Sunday June 2, 2013

It didn't rain today!  But it did again last night, so there were plenty of mushrooms this morning.  Bill T toured the garden before golfing with Scott and commented on the chia pet syndrome, thinking that it's leeching some of the nutrients that should be going to my plants.  So even though I've been trying to peacefully co-exist with the grass, he guilted me into trying to weed it out.  It's actually a bit satisfying when it's so wet and I can get entire clumps out with the seeds on the ends. Just to be clear, Krista and Andrew, the grass that's growing in my garden isn't THAT kind of grass--lest you start any rumors about your hippie mother.  Now that that's established, everything is still alive, but I can't say anything's really thriving yet.  The poor strawberries had some kind of white fungus on them earlier in the week, so I pulled the affected leaves off.  So far, so good.  No buds on the strawberries or tomatoes yet.  I do have a pepper starting, and more blossoms on those.  The lettuce is doing well--see pictures below of last week and this week.  I put some impatiens in the sides, and they're starting to bloom.  The peas are growing and climbing, but I haven't put anything on that bale yet (except for a strawberry plant on the side).  That one has the most grass.  On the plus side, I certainly haven't had to use the drip irrigation lately--Let the sun shine!!!

 Lettuce last week (above)

 lettuce today (above)

 Layla pondering the strawberries

beans climbing their pole on the worst chia pet bale (how 'bout that metal flower art?)