mini-harvest

i went to the garden last evening. I had a mini harvest. I picked 3 way-too-big cucumbers, 8 banana peppers, and a zuchini.

the garden on the other side, the class garden, is going crazy. The weeds are staying low on that side-- for once. I think the densely planted squash has helped. Most of the corn and beans are obscured. Probably be a real challenge to pick.

It looks like soon it will be time for us to get the reel mower- within two weeks. Got some long grass.

had a big rain last night and it's still drizzling this morning. The weather pattern from early june to early was quite dry. But now its shifted to ideal for two weeks. Can't complain about that!

recovery

i checked the rain gauge on saturday afternoon. it looks like we got slightly over a half inch of rain over a three day period last week. the soil was still quite damp, so watering was just not needed.

i trained about a dozen vines up the trellis. i weeded for about 20 minutes. mostly outside the boxes. the grass seed is coming in ok. not really the best season for it.

i noticed a ton of bees in the fruit flowers, so i wasn't prepared to check for fruit (severe sting allergies). it seems we have a watermelon about the size of a golfball that's beginning to grow.