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Hedge nettle. Morton Arboretum. Photo by rjzimmerman Jun 25, 2019.

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Garden Report 19.6.16

My second little itty bitty asparaguses is breaking through the soil. Dug around and the other four are composted … except one tiny little frag … like a note left at Roanoke.

I have one tiny tom fruit on my plant. Not many bees nor bumbles in the garden this year despite being overrun by buttercups and borage. The zuc is not happy! I think I will have to put a hot hat on her and hope no powdery mildew sets in. So far we are white free. OR Maybe I will put the hoops back in -- sections of white pvs pipe water line that we slip over the rebar that is in the ground helping to hold the grow box in place. Then I just pull over a painter’s drop cloth (cheap clear plastic sheet from the hardware store) over the hoops and pinch and secure with clothes pins. That might be easier and then leave ends open for air circulation instead of messing with a hat and worrying about will the sun come out today...

The roses are a riot! They are having a spectacular year. I don’ t know what the party is about but they are all over it! Got someone that is taller to stand on a ladder and get the ramblers going up the camellias again -- gave them a nice lashing of twine as added security for when the winds pick up until they can nestle back in amoung the branches. I certainly miss doing it myself but no ladders in my near future.

The cilantro do what cilantro always do -- bolt. I really need to research a non-bolting variety because I love it so!

The cress bowl was one of the casualties when the poor dog got maced. The upside is that the seeds may be sprouting at the base of the water bib so fingers crossed and a little prayer.

I can’ t compete with the hedge nettles. They are just glory bound. What they don’t know is that I have a dining room full of cardboard boxes just waiting for a family evening to deconstruct and lay it down!

Planning the Autumn garden. Peas will be at the top of the list. Probably mustard greens/stir fry mix, kale, chard. Never brassicas unless I can precure some rapini seeds that aren’ t an arm and a leg in cost [darn hipsters!]. I always want to do cabbages but honestly, I have too many baby slugs and they become hotels/nurseries. We have cabbages in this area like some people have zucchini @bee-friend so I will just sit it out, waiting for the gifting to commence!

We do have a potato barrel. We call it the perpetual sorting bin. It is a large heavy duty black plastic garbage can with holes drilled vertically. We throw our raw potato peels and any that have turned green or sprouted ‘eye’ into the bin and add a little soil or compost or even old leaves from the kiwi on top. Every Autumn we raid the bin and come out with a nice assortment of potatoes. We leave the littlest behind and stir them down with some soil and compost to begin again. I guess you could call it lazy man’s gardening or recycling … I don’t know but it is what it is and what we do.