. I was running around like a crazy woman trying to get stuff done before the rain comes, late tonight. It's supposed to linger for a while.
I finished mowing the lawn. Check. I planted cucumbers, yellow squash, sunflowers and soybeans. Check. I ran to Home Depot to pick up my new mower blade and also 3 tomato plants. Check. Planted the tomato plants, put newspaper down around them and then put the lawn clippings over the newspaper. This is important, since without mulch, dirt splashes up on tomato plant leaves and causes that black spot fungus to spread, I put a healthy dose of ground up eggshells in the bottom of each hole, but I forgot to put a tinfoil collar around each stem to protect against cutworms.
The only thing i forgot to plant was zucchini squash.
The guy came to install the range hood. He got the old one out, brought the new one in, still in its box. As we took it out of the box, we saw there was a big dent in the front of it. Damn. No range hood today. However, he called into the office and that guy reordered the hood and should get it tomorrow morning. Since it will be raining they won't be installed the central air, which means he should be able to come and install my range hood. Cross my fingers.
I went to the dump and got more wood chips. The pile is really dwindling. Didn't have time to spread it.
This corkscrew willow is finally starting to take off. Its growth habit is very similar to a Harry Lauder's Walking stick except its a willow.
This is a shrub variety of a magnolia.
The crabapple are in bloom. I have three.
These are actually the flowers of two different crabapples that are side by side.
Tiny clusters of flowers are starting to form on the lily of the valley.
My peonies are also coming along, though no flowers yet.
I'm trying to grow lettuce in pots this year, as well as in the garden.
The strawberry plants I potted up two years ago finally have tiny flowers. Could I possibly get a berry before the birds??? Maybe so, since I keep these pots in my driveway. Have to watch out for chipmunks though.
Before the rains come...
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