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Out with the Old, and In with the New –
Last week’s hail storm was a mess. I was at work when it happened, and totally bummed to see the damage to the garden. Annoyed, I left the garden alone for an entire week after it was hit with tennis ball sized hail. I was interested to see what plants would and would not make a recovery. Surprisingly, while some plants were totally destroyed, other kept on growing as if nothing had even happened. The ‘Christmas Pole’ lima beans were one such plant that didn’t even care about the storm damage. If anything, the lima beans look stronger than ever! We’re still playing the waiting game, however. I know…
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What’s in the Garden? Middle of July Garden Update
It’s the middle of July, and it’s still insanely hot. Are you surprised? I’m not, lol. Regardless, let’s take a quick look around to see what’s growing in the garden. Even though there are tons of weeds in the garden, the trellis is loaded with various vines. Most of the vines are pole beans and scarlet runner beans. However, you can clearly see that those ding dang morning glories from last year are on the vine, too. Last year’s morning glories are so invasive this year, I honestly don’t think that I’ll ever make the deliberate choice to grow morning glories again. The tithonia plants are looking really nice…
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Beginning of July Garden Harvest
It’s July, and that means one certain thing – it’s HOT. I know, somehow, I always find something to complain about. But when the heat index climbs to 112F, the last thing I want to do is go outside and work in the garden. That being said, I took a mini “vacation” and went to visit some family and friends. As you could imagine, leaving the garden for 10 days let the weeds go crazy – especially with the heat and humidity. Today, I finally got up the motivation to do a little bit of weeding. Most importantly, I was able to completely clear out the corn and bean patch.…
