r/pnwgardening

We have a south-facing front yard with a neglected perennial garden that we never used to spend any time in, so this year I decided to get into vegetable gardening.

I hired a landscaper to remove the garden strip along the house and install the gravel area. I built the beds, the short fence along the boulevard, and installed the irrigation and cattle panel and string trellis systems.

There are 5 raised beds and I have containers along the house and east fence. The last photo is what the yard looked like in January.

Hello! These 2 sunflowers were once seeds that I fed to the birds however they got kicked over into my plants and I repotted a while ago once I noticed they sprouted. Here they are now and the old one is looking a bit funky ( I did repot as the bud was opening up) the new one which has the rocks in the pot, is looking better however the stem is obviously very long. I would like advice if I should be repotting it or not while the flower bud is opening up. I read online this is not good for the plant and would like some clarification from fellow gardeners. Thank you 🙏🏽 😁😁😁

I will take advice on the basil as well 😅😅

I was recently told to prune suckers from my tomato plants and I went out to do this, and was honestly confused what was and wasn’t a sucker. It seemed to be that there were flowers on things I would have labeled suckers. I obviously don’t want to prune off things that are going to produce blooms. The cartoons aren’t helpful. How do you tell what a sucker is and when to prune it?

I direct sowed this Quirk cucumber about 40 days ago and this is what it’s looking like. I feel like it should be bigger than it is. Any advice?

I inherited a few overgrown rhododendrons when I purchased a house this spring. These two are out of control, they’re standing over 6’ and the tops are completely shading everything below. I cleared out all the dead branches yesterday and was planning to just cut ~30% to open it up, but now I’m considering cutting everything back down to the new fresh stuff near the base. I’ve never done this before, so it makes me a little nervous, but it seems like the right thing. Any advice from folks who have more experience with these than me?

This pickling cucumber did not grow much if at all greenery-wise, but put out two small fruit. What causes plants not to grow like this? My pepper plant has also done absolutely nothing since I put it in. Any advice is appreciated!
Edit: it's growing near beach strawberry and I've heard that strawberries can stunt growth, but I wouldn't think that it would be this intense, and that wouldn't explain the pepper several feet away.

I’ve never seen creeping Jenny used as a ground cover and I love it. Location: Vancouver BC

Someone accidently threw out the tag for the variety of potatoes she's growing and when they should be ready. 😅 planted in early April? Foliage started looking rough maybe two weeks ago. No signs of flowering. Digging about an inch down I did spot a couple small red potatoes.

We are in for more damp weather here in Southern BC (heavy rain and cooler temps this week) in the next few weeks so I'm worried if I leave them until next month then any rot/disease might take them out. But also if this is just the foliage reacting to yoyo weather, inconsistent watering, pests, etc, and I dig too early, I'm probably cheating myself out of more of the crop.

Last year I had very happy potato foliage that didn't die back until Sept/October....but also made zero potatoes, so this is all new to me.

My tomato plants have massively grown since planting, but it doesn’t look like they have developed any new fruit since some that was on the plants when I bought them. Transplanted about 5-6 weeks ago. Is this expected? When should new fruit develop? Am I doing something wrong?

Very low to the ground berries off my neighbor’s curb- I’ve never seen these before!

First year blooms of verbena hastata, attracted a grey hairstreak! Portland metro area

Good morning! Noticed a few of these beetles on some daisies in the garden. Internet says they are a pest but wonder if I need to really worry about a few, or only if there are larger numbers? I have some cucumbers growing in another part of the garden, 20+ feet away. Would love to hear any of your experiences!

I got these in March and planted them in 22 inch pots. First year and they have already blessed me with blooms!

Lil guy came in on the lettuce. Should I put him back outside or is my garden better off if Mr. Long Antennae becomes an indoor snack for Cruiser the Kitty?