Posted on 06/29/2019 5:22:01 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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I’ve noticed the day lilies around here (SW Michigan) still haven’t started blooming, whereas they typically start in mid-June.
My day lilies have shoots but not blooming yet. Probably no tart cherries this year. The harsh winter in southern Wisconsin, and cold, wet spring killed half the trees at the orchard.
The flowers on my beans and peas popped this week.
Have tomatoes, peppers. Cukes are slow but just planted them. Everything is doing well. Some yellow leaves from too much rain.
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As predicted, Zone 4/5, SE corner of Wisconsin went from Epic Floods & way BELOW normal temps straight to HOT & HUMID. Grrr!
We have a Wedding this afternoon, but it’s near Lake Mendota and I know the venue has A/C, so we MIGHT survive. Also, Open Bar, LOL!
My Sugar Magnolia Peas are about ready to pick, still harvesting lettuces and kale and my tomatoes are FINALLY showing signs of life! Pepper plants are still not happy - and I have about 6 zucchini coming on fast and furiously.
We finally got Sugar Pie Pumpkins and Sweet & Popcorn planted in the (soggy!) lower garden last week, and my Perennial Bed is looking pretty.
Landscaping is taking a HUGE beating because of those 4 puppies I have running around. They have been ‘de-camped’ to the back deck, as we started tearing apart the kitchen deck for re-roofing and shoring up late in the day, yesterday. I’m down to the wire deciding on paint colors for the house, but I’m narrowing it down greatly! Sherman Williams paint is on sale through the 4th, so we have to act fast!
Beans (pole & bush) are JUST starting to come to life, too.
I had an amazing crop of Strawberries, though - 6 Quarts from my little 8x4 patch. Yay! (Honeoye, June bearing)
day lilies -just east of Grand Rapids in west Michigan. My 2 are in bud but probably a week or 2 behind. My Asiatic lily is glorious, 3 stalks and multiple flowers on each.
Having a beautiful beginning of summer here in Louisiana , one weird happening is supposedly with the TWO openings of the spillways a bug by the name of “smidge” bugs are out in hordes ...along the causeway bridge over lake Pontchartrain . I am talking about cars getting entirely covered front ends and windshields with carcasses of these stinky nasty things , an i/8 to a 1/4 inch deep depending on the size of the swarms....( the causeway is a 20 mile long bridge over the lake).....This is only because of the release of water because the Mississippi is so swollen this year. Beyond that it is beautiful down here .
A Farewell To Lawns:
I really DO like playing with my Zero-Turn Mower, though. ;)
I could eat a whole plate right now. Haven’t had it in forever. Yum!
Same with my day lilies...near Boston MA.
Day lilies are blooming .... at least the ones the deer don’t get. They LOVE day lily buds. They got into the hostas, too - it’s a gourmet salad bar for them & they like solid green better than variegated, we’ve noticed. We’re in zone 7a .... had 5 inches of rain in 3 days (on top of already saturated ground) a couple of weeks ago, but the heat/humidity have moved in and it’s drying out fast. The crape myrtles are starting to bloom, the Japanese beetles have made an appearance & the cicadas are singing up a storm. Summer has arrived.
Garden: lots of green tomatoes, a good number of jalapenos, some sweet banana peppers. Inundated in cucumbers, more than enough zucchini and not enough yellow squash, although we’ve had a few pans of yellow squash fried with onions (a favorite). No eggplants yet - don’t see any blooms, either. I am actually caught up on weeding the garden - can’t believe it (I hate weeding)! Caught up on all the mowing due to the new mower, which I absolutely love. The old mower went to its new home yesterday. That’s the one I learned to drive on (Zero Turn) so we had a few adventures - got out our little power washer & cleaned up for the new folks - looked good!
Some 'Peach Melba' Nasturtium to brighten the day!
Those are gorgeous. Our springs are too abrupt for nasturtiums to be happy. We go from winter to 90F in the space of a month. Sometimes less LOL.
Sorry for change in topic, but I need some info here. I have Leifheit, Kilner and Weck canning jars that I can usually keep track of and save, but my Ball, Kerr and Golden Harvest seem to disappear. I am now looking at about a 125+ case shortage I need to replace. Anyone seeing good prices??? I only use Golden Harvest for bath water canning out of proven failure with pressure canning, so looking for more Ball and Kerr.
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