Summer is here.It's still there

 The weather is definitely trending to Summer. High humidity and temps make for miserable days. Very little breeze in the afternoon/evening and it's a warm breeze. Yuck.

The other two marigolds appeared untouched but there was dirt in the hole which means it plugged the hole to avoid predators. Oh what I would give to have a gopher snake right now, solve the problem in a day for sure.

That was pushed up recently judging from the mix of dry and damp soil. Watered everything thoroughly given the heat and will try to get out this evening since I have seeds in there. My lack of success definitely has to do with not keeping the beds damp.

And have to keep the dirt wet despite not having tags for everything. So it looks like I'm just watering dirt. Really needed tags but if I waited too much longer, would miss the window for a summer crop. Of course mulch would be very helpful as well which I don't have.

Need to cut back that purslane again as well but it's difficult to get back there with the large shovel and the trowel simply doesn't do a good job. The hoe is too big as well. I might move that aloe again over next to the jade.  When the beans get going will need the room to get around and harvest.

So other than that, will see what happens next month. Or tomorrow for that matter. Not much else to do until things start sprouting. With our weather the beans needed to go in when the peas did and the peas needed to be planted in November or December. As I've said, if i can spare the few dollars for mulch I would get it. I don't use compost for mulch because you have to lay it on really thick and then when you water it gets pushed around. Not efficient in my mind and something courser that will stick around and be mixed in later is still my ideal. Amend, maybe but again that's more of an add in rather than put on top. The only problem is, the  stuff I can find that I can afford isn't good for the garden (colored mulch from HD is nasty). It's about $10-$12 or more for a good mulched redwood. Gromulch might be okay since it's composted rice hulls as well as other products. Coarser and yet can be mixed into the soil. Any that is too coarse for mixing in can be shoveled into a compost pile to be used later.DO NOT USE Rubber mulch. That's pretty much a given but had to say it.

Okay lunch time and refreshment from the heat.