Currants

Finally, after years on my wish list, I have Currant bushes in the ground. Two Red Lake Ribes from Platt Hill Nursery, grown by Bailey Nurseries.

Rain

almost all day on Sunday. Lots of rain.
2"-3", depending on the source of data.

A little walk about

Grass looks dry

 Sunflower - Nice to see right outside the kitchen window

 Relocated and happy

 The wild section

 Butterfly bush attracts more bumblebees, and they fight over it.

 Front yard walk. Last year's mum is coming back well; grasses, sedum looking good.

 Kale and big grass

 Sage, grass, phlox, sedum, balloon flowers

 White snakeroot

Hydrangea on the west side is in full bloom.

More new plantings

In the front, along the walk:

Leptodermis Oblonga (Chinese Leptodermis), left

Stokesia laevis, Honeysong Purple, Stokes Aster, right

from The Planter's Palette in Winfield, with Cedar Bark Chips from Platt Hill Nursery in Bloomingdale.

Three from The Planter's Palette in Winfield.

Veronica 'Royal Pink' Speedwell in the east garden by the side stairs.

Persicaria Polymorpha Giant Fleeceflower on south fence opposite kitchen sink, along with the

Gloriosa Daisy, Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia 'Denver Daisy' and a transplanted

Russian Sage from the front walk garden.

New Plan Posted

Plan for 2013:
1st box: beans, chard, spinach, eggplant
2nd box: tomatoes
3rd box: radishes, carrots, lettuce, spinach
South fence line: peppers, zucchini, pumpkin, watermelon, cucumber

Rain

While I was watering.
A little wetting of the surface, but not enough to live on.

Seeds in the ground

Planted lettuce and radishes in Bed #1
Select Salad Blend and Sparkler White Tip
from Livingston Seed 

Lawn

Mowed the front only, with the reel mower.

Rain

0.4" yesterday

Pumpkin

Harvest and dining

Our first watermelon, ever. First pumpkin of the year. First Korean eggplants. Other daily takings.

Watermelon was good.

Rain

0.4" on Monday and it is coming down in buckets now.

Harvest

Mister Stripey tomato. Our first.

 Mister Stripey open and soon to be on a sandwich. Delicious.

 The bounty on a frog plate.

Rain

Continuing to rain all day. Like a dream.

Rain

a trace

A Quick Peek

Potted annual is very happy

 Volunteer sunflower is joyous

 No idea where this phlox came from. I don't remember it from last year. Joan?

 Yarrow, round 2 after a hair cut.

One of our maples is turning, but I think it is sick

 Watermelon #1. Might be ready. How do we know?

 Little pumpkin

 Bigger pumpkin started to orange up today

 Watermelon #2

 Korean eggplant, about 4" long

Rain

0.4"

Lawn mowing #7

I used the man-powered reel mower as today has an Air Quality Alert: Quiet and (mostly) emission-free. I sure put out my share of CO2 from respiration. You are welcome. Great core workout too.