It’s hot and muggy. I was out by 6 a.m. using muriatic acid to clean up the motar repair job I did on the front brick walk. It looks pretty good, if I do say so. Another job off the “to do” list for this summer. I was in the house by 8 after patrolling flower beds for baby maple trees and picking up sticks that those glorious old maples throw down every time the wind blows.
Here are my quick six this morning.
- Diminutive hostas around a seating area are in bloom. They proliferate like crazy and need to be thinned. My dad made these Adirondack chairs for my first house in 1965. They have been mended with screws and Bondo and the original cedar painted, but they still offer a quiet place to watch the garden.
2. I found this box turtle in the drive and put him in a flower bed where I hope he/she will snack on slugs. When I showed the picture to my husband he asked, “What are the letters painted on the shell?” They are just normal box turtle markings but I did think the same thing when I picked it up.
3. The zuchinni plant in a big pot succumbed to borers. It went in the trash this morning. I thought I could outwit the borers by using a pot. Every year I say I’m giving up on squash and every year I try again. An example of “hope over experience” but I’m pretty sure there is some stupidity involved.
4. The packet of striped zinnias seeds that I planted has now put out a pink and white bloom. Another seed saver flower.
5. A yoga pal brought bags of elephant ear tubers to class one morning. I threw some in a big landscape pot and they are thriving in the shade of a big maple.
6. A view along the side of the garage. The hosta in the foreground needs to be divided as do many in the garden. A chore for fall when the humidity is lower. The monarda are still giving a pop of color although the leaves are getting mildewed.
That’s my quick six for this week, a meme started by The Propogator, a UK gardener. I learn something every week from the participating gardeners. This is the link to the rules if you’d like to join in. #lovemygarden
These letters painted on the turtle … I would not even have thought of it until you notified it. It’s amazing !
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‘e E E D’ Maybe it is a secret code.
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Nature always surprises me.
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You have a lovely blog site. Your pictures are beautiful
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I would be so bummed to lose a zucchini. They are one of the most reliable vegetables for us.
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Every year I say, “I give up,” and every year I try again. It really has gotten ridiculous.
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Oh, I know how that goes. I still grow vegetables that do not like how it cools off over night here during the summer, and cool season vegetables that do not like warm spring. I am determined to make them work.
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Borers! They sound nasty. Courgette is one of few reliable veg in my garden (surviving both conditions and neglect) so I’d be upset to lose to beasties.
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And I really thought that putting the plant in a pot would get it out of the soil where I’d had problems before. Oh, well…I’ll just have to buy zukes at the Farmers Market.
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