Another tomato down and improv watering.

 Partly cloudy today, yesterday was the same and we didn't turn the AC on until around 3 and shut it off around 8 or 9pm. So there's some sort of tropical storm trench or something coming up from Mexico, nothing major just giving us humid warm and cloudy weather with occasional spats of sprinkle rain.

 

In the evening, even after being in the sun all day there was still a solid river of mud, there was that much water. At least you can tell where the drainage goes. I get money this coming weekend so I will definitely get two hose repair kits as that's cheaper than a new hose. I know how to fix a flippin hose and should have done it that way instead of with the tape. 

Bless her heart, Dolores has chosen to prop up the 'pumpkin' instead of using a sling because that's the only option. She drove the stake into one of her pots, so will see how long that lasts.

 I also put out decoy fruit for the pill bugs. It worked for the most part as there were several on the fruit this morning but one of the cucumbers still got nibbled.

That one is damaged for sure but I don't have any other options to keep the fruit safe. Luckily there are a few others that are developing away from the ground, just have to figure out how to support them when they get heavier.

Looks good right? Wrong. It's got some scabbing from BER at the bottom so will see how it turns out. That's the only bush in the south bed and when that fruit finishes ripening, out it comes so that south bed will be free and I can amend at least half of it and it frees up that stake as well.

I decided to cut down and rip out the next tomato, kept the cage for the sunflower of course. When I pulled the tomato out I realized that the soil never really got wet even with all the watering I did yesterday. So more watering was done, improv style.

Good healthy roots at least and there were a number of young tomatoes on the bush but honestly, it's not worth the wait when I need to prep the soil and get seeds started.

That soil may look damp but it was  no better than a completely wrung out sponge. So I grabbed the hose, folded it on the upstream end from the break and turned the water on. I got a bit wet, there was some overspray but I got enough of that bed wet for the sunflower and zinnias. I was lucky not to break the flowering zinnia with all my hose moving around.

 

I watered the onions last night with the hose and with the watering can and due to the shade, they are still wet. Total of eight onions and hopefully will all thrive despite the crappy soil. I shouldn't have planted them without amending some more. Oh well. They can tolerate that less than ideal soil better than the tomatoes.

The sunflower, she has some seeds! Just waiting for it to completely finish and the plant dries up. On a huge plant the head will fold down and face the ground when it's ready so will be watching for that sign.  It occurred to me a long while ago that they do that so the seeds drop and are able to grow at the base of the mother plant. Ingenious right?

Alrighty then, quick trip to the store and then see how long it takes before we close up for the day. Not supposed to get higher than 81, will see how that pans out.

Nothing is for certain.