r/gardening 4d ago

Friendly Friday Thread

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This is the Friendly Friday Thread.

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r/gardening Jul 06 '26

**DO YOUR TOMATOES LOOK LIKE THIS?** Blossom End Rot MegaThread

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117 Upvotes

r/gardening 1h ago

Another spectacular morning in my garden in Colombia!

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I shared before a smaller photo, this is a garden I designed about 4 or 5 years ago and is looking super lush the way I wanted. Plants grow super big in Medellin so it's not really because of me, here is super easy to have this kind of garden, in fact is all over the city.


r/gardening 12h ago

I'm not buying some fancy chemical

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3.1k Upvotes

If it don't work I try again till it does.


r/gardening 23h ago

This is why we do it, folks.

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12.8k Upvotes

What's your favorite thing you look forward to from your garden each year? I live for these 3-4 months every year when tomatoes taste like tomatoes. BLTs just aren't the same without heirloom tomatoes and homemade basil mayo.


r/gardening 6h ago

First big harvest from my first garden!

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394 Upvotes

Today was my first big harvest from my first garden and I’m sooooo in love 😭😭😭 I just have 2 4x6 raised beds in my city front “yard” patch and planted them extremely dense so it’s hard to see in there… I noticed a couple tomatoes at the edges and kept digging and found so many!!! Extremely delicious. Eggplant and zucchini have been ready one by one for a month or so but the burst of tomatoes is pretty thrilling. So fun to learn by just trying stuff! It warms my heart to see the bees and bugs enjoying the plants too because the rest of my block is pretty barren. Just wanted to share! 🍅🌱❤️‍🔥 zone 7b


r/gardening 6h ago

These boys and a hundred friends where making compost for me (Oryctes nasicornis)

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399 Upvotes

r/gardening 2h ago

My Glass Gem corn is giving more Pastel/Unicorn vibes than anything

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176 Upvotes

Not mad! Just not what I was expecting lol


r/gardening 9h ago

Behold! The single large tomato I was able to get before the squirrels

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299 Upvotes

It’s a “Kellogg’s Breakfast Heirloom”. She was delicious!

Edit to add— I always pick my tomatoes when they first start to blush. This guy has been ripening on my counter for the last few days. The squirrels have just been grabbing my still green ones! I have some chicken wire around a few of them still on the vine, hopefully that helps keep them away!


r/gardening 2h ago

Who is this volunteer plant in my flower bed?

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84 Upvotes

The shape of the flower reminds me of peppers or tomatoes, but the leaves don’t

Will they be bonus food, or just a weed?


r/gardening 34m ago

Neat_

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Peeped this guy while digging up my bundle flowers. Saw it and wished I had money to have a microphone stylized like the bloom/thick stem...

Oh, a man can dream_


r/gardening 10h ago

Our first backyard corn harvest!

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217 Upvotes

My kids favourite food in the world is corn, so we planted our own this year. They were so sweet and delicious!


r/gardening 5h ago

Do i have a green thumb?

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75 Upvotes

I started rooftop container gardening in plastic pots a year ago, and I’ve absolutely fallen in love with this hobby! I feel so much peace and joy watching new life grow right before my eyes 💕


r/gardening 12h ago

Realizing now I don't like beets 😓

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209 Upvotes

Turns out "earthy flavor" means it tastes like literal dirt, incredibly sweet dirt. The tops were pretty bitter too but that could just be my cooking skills....

Anyone know if this is a good harvest at least? I've never ever eaten a market beet, I just nabbed a pack of free seeds at the local library

Early Wonder Tall Top beets grown in Massachusetts 6b US

Edit: ty for the suggestions everyone!! I wasn't expecting half as many responses, I have three big roots left so I'll try out some of your recipes when I get home :)


r/gardening 9h ago

Water lilies in bloom

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103 Upvotes

Just some flowers I found interesting


r/gardening 7h ago

Amaranth my GF planted

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67 Upvotes

r/gardening 2h ago

This carrot is practically running to the dinner table

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27 Upvotes

My first time growing carrots from a seed and I’m feeling accomplished this summer!


r/gardening 5h ago

We’ve Got Monarchs!

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50 Upvotes

We started a small garden this year with a few berry bushes and three milkweed plants. We were starting to get discouraged because the milkweed hadn’t attracted any caterpillars. Lo and behold, we have 10 between our three plants! This is way cooler than the 11 raspberries we got :)


r/gardening 1d ago

Gave my mailbox area glow up :)

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2.0k Upvotes

Planted 2 spike speedwell, 3 asiatic lilies, 3 liriope
and 4 hostas. Excited to watch them grow! Any suggestions on taking care of them?

Edit to add: I’m in zone 6b. I plan on adding river rock and mulch but haven’t gotten to that just yet.. Open to ideas on what else to add :)


r/gardening 14h ago

My first Baby Hokkaido

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185 Upvotes

First try of propagation by Seed.


r/gardening 4h ago

Have you guys ever seen conjoined triplets?

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27 Upvotes

r/gardening 15h ago

Any advice for caring for the watermelon that appeared in my front garden?

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187 Upvotes

A few weeks ago I noticed a watermelon growing from the pavement right next to my front garden, I live in London, UK and I never knew watermelons could grow here. I would like to eventually harvest it but I’m not sure when or how too.


r/gardening 8h ago

First Corn of the year

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60 Upvotes

2 out of many, I think they could have been picked a few days earlier but very sweet and delicious


r/gardening 23h ago

Holy cow, if you plant it, they will come!

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835 Upvotes

Butterfly weed.....they ain't kidding....

Zone 8b SE Virginia


r/gardening 4h ago

Almost the end of season! Garden was so happy this year and continues to provide!

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23 Upvotes