Never ending supply of the little bastards. I'm hosing down the tomatoes when I water and it knocks off a good half dozen then I look for more and end up finding at least another handful.
Next year, two bushes in roughly the same positions to keep them separated and accessible. I had hoped to have a longer narrow bed but the space wouldn't allow it. So stuck with the roughly 4x4 with limited access to the middle of the back. Live and learn.
Ruined fruit. I kept those other three on the plant but obviously tossed the other one and a few small ones as well. I am getting more than enough fruit but at this rate, hard to say what's going to be left due to not being able to really get in and move things around.
New seedlings. Two more unknown seeds sprouted in the same area as the squash, which I just pollinated one of the actual female flowers... will see what happens. And I pulled the last two cilantro in the west bed and hiding behind was one more pepper seedling. I should be harvesting now not getting new plants growing. Unplanned chaos gardening. I'm not a chaotic person, I like plants to grow where I put them not have surprises...even the cilantro last winter that came where I just dumped the old plants. And the tomato seeds I planted three weeks ago? Nothing, squat, zilch. I planted two yellow squash seeds and four more tomatoes in the larger pot and keeping that on the front porch. Seeing the seeds of the squash it almost made me double check the other squash but the yellow squash seeds are smaller. Also the shape of the ovary on the current plant is definitely bulbous on one end.
When I went out the other day to check on things, this caught my eye in the dirt. It wasn't there before and it has a needle stuck through it. I suspect it's one of the other ladies and from the location I found it, I'd say it's probably Laylas. It has had the red clay dirt rubbed into it so that coloring will not come out. I haven't washed it but only rinsed it off. Will try some stain remover and dish soap to see if that helps. It's hand made not machine and the thread that it was attached to the garment was still on the back. When I get it as clean as I can I'll put it somewhere obvious, maybe at the patio.
That's all the excitement for today, other than taking a toodle around town and saw some trumpet vines that were on a railing and trimmed so they were essentially a ball. Not allowing them to trail along the railing at all. Oh well.
Speaking of that, I'm bushed.....
No comments:
Post a Comment
Questions? Comments, Concerns...