Finally decided to retake the pictures i lost in the computer fiasco. Please excuse the weeds... between rain and my limited time its been hard to keep up again this year- even with my scuffle hoe.
Remove the bug and it will look delicious!
Potatoes-- i think i should take pics of the garden from this side more often. Our patio might be littered with toddler toys but its a better backdrop than our neighbors' melted siding and bare clapboard! lol
Tomato, cucumber and 49r summer squash. I'm really disappointed by the cucumbers. They are going very slowly. I've learned for next year to not direct sow anything! lol
One tricky thing about raised beds is how quickly weeds grow up the slopes.
49r summer squash.... Not sure if that silvery color along the veins is normal for this variety. I had wanted to plant Golden Zebra, but 49r came as the substitute.
Tomatoes are starting to bloom!
Front end of the tomatoes
Potatoes again
Kossack kohlrabi and then cabbages. There are some volunteer tomatoes in that row where the kohlrabi are. I'm planning on leaving them there so when i harvest the kohlrabi, i can have some extra tomatoes growing. I'm guessing they are from the yellow pear tomatoes i had last year.
Onions. They always look so bare and forsaken. The herbs are at the far end with the marigolds. I have parsley, oregano, dill, basil, rosemary, cilantro and sage.
Mostly full shot. The empty spot near the clump of marigolds is where i planted the second round of green beans.
Some houseplants vacationing outside. Mostly hoyas, some citrus, cloves and a jade plant. I need to bring my cardamom plant and bay laurel outside too.
My potted fig
My Nova elderberry might be thinking about setting a bloom. It would be a nice treat to see that in its first year.
My unnamed elderberry from last year died to the ground, so its no closer to blooming right now than it was in fall of last year.
Stanley simply looks awesome.
Blueberries, starting to get blue
Comfrey, Bocking 14
It needed water, but the big leaves are almost the length of my arm from wrist to elbow. This is the infertile type, propagation is by crowns i guess--- not sure if cuttings can be taken from this plant with its growth habit. I'm hoping to be able to share these out because they are not cheap or easy to find.
So i got to take a little stroll around the house with no purpose but to enjoy it. I just let myself look at things for how they are right now, not how they will look once i can get this or that done- or how they will look if they survive the winter or how i have to prune in a year... It was nice to be able to let go of some of my self-inflicted anxiety for once.
The air was fresh and warm, little breeze making the leaves float a little on the branches... birds were chirping. The sun was getting ready to set. It was really nice to just be in my little yard with all the things growing.
