Wins and losses

 Weather is cranking up and down as usual, slightly breezy morning and evening, even in the middle of the day. Cools down considerably when the sun goes down. Currently it is absolutely clear to the horizon with a touch of brown haze due to a wildfire to the south near the border.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just another full shot of the cactus in bloom and bud with branches growing from where a main branch was broken off. People who don't understand how plants grow end up surprised and butchering the plant even more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speaking of losses, the rose bushes have been stripped once again and I don't know who to talk to. Completely bare sticks in June. SIGH. Just.... facepalm. And then the bougainvillea they hacked down because it was leaning and now it seems they have standing orders to keep it a stump. I'll have to talk to Mike again and ask him to pass on the word to leave that one alone despite there being an electrical outlet. 

 

I have about five or six baby cucumbers!  The one in my hand on the right is curled a little but it's about an inch long now. There's three more all in a line up and another hanging out with maybe a smaller one starting lower.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 All the male flowers are at the bottom with the females up higher. This is going to be exciting when they really get going. I had to coax another tendril or two onto a support wire. They all seem to have been fertilized, no shriveling is happening so far ::crossing fingers::.

I also ended up pulling the smallest garlic. It wasn't doing well and was laid over. I tugged on the leaves and they snapped off without the bulb. I then got the trowel and dug up the small bulb. The other two largest ones seem to still be doing fine.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Terra Cotta tomato seems to be doing fine, just not growing very tall compared to the cherry that is now taller than the fence. I picked one of the cherry and was tempted to pick the other one but it was still too green so I left it for another day. The one I picked is sitting in proximity to an apple on the counter. Still waiting on the peppers to kick into high gear but probably going to be late summer before I see any fruit on those. I think it was a bad choice to tip prune them so late but oh well, you spins the wheel and takes your chances.

Watered yesterday but it was another case of water water water water.... okay should be all soaked in... and  nope. Only went in about a half inch in some places and in others it soaked right through.Will see about watering again tomorrow.

That's it for now.