There is nothing like pulling weeds and moving large rocks around in a nice hot, humid Minnesota day! It is state fair time and the humidity has arrived just in time. Maybe even soon enough to revive my rutabagas. I actually pulled a tomato plant out today because it just wasn't producing. The plant looked healthy but it only had one green tomato left and a couple of blossoms. It did produce about 5 tomatoes earlier, some good size, but it was a losing battle with the Maple tree roots. Next year will be a different story with the vegetable garden. More inter-planting of tomatoes with the perennial garden and maybe a raised bed for the rutabaga or beans, or maybe no rutabaga. I'm excited about the change of combining the two gardens, but dreading the work. I think the best solution at this time is to continue with the rubber edging and rock combination. I'm ready to be done with the structural part of the garden so I can focus on the purpose of attracting bees, butterflies and birds. Seriously, I just want to be in the garden, not constantly creating it!
Ok, so today is 70 degrees and no humidity, and I did take advantage of that and moved some more rocks! I have some serious digging to do to expand the rain garden area, but I am getting more excited about finishing this part of the garden. Time for photos...
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| August 17th and still getting peas! I took the pea plants out several days later and got another bowl full! |
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| Removing the old plastic edging and putting in the brown rubber edging. |
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| Finished with the edging and rock/paver layout by the pond bridge. |
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| Green beans in foreground doing well, crimson clover just coming up. |
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| Redo of path to shed with large pavers and old rock. Just need to add some more rock and mulch. |
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| keeping tabs on the blue spruce growth |
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| A series of storm cloud formations to the northwest of us with the setting sun. |
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| This one had lightening inside of it, but I couldn't capture it on film. Blue sky all around it!
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| These tomato plants are doing well. I always plant a lot of tomato plants, because stuff happens. |
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| Larry's brussel sprout plant in the foreground. I like the look of the plant- may use as an ornamental next summer, or maybe in a pot. Sickly tomatoes behind, soon to be pulled. |
Signing off. Greenie
