End of Season

We cleaned out the cantelope and cucumbers. We also cleaned up the deck boxes on the deck and the urns on the front porch. Things are looking rather spent now. Saturday we had a huge rain storm. The pond is filled up to the 1st pine tree. We look forward to doing some more work out there.

Fall is Here

We had a very, very dry summer. The fields were yellow and we had a struggle keeping the lawn green. However, we've had rain in the past couple of days...not a light rain, but a good drenching. Temperatures are cool. It's time to clean the cucumbers, cantelopes (only got one edible one) basil and onions out of the garden. We still have tomatoes ripening and peppers growing.

The black-eyed susans finally faded. Everything is pretty much gone. The ornimental grass in the front yard looks nice and we got another bloom of day lilies. It's time to do some reworking of the yard and some moving of plants.

Rain

It has been a very dry month again. Everything is yellow. We've kept things growing in the yard, but could use rain. It drizzled a little today, but we could use several days of lots of rain to green things up again.

Spirea Bonus

We got a second bloom on the spirea. It's not as big and showy as the first but it does add a little color and blossoms to a mostly bloomless front yard.

Last night I trimmed the big day lilies and veronicas and Wayne got the weds under control. We're just in a holding pattern until things go into dormancy.

Vegetables

Well, we had a bumper crop of zucchini and we are still harvesting. We've cooked, baked, sauteed and given it away. The cucumbers have really produced as well. We should get a few more there. The peppers are only now starting to produce. We finally got the pesky rabbits to leave the beans alone, but we haven't harvested anything yet. We've had three or four cherry tomatoes each night but nothing big so far. It's not been a good crop, but I'm hoping that by the end of September we will still get more tomatoes. There are two cantaloupes growing and I'm hoping to see those as well. We harvested several onions so they have been a success. Next year I'm going to do something a little different with those and put them on pots in the cart on the deck. The basil is over grown and we need to bring it in and try to dry it.

More Dry Weather

Everything is winding down this year. The day-lilies are expended. I still have campanulas growing but not much else in the front. Along the south side the new althea is blooming. I'm pleased with the progress of the roses and the small one has even shown signs of new growth. Another six weeks in the pots and we'll transplant them to the ground. I'm looking forward to fall and moving all sorts of plants. I'm going to try and put some of the new guinea impatiens in a small pot for the kitchen and I've managed to keep both the snow on the mountain and the oriental poppy alive.

More Rain

We had a little more rain in the afternoon on Sunday. Things are starting to get a little greener again.