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Gardening

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NJCher

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Tue Jul 16, 2024, 12:36 PM Jul 16

Eerie Sight at the Garden Last Night [View all]

Pretty lights everywhere!

It's so hot, I don't even go until 7. Still gives me 90" of daylight.

Other gardeners show up even later.

I was really busy last night. I had an elevated raised bed crash on me at home (pic below), and I decided to take about 20 10-inch high bell pepper plants that survived to this particular school garden because they have the space. I was busy digging them in, watering them, and putting straw over them to protect them from the heat that's here today: it's 90 now and it is only 11:20.

Seven gardeners had come while I was paying attention, but as the evening wore on, I quit noticing who was there. After I finished my peppers, I looked up and there were lights--it seemed like in each bed! It was very pretty, almost magical. Not to mention, there were fireflies everywhere. Dazzling!

Upon looking further, I could see more gardeners had arrived and were gardening in their spaces using their cell phone light! One person would hold the cell phone for the other gardener. This is where the eerie lighting was coming from.

That was a gardener's "nightcap."

I don't know how to take pics at night on my cell phone but here are a few shots of my garden at home:


Elevated raised beds (ERB) in front of greenhouse. The one on the right crashed on me a few years ago. All these ERBs need better support.

I love the way this drapes over the sides of the bed.

On guard!


Here's the pic of the crashed bed:





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What a beautiful garden you have! AbnerBunny Jul 16 #1
thank you, abnerbunny! NJCher Jul 17 #4
Thanks for sharing photos of your beautiful garden. steventh Jul 16 #2
yes, it is NJCher Jul 24 #8
You have a beautiful garden, Cher! Diamond_Dog Jul 16 #3
Beautiful garden... MiHale Jul 21 #5
love the puddy tat. AllaN01Bear Jul 21 #6
oh deary my. eek. hope u r ok? AllaN01Bear Jul 21 #7
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