bright yellow orb in the sky... So, as you've all listen to me kvetch over the past several weeks about the onslaught of rain that we gardeners and farmers in Maine have endured, I am pleased to announce that the sun came out in its full glory not only yesterday, but today as well. When this past Saturday showed no glimmers of hope and offered only a nasty hail storm on top of the rain sodden soil, I was tempted to just throw the towel in on my gardening hopes and dreams. As you can see from the photo above, the only things really growing in this weather are slugs, mushrooms and moss (even on my Adirondack Chair).
garlic chive seed head
But then I thought about all the long months spent dreaming about my garden and my hopeful harvest. I gave myself a swift kick and grabbed my seed packets and trowel and headed out to the garden to start anew.
german chamomile
One of the few survivors in my garden are my pea crops. The Cascade shell peas (shown above and below) are thriving, but my Dwarf Gray snow peas are rotting at the tips.
I was delighted to spot the beginnings of my first tomatoes. As the bee population seemed scarce in the rain, I was beginning to worry about the probability of pollination.
flat-leaf italian parsley
astillbe
I also transplanted around 40 black-eyed Susans from my perennial beds. The beds were getting way too crowded and the Susans seemed to be dominating both the space and the air. The remaining perennials seemed quite pleased today to have more arm and leg room to stretch out in.
cosmo
lupine... check out the funky horn that I never noticed before
echinacea
0 comments:
Post a Comment