I got the clippers out and cleared out about 30 feet of fence where the neighbor's bushes were growing over. Pulled up all the old corn that didn't do and threw out some seed hoping it'll maybe make with a little cooler weather into the fall but before the first freeze. I vow to baby this bunch and hand pollinate it and put a drop of oil on it, etc. It had bees every morning on the old crop and I shook them every day but that didn't do the job. If this doesn't work, I have a wee bit more seeds for next Spring but ABSOLUTELY NO MORE.
And squash is NO MORE. Every one is getting that moldy virus on it and bugs and no amount of spraying or dusting or squishing does any good. Need to order some of that long squash with the weird name.
A friend and I were at a farmers’ market and she bought some okra. I didn't because I'm determined to get mine producing. This 3rd planting is about 2” tall and the 3 plants that survived the armadillos are about 6” tall.
Speaking of the armadillos, they went through the herb garden last night so that's the end of that 3rd round of seeds. Guess next Spring I'll have to invest in some more chicken wire for the herb bed and to finish off by the okra.
Can't keep up with the weeds so may have to get a machete or carry a flag with me for when I get trapped in. Never had such a mess. About the time I get undepressed with some disaster Mother Nature brings down, she blasts another round.
We're in a weather alert with 3 digit temperature and no rain in sight. A couple days ago it was 110 at a reporting station not far from here. Last night, the evening news reported that we moved up to the next level of drought, that area lakes are at 1/3 full and that some towns are at stage 3 water restrictions. On the bright side, it's not as bad as a couple summers ago.
I grew that New Zealand spinach indoors during the first winter after we began gardening, and it does really great in a pot indoors. Even better than regular spinach, and better for me than it did outdoors.
I am so sorry for the drought you guys have. I wish when we have all the flooding, there was a way to distribute it to all the areas that need it.
This really has been a rough growing season. The squash bugs have been unrelenting. I don’t know what attacked the pole beans. Corn was unsuccessful, tomato plants got leaf curl. We’re getting some bell peppers that taste very good, but the jalapenos were epic fail. Thyme and curly parsley are mingy.