David Austin Roses In Containers. 3 Aug 24

 The patio David Austin Roses are doing very nice, in their first year.  I need to dead-head pretty often.  From top to bottom, Bring Me Sunshine (with a honeybee), Boscobel, and Darcy Bussell.   They are making another splash of new buds now, too.

Two are in the vegetable / fruit garden, less ideal due to being shaded by the peach tree, and I don't pamper them as much.  Below, Vanessa Bell.

Not including Silas Marner here, only a couple of flowers.  

This winter, I might remove these two from these containers and pot up same as the previous three, in potting soil and on wheels, for the patio.  Especially Vanessa Bell, which has the best (myrrh) fragrance.  That's a lot of container roses.  I don't know.  Plus there's a rooted cutting from a fragrant old rose, unknown ID.

So far the container roses don't have strong fragrance.  I get faint myrrh from Bring Me Sunshine and fainter old-rose from Boscobel.  Maybe it's the growing conditions?

Container Zinnias And Marigolds. 3 Aug 24.

 These came out pretty nice this year.  Plus, pollinating insects are buzzing and feeding on them all of the time,

Potting Up Some More Alpine Strawberries. 3 Aug 24.

 I had another container come available, so potted up another 8-pack batch of alpine strawberries.  They are well rooted, but not very potbound.  I didn't think it necessary to try breaking the roots up.  In this hot weather 90s F), I don't want to risk that much root trauma.  It doesn't seem necessary with such minimal root matting.  Unlike the first two batches, these were planted two seedlings per cell.  I don't know if that matters.

They have a lot more root space in this container.  I've never grown alpine strawberries before, so I don't know how much room they need.

Dividing And Replanting More Chinese Chives. 3 Aug 24.

 First, the clumps that I cleaned up, divided, and replanted, on 15 April 24.  Some were in a smaller container some in the container that I cleaned up and replanted them in.  That reestablished a nice colony.  I was careful to mulch deeply with tree leaves.  They are on the irrigation drip line.

Those are ready for a harvest.  I do give some nitrogen fertilizer about once a month, since they are a leafy vegetable and already have a deep, vigorous root system.

This week I also replanted another container, dividing the plants and replanting in rows in a raised bed.

I mixed crushed eggshells, coffee grounds, and chicken bone meal into the soil.

They also have a mulch of used coffee filters, covered with a leaf mould mulch.  They are on the drip lines.  I don't know if they will re-invigorate enough for a crop later this year.  Maybe.

Rufus Rolling In Grass. 3 Aug 24.

 Rufus loves rolling in the grass while I'm working.  Happy dog!