Another minor update

 It's been warm, I've been busy but managed to get out and water the other day... day before yesterday for sure. I don't want to water in my new pants so it'll have to wait until tomorrow when I remember to change into my shorts.

View from below of the last of the Jacaranda flowers still in bloom. Most of the fragrance that has been drifting into my window has been from this tree the last few months. I don't mind at all but a friend of mine is allergic to them, didn't realize it until she moved to San Diego from Michigan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cucumber from a few days ago, almost ready to pick and the peppers. I swear those are not jalapeños. They never get much bigger and this one started rotting at that size. So yeah.... but that other picture is definitely a bell pepper. It's much bigger now as the next photos will show.

I picked the cucumber today, it was very heavy and almost completely filled out. I didn't want to take any chances with it starting to develop rot or something. The ridges were almost filled out and the prickles were easily rubbed off. The peppers, sigh. I have some extra money so will be getting fertilizer and soil hopefully. They just never grow up to full size unless they're actually full size now, going to try and head to the Armstrong's nursery and see if they have San Diego Seed Co. seeds and actually get guaranteed correct variety seeds. As much as it is near sacrilege, I will toss most of the seeds I have since most of them are more than 3 years old (some are close to 6 years old!).

 The tomatoes are pretty much done for the season. That cherry is looking very tired and old and as soon as those last orange ones get a bit more red, going to pull them and then cut the vine down. I already cut the terra cotta in half after pulling the two that were ripe. 

There are two possible cucumbers at the top of the vine, if they don't develop, I'm yanking the entire bunch of vines off the trellis. About ready to give up on the peppers as well since I already pulled the slow growing scallions out yesterday. Need to go look up what to plant this month for this area. That I will eat.

 And there you have it, not a heckuva lot. The blocks are planting dates and if I wanted to start from seed then now is the time. Carrots, cilantro, garlic (HA!), lettuce, onions, peas... all the cool season stuff. But with our weather it won't be cool enough for them until November at least. Ah well. 

When we have complaints about not much to grow due to warmer winters, think about where it does snow. They have an even shorter growing season and no planting in the winter at all. You have to grow enough to get you through the winter months until you can plant in the spring 'after the last frost and when the ground is workable'. Or have a seedling greenhouse or area in a garage to start them. 

I have sufficient extra money I might look into a smaller raised bed frame for either the south or west bed. I'm not using the greek oregano and if I pull that up and then put a frame in that area it'll be deep and wide enough to be a bit more successful. 

Off to research costs and all that jazz.