daugen
Epic Contributor
good morning. 70 degrees going up to high eighties, and the weather map shows at least a fifty percent chance of rain every day through the weekend.
Sure is good for the garden.
and we mow and we mow and we mow...
going to get back in the saddle of the Kubota today for the first time in almost a month, and will do a little field mowing very slowly. Field therapy.
Annoying that I can't even put fuel in the tractor, too heavy yet to lift that fifty pounds up high to the fuel tank. So I'll buy a dozen donuts for the construction crew working on finishing the second floor of my storage barn, and one of those guys will be happy to help.
Going to rototill in the remains of the lettuce and broccoli, all bolted and growing like mad, but better to return that energy to the soil. Now what do I want to put in that spot for the rest of the summer? We have enough cucumbers and melons growing to feed the county, so maybe I'll just plant more flowers. We like lots of flowers in the veggie garden anyway.
But found my first giant caterpillar thingie on one of the peppers yesterday, time to spray again, which I have been putting off due to the constant showers. Two inch long beautifully colored caterpillar, that I also returned to the soil... Boy they blend in well, but now we are on the hunt.
we planted celery just for a lark, and we now have about a dozen plants that are starting to look like normal celery. Amazing. Will take some rubber bands today and tie them up, which I'm told one must do, plus other steps that likely will get ignored.
our onions are tall and large, and when we pull one up, all we get are leek sized onions. Back in the dirt goes the onion, hopefully to grow some more. Didn't know onions took so long to get big, but then we've never grown them either so this is a learning experience. First of the hot peppers are coming in and the tomatoes are starting to produce, though nowhere ready yet. Fun to just walk around and see what's happening where.
Lastly, the potatoes are starting to do their thing, the plants dying down and starting to get nasty looking. And it's not even July... we picked early last year and got nice potatoes, but there was always a second, third or fourth potato that could have grown some more. This year we are going to be more patient and let them stay in the ground awhile.
Sure is good for the garden.
and we mow and we mow and we mow...
going to get back in the saddle of the Kubota today for the first time in almost a month, and will do a little field mowing very slowly. Field therapy.
Annoying that I can't even put fuel in the tractor, too heavy yet to lift that fifty pounds up high to the fuel tank. So I'll buy a dozen donuts for the construction crew working on finishing the second floor of my storage barn, and one of those guys will be happy to help.
Going to rototill in the remains of the lettuce and broccoli, all bolted and growing like mad, but better to return that energy to the soil. Now what do I want to put in that spot for the rest of the summer? We have enough cucumbers and melons growing to feed the county, so maybe I'll just plant more flowers. We like lots of flowers in the veggie garden anyway.
But found my first giant caterpillar thingie on one of the peppers yesterday, time to spray again, which I have been putting off due to the constant showers. Two inch long beautifully colored caterpillar, that I also returned to the soil... Boy they blend in well, but now we are on the hunt.
we planted celery just for a lark, and we now have about a dozen plants that are starting to look like normal celery. Amazing. Will take some rubber bands today and tie them up, which I'm told one must do, plus other steps that likely will get ignored.
our onions are tall and large, and when we pull one up, all we get are leek sized onions. Back in the dirt goes the onion, hopefully to grow some more. Didn't know onions took so long to get big, but then we've never grown them either so this is a learning experience. First of the hot peppers are coming in and the tomatoes are starting to produce, though nowhere ready yet. Fun to just walk around and see what's happening where.
Lastly, the potatoes are starting to do their thing, the plants dying down and starting to get nasty looking. And it's not even July... we picked early last year and got nice potatoes, but there was always a second, third or fourth potato that could have grown some more. This year we are going to be more patient and let them stay in the ground awhile.
