I spent a humid hour and a half in the garden this morning. Plants are growing and need a little help. Okay, a lot of help in some cases.
Mostly I weeded under and around the corner A-frame trellis. And laid out more hay mulch in that area.
The scarlet runner beans are just starting to bloom. Two hummingbirds perched on the tomato trellis in anticipation.
I dug out a huge mass of white clover which was overtaking the front doorway of the A-frame. The oak leaf and Encore mix lettuces needed only a light weeding. They look great. The Ovation mix is overgrown and mostly bolted. Hard to pick it.
The arugula quadrant has not done well at all. Mostly weeds. I tried first Sylvetta with no luck, then I planted Bellezia. A few feeble sprouts. I don’t get it.
I also started to train my 8 cucumber plants to climb the trellis. Some are too short to reach it, others are just disinclined to climb.
Bianka’s white runner beans are doing nicely at the four corners of the trellis.
There are a few little green tomatoes.
The fingerling potatoes have a nasty case of aphids.
Happily, cosmos and poppy seeds have germinated in flower pots – a late experiment.
