The weekend brings an opportunity to catch up on some needed chores. It was really hot today and we have not gotten much rain in the last week so I decided to water everything thoroughly. I then took a trip to my local nursery and picked up some 3ft and 6ft bamboo poles to support my pepper and tomato plants.
I tried to get some aerial shots of the garden. You can see the purple hull peas are just all over the place. I probably won't grow these in beds anymore because they just sprawl all over the place. The second set of corn is a few weeks from harvesting and the third set it about six inches tall. All in all it was a good day despite the heat.
It's too ridiculously hot out there to do anything. I tried to go hang a trellis this morning at 7:30 and already sweat my tush off. Ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteRibbit - It is pretty much the same around here too. I try to work for 15 to 30 minutes and then come in the house and cool off for 30 minutes. I am ready for Fall and cooler temps.
ReplyDeleteKris, I looked hard in your garden and I couldn't find one weed! Everything looks real good. You can't work in the heat ..I get up by 6 am ( that's not my usual time either) and do what I have planned and get back into the A/C and thank goodness I have it.
ReplyDeleteGinger - Thanks for the compliments, but trust me there are plenty of weeds in my garden.
ReplyDeleteI am trying to be more proactive in my raised beds. I have been laying down newspapers or black plastic around my plants to cut down on my weeds. It works pretty good in raised beds, but I have not come up with a solution on my traditional gardening areas.
Working smarter, not harder doesn't always apply and sometimes I have to just grind it out and pull them up by hand. :)