Wasn't as hot today but still had to turn the AC on late afternoon because the kitchen got up to 90 by 3:30 or 4. Yeeesh! Was able to get out with Rocky and see what was happening in the garden, and snitch a few chives and pull the last scallion I needed for a baked potato.
Almost stepped on the ladybird in the lawn. 7 Spotted Ladybird, which is a good one rather than the Asian one that seems to be invading and gets confused for this one. The difference is the Asian variety tend to cling to walls and get inside homes. Other than that, left this little one alone and went to the garden with Rocky.
Yesterday sitting at my desk I heard the hawks calling outside and then had to go clean the litter box on the porch and looked up at the tree where they are nesting. Sure enough, saw a head bobbing briefly but I didn't have my phone at the time so took a picture today in the evening. The branches closest to us are all mostly bare, I suspect they have stripped them for easy access. Or they just haven't grown back due to the nest being there. In any case they have a nice aerie now with cover and free flight in and out. Wonder what the ground looks like under the tree with what might fall from the nest.
The 8 peppers are still going good, the four at the end have not shown any sign of growing so calling those a loss. The three separate ones, one of them was the squash seed and had not even shown signs of cracking open so I pulled it out and then dropped in three bush bean seeds. Will see what happens with those, they're very old and I didn't have much luck with them when I tried a few years ago. Beans are supposed to be really easy to grow. With the heat lately I've put the tray in the window until the sun starts beating down on the window then pull them inside. that flimsy plastic egg carton is not meant for heat only cold so it's warping a bit in the middle. I covered the three beans with a little of the peat and watered thoroughly of course.
West bed after I pulled two more carrots, the remaining carrots are still too small to harvest and will be terrible tasting. If and when the beans come up I might put those there with two of the peppers. I guess what I have is a semi-chaos garden. Whatever I grow goes where ever I can put it.
The two transplants are surviving and growing it seems, maybe 3 inches tall now. The potatoes are looking a little haggard and yellow around the base leaves but not going to pull them up just yet. The roma is hanging in there, might pinch off the main leader to get it to fill out a bit. There's all kinds of videos and instructions for 'pruning' tomatoes but I've only had to do that when they're huge and taking over. The Romaine are looking good as well just wish I had planted them sooner, they should have been harvested by now.
The last lone cauliflower hanging out and surviving in the heat. The seeds were a gift so not going to ask why I got them, but it's not a vegetable I would normally plant. I think this coming summer and fall I hope to get a fresh batch from the library of things I actually will eat or enjoy. Down low shot of the west bed with the garlic hanging out. Soil seems to be staying moist thankfully but may have to try and water either tomorrow or Tuesday.
That's it for ruminating in the garden this time. So much not happening all the time.
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