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| Sweet William |
Decided this morning that I had better work our side while it was cool as the temp could reach 90° today...Started in the garden, moving water, checking garlic to make sure it is getting enough water...It probably has about two more weeks to grow before we dig this years crop...The cabbage plants are huge and the white moths have arrived, they lay their eggs and then the larva eats the leaves to survive...I dusted the outside leaves this year and next year will look for a less toxic way to get rid of them...Weeded the garden while there... Added manure, straw and water to the compost bin, gave it a stir, now will let it work...fertilized the patty pan and zucchini squash...picked eight raspberries and shared them with Herb, they are the first on our new starts...A year ago we ripped out all the old plants and replaced the row with a few thornless plants, much easier to pick and take care of...Yesterday we had fresh tiny carrots and green onions from the garden along with lettuce that we have been eating for over a month now...Maybe we will have beet greens and chard when our "Girls" come in August.
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| Daylily |
Next I moved to the yard and flower beds, a faint whiff of the stinky deed stuff that I sprayed last night, greeted me...It is worth it though as the day lilies are blooming for the first time in three years...I dug up some kind of weed that i've been thinking for several weeks, might be a flower... Nope, got rid of it...deadheaded columbine, meadow rue and petunias, pulled weeds as I went along...Herb has been watering lawn and flower beds since 5am so everything is looking fresh and green and the weeds come out easily.
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| Daylily |
I'm being entertained by music coming from main street Joseph, where the annual CJD's parade is about to begin...First marches played by Joseph High School band and now songs by "Soul Renovation" a local band...Nice listening from afar... Clouds have moved in, temp has dropped and it is threatening rain...hoping it will move on as we don't need rain on the parade, or the friendship feast at the Indian encampment, or the rodeo coming later tonight...It sounds like the parade is winding down and the scrabble games are calling me...Must think of something to fix for dinner...Hugs to all~OWAV:)
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