July 18

Harvested 1 cabbage, 2 marrows and another batch of tomatoes today. Okra are starting to bloom.  Early blight hitting Kellogg hard.

July 15 Update

Last week the tomatoes really started coming.  The new glads are about done, but the old ones are blooming now.  The 3 Lilac Time are showing green.

I applied copper again last week.  The blight is hitting some more than others, I think one Morton is the worse now.

Caught one chipmunk and one vole last week.   Did I record the theft of parsley and chard--both are coming back.

The okra is looking great.

Lisa separated and replanted the leeks about 10 days ago, coming okay now.

Peppers look good, except for one which she transplanted. 

Lettuce is almost all gone.  A cabbage could be harvested.

July 5 Update

Dry and hot weather for the last weeks.  Derecho storm June 28 cut out power for many.

Glads are in full bloom, particulary the new ones, but also old.  All the glads planted have come up.

Trapped 13 or more chipmunks after they tore up the red beets.

Got the first 2 tomatoes, first one rotted, the second okay.  Early wilt showing, pruning and spraying (3rd time Monday).

Chard is good, Lisa divided leeks, butternut squash is good, the eggplants are good--took the row cover off on July 1, about the right timing.

Lost one zucchini.  Got 3 dahlias to replace Lilac time, one in pot,2 in garden.  2 of new dahlias are blooming.

Lettuce is playing out and bolting.

Okra doing well.

At home I think deer got a few impatiens and some more hosta leaves.  Caladiums are up

Ann-Marie has downy something problem with her impatiens.