A walk in the garden
Jun. 24th, 2008 10:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
felis_lupusThe rain has moved on, the sun is shining (it's hot and humid...), and I finally organized the back patio. Got rid of the empty pots and swept up the collected leaves. The grill is going away this weekend, I have decided. Takes up too much room, and we don't use it. No big loss, it was given to us by Mike (formerly of Unit #5) when he moved out to Tennessee last January. I want my patio back.
My garden has exploded with all the rain. Finally got out there and pulled a couple weeds (not that many overall, even with the birds flinging seed everywhere), picked some lettuce to have with lunch, and marveled at how much things grew, seemingly overnight. Beans are getting flowers on them, I have strawberries starting, and the cucumbers have settled into their new homes quite well. I will trellis them next weekend, I think. Still pretty small at this point.
Comparing to last year, though, I definitely have some changes. Last year at this point, my peas were over 5' tall. This year, even with two plantings, I have 4 pea plants, straggly and pathetic, not even 2' long. This is the last time I buy seeds from anywhere other than Johnny's or Botanical Interests. Everything else is about where it needs to be. My nasturtiums are even a bit ahead, thanks to them being mostly volunteer.
Off to work now, to work in other gardens and check on the baby robins...
My garden has exploded with all the rain. Finally got out there and pulled a couple weeds (not that many overall, even with the birds flinging seed everywhere), picked some lettuce to have with lunch, and marveled at how much things grew, seemingly overnight. Beans are getting flowers on them, I have strawberries starting, and the cucumbers have settled into their new homes quite well. I will trellis them next weekend, I think. Still pretty small at this point.
Comparing to last year, though, I definitely have some changes. Last year at this point, my peas were over 5' tall. This year, even with two plantings, I have 4 pea plants, straggly and pathetic, not even 2' long. This is the last time I buy seeds from anywhere other than Johnny's or Botanical Interests. Everything else is about where it needs to be. My nasturtiums are even a bit ahead, thanks to them being mostly volunteer.
Off to work now, to work in other gardens and check on the baby robins...
