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We got some rain yesterday and early this morning, but all it really did was push the humidity through the roof.
Lovely!!!
Beautiful!
That's almost all of them. I think there's one or two more to bloom. And, unfortunately, 3 or 4 that never got flower scapes. One is new. A couple I'm hoping is because I divided them this spring. One, however, hasn't bloomed for a few years now.@rubysmama I love the colors and the perfect shaped flowers! Lovely!!!
I might have to try the raised bed idea, the tomatoes are in a lower spot of the yard that gets "ponded" when we get heavy rains like we had been getting, that seems to have stopped at least for now, and the peppers are in a raised wooden box but they also were swimming in water after those two really rough storms. Very unusually strange weather that hopefully will not become the new "normal"!We got a late start as well, due to the weather, but things have really come along since then. With all of the amendments I have made to the soil in the new raised planting bed, even when we got a heavy rain with ponding, it drains off quickly enough to prevent root rot. Also, aside from bone meal and some starter fertilizer at planting, I haven't had to fertilize further. By the way, the purpose of the bone meal is to stimulate root growth, so I have had no issues with wilting during dry spells.
Next year see if you can order a yard of 50/50 mix compost/loam and make that section almost like a mound. It will almost look like a raised bed and you won't have to amend the dirt but you can add peat moss to it. It will help raise up the plants, make it deeper for better root growth and help the ponding issue. Clay dirt tends to pond and adding organic matter helps it drain better.I might have to try the raised bed idea, the tomatoes are in a lower spot of the yard that gets "ponded" when we get heavy rains like we had been getting, that seems to have stopped at least for now, and the peppers are in a raised wooden box but they also were swimming in water after those two really rough storms. Very unusually strange weather that hopefully will not become the new "normal"!
Thanks for the idea!!Next year see if you can order a yard of 50/50 mix compost/loam and make that section almost like a mound. It will almost look like a raised bed and you won't have to amend the dirt but you can add peat moss to it. It will help raise up the plants, make it deeper for better root growth and help the ponding issue. Clay dirt tends to pond and adding organic matter helps it drain better.
Anytime.Thanks for the idea!!
I was wondering, since you mention it.The tires help heat up the dirt to encourage growth for those wondering why I would use tires...
I Googled too. Lots of creative ideas.after a quick google search, looks like some great ideas out there
Oh we had an extremely close one a few months ago! EVERYONE jumped. Me, cats, kid! DS and DH slept through it somehow. The lightning app showed it hit +/-75' from where I was standing. I thought the big pine just outside my house was hit but thankfully it wasn't. This time of year we get our rain via thunderstorms it seems. Tornadoes aren't common but have happened. I was leaving the grocery store once with 2 little kids and we ended up going straight to my closet. That storm did produce a tornado but just grazed my neighborhood. Not fun! I was driving with one eye on the sky.Just wait until you experience the 'snap-flash-boom' of an extremely close lightning strike. I have- twice- and liked to have jumped out of my skin both times.
Many years ago, my parents next door neighbour's tree was hit by lightning, and it set off my parents alarm system. Another time, a co-worker lost a tv from the power surge caused by lightning.Just wait until you experience the 'snap-flash-boom' of an extremely close lightning strike. I have- twice- and liked to have jumped out of my skin both times.