Fall Lettuce

 The highs are have been in the low 70s yesterday and today.  I should have transplanted the lettuce yesterday but I just got to it today.

It is super quick to plant using my little Power Planter auger on my drill.  I spend about 5 minutes drilling my holes, sprinkle some fertilizer over everything, and then at that point I have to get down there and smoosh them in.

It sure goes a lot fast than digging each hole with a trowel.

If the weather would continue like this, I wouldn't worry one little bit about bitter lettuce.

But I went ahead and put shade cloth over them.

The Dahlias are beginning to bloom

Mai Tai

Do you see a bunny butt in there?

There's Bun-Bun

Mid-Season Reset

Yesterday I pulled out the dried peas, saving the seeds, and today I prepped the bed for lettuce.  It is a bit hot for lettuce.  I think I will tuck this tray back away on the east side of the corn where it will stay cool in the afternoons.

I used most of the rest of the compost.  Lovely stuff.

There are at least half a dozen cantaloupes large enough to see through the foliage.

The pole beans are coming

Beans for supper

The Sweet Corn has a good percentage of ears set.

As usual there are a lot of Ladybugs in the corn.  I guess they eat the pollen? 

 Because there are no aphids.  My bug ID app identifies this as the Seaside Lady Beetle which is a native,

The flowers are hitting their stride.

And today was a lovely day.

 

Riverbed Year Four

 We put this large dry creek bed in back in 2019 to deal with a drainage issue.  This is the fourth year for the plantings.  Not only does this handle a lot of water, we really enjoy walking through it.  The grasses are not headed out yet, but we are reaching the end of the Daylily season.  Here are a bunch of before and after photos to show what it is looking like in its maturity.

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Some of my favorite random views from the past few weeks

Day Lily Day

 Yesterday morning when I first set foot out side I could tell that it was going to be a banner day in the flower bed along our deck.  These two clumps of daylilies were fixin' to show off.  Every time I walked past them I snapped another photo so I would catch them at their prime in perfect light.

The bed opposite is also in its prime

And a sunflower in the vegetable garden

Mid-July Vegetable Update

The cucumbers are not the only thing growing well.  The lettuce is done and the peas are drying on the vine so I can save the seeds.  Here is what else is growing:

Sweet Corn

Forming ears

The aforementioned cucumber jungle

Cantaloupes
No fruit set yet, but how could I tell in that heavy growth?

The Cauliflower is done and I am eating my way through the cabbage.
The Broccoli is sending out side shoots.

Pole Beans

Seychelles Pole Beans flowering

I have picked four zucchini

Havasu Peppers
We had one in salad tonight and it was SPICY.

One of five tomato plants

The countdown is on

Snapdragons and Cosmos

Zinnias budding

A few sunflowers are blooming

Herbs (Parsley and Basil) and Sweet Potatoes

Buckwheat in resting beds

The peas almost ready to come out.