First of all,
I am so very pleased with how the beds are coming along... the Beans look tall and ready to reach high...
My tomatoes are blossoming with bright leathery green leaves, the herbs suffered just a bit when
I split them in half, but gaining strength...
The squash and cucumbers are kind of resistant to things as of right now but, promising...
But really the fruit trees are quite happy and blooming, mainly my pomegranate, no flowers for my blackberry bush though, a bit of a bubble popper, but strawberries are nice and red, plumping up...
Peaches are amazing, we netted them so we have a chance at them before the birds...
I'm still concerned about the lime tree... I'm assuming that is had or has Chlorosis.. A nutrient deficiency... I used an iron nitrate for this problem, and it is said to fertilize once a month with citrus fertilizer in the growing time... So that's what I have been doing...
The peppers are already flowering, yay!
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| Peppers with flowers |
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| Tomatoes being happy |
I asked a question in my last post...
How many of you keep garden journals?
I suppose it is a common thing when growing a garden, is it not?
I have been trying to maintain one...
I really want it to be fancy, eye appealing, and fun to read...
I'm not sure how to make it this way, well, if it's to be functional...
So I'm winging it...
I would safely say that we can have it anyway we want though...
I began by:
Naming My Journal, it helps to make a real connection to the project at hand...
Drawing a little and having fun with color, adding some stickers, ribbon and quotes...
I press herbs and flower in the journal and put some thoughts, dreams and ideas
along with the usefully information...
This way I can remember the season's hard work and energy put forth for a successful
next time...
Here are some of my typical drawings:
Nothing special... just fun...
Latin Name:
Rubus Fruticosus
Blackberries
Butterflies:
Latin Name
'Papilio Pulcher'
Beans
I planted "taste of Asia", I think that I did plant them to soon, but well... they are doing ok!
Then of course,
Tomatoes...
I planted "Better Boy." Heirloom, " Mortgage Lifter, " also Cherry Tomatoes...
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| These were "Early Girl" 2012... Very productive for zone 9 |
Unfortunately, "Early Girl" variety were not available this go around,
no bell peppers plants this go around either... Had to make due with only a
couple green and couple red...
Bees
Latin Name:
"Apis mellifera"
And, well of course, Bees are needed aren't they... I hope that the realization of how needed they are
comes to be apparent...
So off to come up with more thoughts and information to insert into the "Tangent Journal"...
Happy gardening..
