It's Hot.

It's hot. The plants are crispy. The grass is slippery and yellow. We fear our water bill.

 

That said, due to Jess's five a.m. watering, things are miraculously still alive. Remember the sweet pea post? Here they are! Still alive and smelling sweet by the garden gate (and the garbage bins.)

 

 

The begonias are thriving in the shade (shade?!) of the porch. Jack knocked a pot over the other day, but I smooshed the roots back into the pot and everything seems to still be kicking right along. Sigh.

 

You can barely see the bird on top of the plant stakes - I bought this at a garden show several years ago and it's my favorite thing in the yard. That and the tea cup and saucer vine growing on it.

 



 

Okay, some things are still green - hence the fear of the water bill. Eeep. On the left are two bean towers, on the right are the dahlias so far, and behind them is a glimpse of tomato row which is finally taller than the two of us.

 

 

Hello, giant onion blossom! We have harvested jalapenos, onions, and radishes so far from this bed. That's it. No tomatoes yet, but I have a feeling we are soon going to be up to our eyeballs in them.

 

We cut the green plastic out of an old green house and are growing beans, cucumbers, and gourds along a twine grid along the frame. Looking pretty good so far.

 

We harvested our first few beans from this line tonight. For a quick treat, steam until tender, toss with a few dashes of walnut oil and toasted walnuts. Yum! 

 

Gourds! And fossilized grass. :(

 

There's corn in our yard. Corn. And it seems to love the heat because... it's growing like never before.

 

I caught Jack snacking on the corn leaves.

 

Tomato row with the an apple tree in the background.

 

And Jess with a confused Jack looking on.

 

Look at that grass. Yikes.