The typical ides of late summer, come earlier than usual, of course. While we await a much needed, hopefully-for-real, forecasted spell of precipitation in a few days, you are invited to take a short tour through the nooks of the CG, as it gets cleared of tired and/or over-browsed plants after harvesting the bounty! True, most of the yard looks great, (just a bigger water bill to keep them from dying, and grateful we don’t have water rationing); but their stress is detectable. Fortunately the lower sun angle as we drift towards fall helps keep moisture around longer. Given the soil crevasses in the beds, surrounding any soaker-hosed segments, it is always amazing how productive and resilient some plants are, with relatively small root systems, relative to their top growth!
The season of thinning out! Basil and tomatoes galore.
They’ve had enough! Hot and dry is OK for awhile, but then just the right humidity makes the mildew pop right up on those leaves. The melons are pushing the usual size limit for this ‘Margarita’ variety.
Fabulous colors of garden bounty! The lime-yellow of ‘Margarita’ melons laced with sweet red peppers! These melons are pale green inside, with a very mild flavor–the color of margaritas!
Our discriminating deer is wise–no eating hot peppers, just eat all the leaf tips!
Bound and determined bushes have eeked out a few beans from their bases; while the 4-footed browser insists on picking at whatever stems he can reach through the netting.
Bee party still going strong in the summer squash blossoms!
Aspen and Juni sensing some moisture in the air, but where is it for the ground?
House yard still holding its own; Spanish lavender is tired and resting for the season. Echinacea takes over supporting the pollinators!
Luscious grapes, still a bit tart, but almost ready for harvest!
Aspen finding the easy way to deal with heat…shade!
High Vibe Bounty 