What a nice greeting this little dragonfly gave to me upon entering the garden today. There is always something new around every corner. As you can see the onions are beginning to dry down so I am pulling them periodically and having them dry out for later use.
I usually leave them in the garden if it is a nice sunny day and then gather them up in the evening to put them in the garage or covered deck to continue drying. Now on to the peas.
The peas have really dried up in the hot weather they hate! So now it's time to pull them out and assess.
They pull out pretty easily with the trellis of chicken wire and then I just pull out the stragglers left in the dirt.
I don't use a hoe much but in this case it's perfect for tilling up this small section of dirt to get it ready for a new planting. I added a small amount of my main three (blood meal, bone meal, potash) and then make a furrow with the handle of the hoe, then plant the seeds.
As you can see I ended up putting the wire back in because the bean plants were too far over the new section of planting, and I was worried the new seeds would be drowned out by the bean plants.
At first I thought I might plant more green beans, because let's face it, you can never have too many green beans, but I finally decided to plant more cilantro for salsa making. I figure it should be maturing right about the time I am in full salsa making mode. I already have some growing in pots that should be ready soon for early salsa making.
This is the look of the wild garden in full swing. Since the space is small, I realize that things will grow in and around each other, but it doesn't bother me. I just enjoy seeing what will mature next!
My final task today is cutting even more blight out of the tomato plants and even some small ends of vines that are growing too wildly, but will not have any chance to set and mature fruit anyway. That's it from the garden today. Happy gardening!!
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