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 I guess my phone just needed a deep charge overnight because problem was solved. I have pictures from yesterday and today and the weather is shifting ever so slightly. It was only 73 this morning and overcast but not too heavy to indicate rain. Just enough to keep the cool air in and the sun from dissipating the clouds too soon. Didn't have to turn the AC on until about 1:30. It is now 83 and was supposed to get to 90 but is only going to peak in a few more degrees.

Pictures are going to be in no particular order since I am catching up from a day and a half of no phone. (Totally got sidetracked and it is now 4:25 and it is 89 degrees).

Just a difference between morning and evening shots on the same bed plus the bounty and cucumbers still hanging in there.

The middle tomato is just not doing well in that north bed. It hasn't branched out as much as the others, it's turning yellow and I honestly am tempted to just pull it and see what's going on. I can still toss a pepper in there if I can get one started. I did dump two gallons of calcium mix on that bed this morning and watered yesterday evening. The sunflower is just happy as a clam and the zinnias are holding up.

 

Hard to get a good idea of the size of the cucumber plants but considering they both have another full leaf out, they are doing fantastic.

It is also hard to get exactly the same picture angle and distance as well, but they are the same ones top to bottom a day apart. The way to tell if they're the same is the leaf miner damage on right one. Still covering them up at night and I think what I'll do is cover them tonight and put out some 'indicator' leaves. If there is eating damage then I start looking for alternate methods of protecting them as they get bigger. If there isn't any damage, then I'll leave them uncovered with the indicators out just in case.

Oh speaking of being eaten, that questionable seedling coming up? All gone over night. I went out to water this morning and noticed it wasn't there. Thought maybe I had hosed water over it but then moved the soil around and found it rather wilted but cut off. Two things could have happened; First, it could have just gotten too hot for it and the poor thing wilted. Two it could have been slugs or pill bugs that ate the stem, cutting it down.

The world will never know.

Still have some of the stippling thrip damage on a couple of bushes, and most definitely caterpillar munching. The bushes are so dense though, it's hard to get a good look at the branches unless it's out in the open. My eyes aren't that good either and if I had a UV flashlight I would go out after dark and look for it.

Once again, someone who seems to think they know what they're doing and they are butchering plants left and right. It is totally unnecessary! That camellia is able to be contained at a short height but because they were told it needed to be cut down they are keeping it down. As for the other bed, there used to be iris leaves in there. Not sure if they raked them up or just cut everything down but it's an absolute travesty and incredibly ignorant way of gardening.

Just makes me fume and want to cry.

 

Before and after the butchering on the rose bush as well. Oh and all the irises are cut down as well as I think a few other plants. The roses are coming back but they didn't need to be trimmed that hard!

::calm...calm.... ::

Oh, they didn't really even rake up afterward other than getting the iris leaves up.

Since blogger is being stupid about adding more photos I'll just finish it here. Have to keep my eyes on the pavement and not look at the butchering that was done in the planters when I go out in another hour or so.