The official start of summer is this Thursday, not Memorial Day, or the first of June, but Thursday, and the weather is going to match it. We have had such a lovely cool spring, I know, we had some hot days, but those are going to feel mild compared to the three H’s that are coming this week. Yup, the Hazy, Hot and Humid are going to descend so I better enjoy the cool of tonight while I can. This heat will blow the peonies so fast it will be scary, but I have harvested plenty and they are all enjoying their time in the cool. Speaking of which, if it is truly going to be as hot as they say, I will more than likely have the flowers in the flower cave on the open flower days. Just follow the signs.
A riot of colors are being cut from the gardens now. I have almost every color under the rainbow, and it is such a beautiful thing. I don’t know if I will have a riot of zinnias this year because of the slugs, but everything else is looking good. The tunnel is full of color and the perennials and more of the cool self sown flowers are just going out of town.
So what is planned on the farm this week besides keeping up to the watering? Well early in the day I will get the watering done and I got a bunch of perennials that need to go in the ground. The space is all prepped, I just have to get them in. Tomorrow should be cool enough to work in so I will get those planted and mulched. That is the plan anyway. The rest of the week, getting a path wood chipped before 10 each morning. Then trying to stay cool. Harvesting will also happen early or after dinner at night, but honestly by then I am pretty zapped so early morning harvest it will be. Fingers crossed. I have to choose my times working wisely, paths can wait till cooler days if they have to. The third and last batch of the zinnias will also go in the ground. Fingers crossed that these take. They are small but if I don’t get them in the ground soon I will miss the season. Ugh.
I leave you with last week’s #windowframethursdays. I just love this creative outlet, I hope that you all enjoy seeing them.
So until next week, stay cool flower friends.
Allie. I dream of flowers, do you?