Lil frog (last photo) still hangin on to the last bits of summer - so am I.

Zone 8b, greater Seattle.

It is beautiful imo, just wondering if I should clean them off or leave it. Or what it is thank you!

Snake plants are pretty reluctant bloomers. Some people grow them their whole lives and never get flowers. I didn’t expect mine to bloom, and it even sent up two flower spikes! I’m really thrilled.

I grew these wild Scottish teasels from seed, and this is their first year of flowering. I’ve noticed some rather unusual flowerhead formations across several different plants, all growing in the same area. Some of the stems have bent over in the wind, but the unusual growth is what really caught my attention.

I’m curious whether this could be a form of fasciation or another developmental abnormality.

Has anyone seen anything similar in teasels before? I’d love to understand what’s happening here!

I’m absolutely shocked. I grew Jarrahdale pumpkins for the first time ever this year and I accidentally grew a 38.8 pound pumpkin! Most of my others are around 12-15 lbs, it says online that 18 lbs is normally the biggest they get, another lady on Reddit posted her 22.5 lb one a couple years ago.

Jarrahdales are an heirloom pumpkin native to Australia that are amazing for eating. I don’t think there’s anyway that I would have grown the largest ever, but I can’t find a record of it online. Anyone else grown one this big?

I have been enjoying eating them and I find that I get roughly a cup of puree per pound, but I don’t even know what I’m going to do with this one or how I’m going to butcher it. My boyfriend keeps suggesting power tools haha. The fact that this pumpkin could make 19 pies has me rolling!

I’ll most definitely be saving the seeds for next year!

Found this strange big bump growing around the trunk of a maple tree. Anyone know what causes something like this? Is it a burl, or something else?

There was another one about 200ft away.

Location: Iowa City

Added these to the garden this year. Attracted bumble bees and numerous other insects. Planning to plant again next year!

I started this from supermarket basil plant that have many seedlings in one tiny pot. I separated them in 4 sections and put in this pot having little distance between each one.
I also use it almost daily so pinching from top is key to making it bushy and stops flowering. Light is also really important so I have it growing outside in full sun.
It’s in terracotta pot as they do well in this type with good soil and I add some compost on top and have the saucer full of water most of the time.
I also propagate by taking the cutting and having it root in water and put back in pot or to gift to people.

It’s so cute

It blooms just before autumn in my garden. I call them Cheetos.

This tree was so massive and breathtaking! I doubt I will ever see anything like it again. This was on the grounds of the Anew Resort in Hazyview near Kruger Park

The most disgusting fungus. Terrible smell. Anyone else have this. Also called devils fingers