Mid-summer garden update

lisa July 7th, 2003

My garden is suffering from a lack of rain, so I’ve had to water all the new plantings quite a bit to help them through. I love this red beebalm. The tomatoes and cukes both have blossoms so there will be fresh veggies soon. Unfortunately, I hear that some tomatoes won’t set fruit when it’s over 85F during the day and 72F at night. Luckily it’s still getting down into the sixties at night. The daylilies on the east side of the house have started blooming and are putting on a good show. Those are just ordinary orange lilies that came with the house. The hybrid fancy ones that Dorothy gave me haven’t bloomed yet.

One Response to “Mid-summer garden update”

  1. # Jeany Martinon 07 Jul 2003 at 7:55 pm

    I continue to be amazed at all you two have tackled, seemingly fearlessly AND tirelessly. I’m so glad you took time to go to cookouts and hear music over the holiday weekend, and I’m delighted that you’ve been able to hire Seth and John to help do the porch. How good it is of Mark’s stepmom to help.

    Watching the progress of this house is very much like watching the development of an embryo by sonogram. I’m falling in love with what you are creating together, truly an act of material magic.

    Love always,
    Aunt Jeany