I have to remind myself that mulch is good but it also dries out just as fast when it's this hot. I also have six bean seeds in the soil that need to say hydrated. 
On the evening walkabout with Rocky the other day I decided to take a picture of the pink oleander in bloom. I haven't been out in the parking lot lately and failed to notice it. The Shamel Ash tree above it has been dropping seeds for weeks now, the pavement is covered it the seeds. 
Another seedling! Definitely looks like another squash but it is way late in the season for it to sprout now. And the third squash pollination I think took. The first one that was yellow wasn't growing so I broke it off, the second one is just under the bigger one and don't think that one took either. I pollinated that third one last night and it's definitely bigger than before.
The tomatoes are ripening quickly, those three are the visible ones with another one around to the right at the back where I picked the first one. The random seedlings are forming stalks and more leaves. It looks like it might be an acacia but from where? And how would two of them show up in the raise bed at the same time? Wait a second..... Jacaranda?????? Maybe??? Have to really wait for them to get bigger to tell. Nope, not Jacaranda, just looked at leaf comparisons and the cotyledon leaves are completely different.
The cotyledon leaves look like the seed cases of the tree so that's not it at all and true leaves look like jacaranda, not the ones I have. So that's ruled out. I've seen those sprouts before and something in the back of my mind says it's either a weed or acacia. If it's acacia it's still a weed.
The peppers are blooming which is good but they're still kind of spindly, there's plenty of wind to build up strength in the stem and I do water them well, knocking them around. The only other thing I can think of is another dose of fertilizer soon. I tried to look back at other posts to see when I fertilized last and despite even putting the tag on the post can't find it. More than two weeks ago for sure, since it's the beginning of July I think I did the first week of June in fact so it's time. Maybe tomorrow.
Squash and peppers and tomatoes oh my!
