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Garden Report June 30
Jun. 30th, 2012 09:58 amJust potted about 20 sprigs of lavander, hoping that some will root. It's the perfect low-maintainance plant for this climate.
The eggplant is hanging in there, surviving the flea beetles, except for one that was pecked apart by birds. I replaced it with a little pepper plant, which is also gone this morning. Just like Rosanna Rosannadanna always says; "If it's not one thing, it's the other." The vegetable birds are cute little songbirds which I do not shoot, while the almond pests were crows and magpies. I think the almond shells have now developed to the point where birds aren't interested.
I thinned the squash to 13 plants, which might be too many. I'll have a little open spot left in the garden when I finish gathering the last dried peas for seed. I'm thinking of planting a winter squash variety (butternut?).
The first planting of mixed lettuce has bolted, so I'm picking through the last 4 plants, gathering and eating what's still good. The second planting of lettuce is about ready to pick. Lettuce has been a great success, but I can really only eat one salad a day.
The eggplant is hanging in there, surviving the flea beetles, except for one that was pecked apart by birds. I replaced it with a little pepper plant, which is also gone this morning. Just like Rosanna Rosannadanna always says; "If it's not one thing, it's the other." The vegetable birds are cute little songbirds which I do not shoot, while the almond pests were crows and magpies. I think the almond shells have now developed to the point where birds aren't interested.
I thinned the squash to 13 plants, which might be too many. I'll have a little open spot left in the garden when I finish gathering the last dried peas for seed. I'm thinking of planting a winter squash variety (butternut?).
The first planting of mixed lettuce has bolted, so I'm picking through the last 4 plants, gathering and eating what's still good. The second planting of lettuce is about ready to pick. Lettuce has been a great success, but I can really only eat one salad a day.
