Happy belated birthday America! We FINALLY put together a stretch of summer weather. I don't believe we've had any rain in a whole week--wait, I have to take that back. We had a weird sun/downpour on the 4th. But our rainwater barrel has actually run dry, so tomorrow we'll have to use the irrigation system to water the bales/plants. We've pretty much neglected the garden in the past few days, due to the holiday festivities. But other than making sure they're watered (which hasn't been so labor intensive this year), there's not much more to do. The weeds have remained non-existent since the grass has been pulled. So I still take my morning stroll to see if anything needs to be picked, and yes, I've now had FOUR ripe, warm strawberries. Glad I didn't count on them for pie, because they're just ripening one by one, but there's still more to come...Tonight I also picked 6 pea pods.
The Zinnia seeds I tossed in are coming up nicely and will hopefully blossom soon. The sweet potatoes are really doing nothing, and the chard has stalled too. The peppers, eggplants and tomatoes still look good, and my beans are taking off. We'll see how things go now that we're in the heat of summer (I hope!). There's still some leaf lettuce left, but I've been told it will probably be bitter. I guess I should pull it and re-plant more seeds in a few weeks. Until next time...
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