Well I guess! This past week the temp has ranged from near 90F to this morning's low of 40F, with wind, rain, and thunder, and I actually had to go out and water the tomatoes a few nights ago. I almost went out and covered the garden last night, but decided to go ahead and take a chance. No frost, but the cold does slow the tomatoes and peppers a bit.
I've got three dozen tomato plants (mostly Roma for canning and sauce), two dozen assorted peppers -- sweet, hot, hotter, hottest, and Masochist's Delights, plus cukes, peas (up about 8 inches) , strawberries, asparacus, garlic, and some posies. More of those, plus the usual suspects left to plant. Wasn't going to do beets this year, as I got a good crop last year and canned a whole bunch, but I forgot to do the pickled beets. Not a good lapse there -- we love those things, so I'll plant them again.
There are lots of little green sweet cherries on the trees, and if I can save them from the birds, we might have a pie or two.
Speaking of the birds, had lots of finches, grosbeaks, woodpeckers, wrens, etc, until last week's storm. Now very few. A big crow has been stopping once in a while, but the little guys are scarce. Hummingbirds are back, and they'll fly right up close to me, but the rest are noticeably absent.
No bees either, and that's still scary.
YA CAN’T PLEASE EVERYBODY, JOE
3 days ago
YUM!! Your garden sounds delicious.
ReplyDeleteYou sound a bit like me in regard tot eh bees last Summer. I think I saw about 3 of them.
However, I've noticed a different kind of bee around lately. Very fast moving, doesn't stop for long. Next time I see one and have a camera in my hand I'll click a picture for you.