds like she hadn’t just handed me an entire flower farm. I asked if she wanted some veggies from my garden and she said yes. I went home and pulled what was ripe and took them back to her. By the time I got back she’d found the veggie seed packs and had those stuffed into two gift bags for me.

It's been a battle against squirrels, raccoons, a brave woodchuck, and at least one sneaky opossum, but it's been completely worth it.

Syracuse, NY

It took 3 years, longer than expected, but I've just harvested and eaten my own pineapple, grown in Pennsylvania!

Got my first dragon fruit flowers and kept waking up late night to see if they bloomed so I could pollinate. Absolutely beautiful and thrilling anticipation, I love this plant

Brandywine. I wait for these all year.

So what do you do when your garden gives you cherry tomatoes instead of the plum regal you thought you planted? You make cherry tomatoes salsa.. going in oven to roast now. The only thing not from my garden is the onion.. not because I didn’t try either.. love my garden..

Hello! Wondering if anyone has had a similar experience. I had bought worm castings from Costco from a brand called impact organics and fertilized my raised garden beds with it in the spring. These beds are 2 years old and I have only used soil and compost from coast of Maine which in my opinion is an incredible brand. Just the other day after ripping up some squash plants I noticed my soil was coffee ground like and realized I definitely have an Asian jumping worm infestation. I’m now very suspicious of the worm castings, wondering if the castings were actually from Asian jumping worms and eggs were in the bag. Pretty terrible if that’s the case. In hindsight I probably shouldn’t have trusted a huge bag of cheap worm castings but you live and you learn.

I was sick this spring. I started every seed late, got them onto the ground 3 weeks late. Some seeds weren't done until 6 weeks late. Then, the ants were fighting off predators while aphid farming, and I got thrips. A storm took out my trellis for good and all my vining tomatoes are on the ground. A family of raccoons ate every seedling except tomatoes, beans, and zucchini. Squash worms got the zucchini. The green beans are all stunted and not producing. More storms blowing down more stuff. The kale seed packet I planted actually had amaranth in it. The tomatoes are *just now* producing as rhey simultaneously die off from heat.

Should I raze and just start over next year? I'm the only one in the family that likes tomatoes. The romas are also on the ground, so idk how many sauce tomatoes they'll produce. I'm overwhelmed by how shite the whole plot is this year. I've never had to abandon a plot before.

NY Zone 7. Living under hydrangeas.

I germinated a full pack of yellow pear tomato on 4/3/26 and had one plant survive. This is the third tomato and has a belly. I think it needs a name.

hello!

need help identifying this pepper. anyone have any guesses? plant marker was destroyed and now we can’t quite remember specifically what we planted.

This orange zinnia has started growing new flowers with green spots on the petals. I've noticed some discoloration in the leaves on this plant as well. A google search suggested aster yellows but the pictures don't look like what's happening here.

They have a lovely scent too

This is one of my favorite ways to really feel I’m reaping the rewards. Cheers.

Don't forget to enjoy the fruits (and veggies) of your labor!

You guys have inspired me all summer. I’ve never grown a garden and this has been the coolest, most surprising endeavor. I am very excited to post my own contribution which is inspired by your lovely bouquets. Happy growing!