Welcome.
How on earth did this happen? We are in the thick of summer and you can tell by the flowers on offer. The true summer flowers are here, the zinnias, cosmos, sunflowers, rudbeckia, lisianthis, yup, all the summer flowers and the summer bugs that go along with them. Every morning is started with watering, harvesting and squashing bugs. It’s a great way to start the day I tell you.
As I have said, when one flower exits, another variety of flower steps up to the plate to add beauty. The sweet peas are sadly gone until next year. Last week’s heat wave did them in as I had feared it would. So the sweet peas are gone, but the dahlias have started. Slowly for sure, but this next week’s heat should push them right along.
So other than watering, harvesting and squishing bugs, there is’t much to report. I should be starting perennials like soon, like last month, but here we are. August tomorrow. I better get cracking. I have weeded the perennial area of the cutting garden and have gotten most of it mulched, which is quite the task, I have added more netting and tied up more rows to try to keep the stems straighter and not quite so arty farty. I like them that way but not everyone does. Tuesday morning is still fertilizer day, and farm day and I have been harvesting flowers to dry. Have no idea what I am going to do with them yet….time will tell. If you have any ideas, let me know.
I will leave you to enjoy the rest of the weekend. Stay cool and hydrated, the flowers and I will also do so. Until next week. Allie