The Shiloh Farm

Hello to all my gardening friends. I’ve been growing zucchini for several years now, but I learned something the other day that was quite a revelation to me. I probably should’ve known this, but for whatever reason I didn’t. I hope the people that read this don’t make me feel like a putz with their comments.
I was looking over my plants the other day, and noticed that there were blooms sitting on the end of long narrow shafts that produced nothing other than a bloom, and then there were the blooms that were on noticeably, shorter, and thicker shafts that would eventually become fruit bearing, and I wondered what the difference was.
It turns out that zucchini plants have male and female blooms and that the plants are pretty much self pollinating with perhaps a little help from bees. They take the pollen from the mail blossom and deposit it in the female blossom.
So I guess you can help your plants along a little bit to produce fruit by using a Q-tip and inserting it into the male blossom and rubbing it around a little bit and then inserting that same end into the female blossom and depositing some of the mail pollen.
So hopefully there’s at least one other person out there that didn’t already know this, and I am passing along a little knowledge to them.

I traveled today from Rifle Colorado to Jensen Utah wher my daughter lives !! I planted her a flower bed of Zinnias this spring!! I wanted to come and see them they did great !! Makes my Daughter Very Happy !!
Credit: Robert Sr L Masias

The Sopranos of flowers…

Omg. An Air Bee n Bee!! 🐝

Here is how I follow the instruction

Whoaaa. Talk about a mind shift! 🤯

Who gonna help me with this

They turned a front yard disaster in to some epic halloween fun!

Floor to ceiling hydrangeas are good with me! 😱
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W. O. W. 👩‍⚕️

Looks like this woodpecker overdid it on the RedBull!

Until your home owners penalize and summons you. Wish I could do this

My kind of gardens 😍

While I agree, I do think there needs to be a foot or so trimmed short on the road edge to prevent an excess of roadkill. I noticed during covid months, when verges and islands were left to grow, that many small, young mammals were being hit by vehicles after spilling out from higher vegetation.

Inside a Hydrangea. 😍

This idea would be perfect

Simple. Easy. Effective. I love these guys so much!

🌿 Thysanotus Multiflorus (Purple Fringe Lily) 🌿
Graceful and delicate, with clusters of purple, star-shaped flowers adorned with fine fringes, resembling a cascade of purple ribbons!
Light: Full sun to partial shade.
Water: Keep soil consistently moist but well-drained.
Soil: Well-draining, sandy or loamy soil.
Temp: Varies by species, typically tolerant of a wide range.
Humidity: Moderate.
Fertilizer: Once a month with a balanced fertilizer during the growing season.
A captivating and elegant addition to rock gardens, borders, or containers! 🌿💜

Here’s a neat idea! 👀

Bringing the magic of nature indoors 🌟🌱

Garden Decor 101!! 😂

Love this idea!! 🐓🐓

Picked 55 Zinnias for my 55th birthday.

My p***s cactus is finally growing some balls!! Sorry had too!! Lol

The underside of a Lily Pad. Wow!

Nature is truly amazing! 🍓

I hope this becomes a trend!

Because we are all princesses

These guys are bound to make you smile 😊