Alright, several weeks of travelling (followed by frantic weeding) have kept me away from the blog but things feel more in hand now.
Peony season is just ending and it was amazing this year. Lovely blooms and one plant that was struggling last year seems to have recovered (I suspect all of the rain got in June helped).
The carrots are up and look so much better than this photo suggests. The beets have also germinated after a second sowing along with green beans. I pulled the radishes and, after an unsupervised trip to the green house, replanted the areas with a mix of pepper plants and some flowers.
The rain has also helped the squash, which are starting to look viable! The basil has been less happy with the water and could use a week or two of heat.
The potatoes in the raised boxes are about to set flowers. The potatoes in the ground are a few weeks behind (which is fine).
The cucumbers and squash I have planted to trellis up struggle, for reasons I do not really understand. The soil has been amended over and over. They may just need some time. Everything seems a bit set back by the cooler June. Or, possible, I have been cursed.
The daisies are running wild in the yard and may require action.
The water has been good for the apple trees, which have fruit and it is starting to get big. Both trees got a sharp pruning last year so I'm not sure what that will mean for the overall harvest.
The community garden, where I do not have a plot, has also busted out with the rain.
Today is garlic scape harvest day so that is probably the plan for the weekend. The saskatoons and raspberries will be the next crops--likely in two weeks.
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