Tops on my list-Bruce found rose trees! Purple, Lavender and white,they are stunning, up against the house in front of the new paving stones....next on the list,a bench to sit by them! if this interests you, check out your local Lowe's!
Zukes and other squash planted-with such hot weather, I can't hold them in the soil blocks any longer. I will say-those soil blocks- are wonderful. they whole thing pops in the ground no fooling with roots.More soil blocks for basil, zinnias ( cannot find square containers to fit up by the flowerbed..sigh) most compost-gone! and I need to treat all the beds with a dusting of it..will figure it out.
I replaced the goat eaten lilies-stargazers, suzukis, etc planted. even with wet humid weather, digging holes deep enough for these big, big bulbs was tough. ( B&D Lilies does not skimp...worth every penny) this was terrible ground to start with-very encouraging to see nice dark soil about 6 inches down, but the clay...is still under there.My shoulders hurt from digging!
A few of the little bushes in the new permaculture don;t look so hot. bummer. might replace the siberian pea bushes with buffaloberry.A medlar, and raspberries are on the way...which will fill out the strip quite nicely. let;s hope for more settled weather, not so hot! the blueberries and blackberries do seem happy :)
the polyculture bed looks wonderful. we have edible radishes ( beans will fill in the spots) and the broccoli are humming along. parsnips, herbs, etc are growing well. Lettuce should start being harvested by next week! I love this idea!
Need to buy straw for the pepper bed ( full of Jerusalem artichokes-shoot-I'll just keep cutting them for the compost pile.) might finish off the potato bags with a few inches of straw too. the potato plants are already above the 18 inch bags, composted about 10 -12 inches deep...so compost or straw needs to go in there.
the pitifully few pea vines are actually blooming and looking great. I'll have to devise better planting methods next year.the garlic plants are bigger than my irises..which are not blooming well this year well, maybe more settled weather will get them going too.
Weigela (lovely bush, pink/white flowers) and foam flower cover the front of the house...Megan;s weeping rose has bloomed..much to be grateful for so far.Tomatoes need their melon companions...tried to restart nasturtiums ( I seem to be clueless about nasturtiums)
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