Gardening
One of the Brandywine tomato plants has died, unfortunately, just after it blossomed. I'm not sure why just yet; I know it got enough water down to the roots, and nothing ate it, nor did I see any insects that could've eaten it. That said, I have two others who have tomatoes on them that ought to be ripe before I leave in the first week of August.
The beans aren't doing too well, but the zucchini plant seems to be taking over that box where the tomatoes aren't growing, and the marigolds are doing well too.
The other box is doing much better, but I think that I just made that one better. Instead of trying to mix the soil all the way through, I added the compost and peat moss on the surface and planted the seeds on top of mounds, so all that richness doesn't have to filter up through clay. I hope the strawberry plants survive to produce next year. I don't expect anything from that box this year save for the occasional herb, but next year it should do really well.
The basil's still staying low instead of growing very far, the thyme (both the seeded one and the transplant) are spreading fairly well, and the mint is, of course, trying to take over the entire box instead of staying in its corner. I'm tempted to try to grow rosemary as well, since I use it for cooking so often, but I think it'll wait. I don't know if I'll be back next year or no -- depends on if I get a job in Ontario or not.
Today it's raining (with the occasional thunderstorm. I love thunderstorms, though the dog hates them), so I've spent a fairly lazy day beyond getting the res stuff sorted and paying off my car (no more nasty stuff hanging over my head! So delighted).
I have chicken that I should do something with, as well as leftover lasagna and lamb roast. There's broccoli in the crisper and pod peas that I should shell, though all I have for a starch are potatoes (hm, scalloped? Given the weather, I could almost do a fall supper). Decisions, decisions.
I'm still really proud of myself for getting the stuff in the prior entry done.
The beans aren't doing too well, but the zucchini plant seems to be taking over that box where the tomatoes aren't growing, and the marigolds are doing well too.
The other box is doing much better, but I think that I just made that one better. Instead of trying to mix the soil all the way through, I added the compost and peat moss on the surface and planted the seeds on top of mounds, so all that richness doesn't have to filter up through clay. I hope the strawberry plants survive to produce next year. I don't expect anything from that box this year save for the occasional herb, but next year it should do really well.
The basil's still staying low instead of growing very far, the thyme (both the seeded one and the transplant) are spreading fairly well, and the mint is, of course, trying to take over the entire box instead of staying in its corner. I'm tempted to try to grow rosemary as well, since I use it for cooking so often, but I think it'll wait. I don't know if I'll be back next year or no -- depends on if I get a job in Ontario or not.
Today it's raining (with the occasional thunderstorm. I love thunderstorms, though the dog hates them), so I've spent a fairly lazy day beyond getting the res stuff sorted and paying off my car (no more nasty stuff hanging over my head! So delighted).
I have chicken that I should do something with, as well as leftover lasagna and lamb roast. There's broccoli in the crisper and pod peas that I should shell, though all I have for a starch are potatoes (hm, scalloped? Given the weather, I could almost do a fall supper). Decisions, decisions.
I'm still really proud of myself for getting the stuff in the prior entry done.