![]() We were happy to see that the plants definitely had water while we were gone (one indicator was that the squash leaves have powdery mildew beginning). The tomato cages will soon need staking (like tomorrow), the cucumbers and melons need more ties and we’re starting more zucchini and beans in the nursery. Except for the zucchini that fell over because the fruit was too large, things looked really good! The plants need tidying up, but overall it was a great time to leave the garden and the supports that exist are still holding up. We also know that our neighbors don’t garden and get home late at night from work (sometimes after dark) and we hoped they water.ĭavid and I arrived home from the airport at 11pm last night, and grabbed a flashlight to inspect the plants. We knew the weather would be hot and sunny, and that it never rains in Los Angeles in the summer. We asked our neighbors to water the backyard every two or three days and crossed our fingers for the best results.īy now our plants are well established and the lasagna garden has broken down quite a bit. It’s been almost two weeks since my last post because we went out of town on vacation. I didn’t plan on missing blogging as much as I did. Although, David says he’ll make the peach-jalepeno jam that still needs to get made. I’m at a training for work during the day, so I don’t have hours to spend canning. This week I’m hoping to get the last of the transplanting done (for now) and play in the kitchen a little. It’s almost time to play with lacto-fermentation! Looks like I’ll be making pickles again this weekend, and have just selected a fermented pickle recipe. There will be more cucumbers in a couple of days. ![]() I just planted a Santa Fe Grande pepper behind them. We picked our first two okra! I’m hoping that it stays hot enough for them. We’re happy with the support technique and may use it more in future. ![]() Near the wall are three tomato plants that David staked using the Florida weave technique, more or less. The ant/aphid covered borage hasn’t flowered in a long time. Our tomatillos are starting to take over. I planted two salvia here to spruce up the area in the meantime. When the new ones are ready to transplant, I’d like to dig in compost and worm castings to prepare the area. Gardening in a new bed, I think this area dried out too quickly after watering. I planted new ones in the nursery and plan to transplant them in. Our delicata squash has five new squashes coming! Five! That’s great, especially because these are the only ones on the entire plant. I think she’s just as happy with the new arch as we are! Rosie, as always, enjoys hanging out in the garden with us. We hope that it is shady enough to grow these without them bolting. I planted a small parsley patch (and two spinach plants) under the squash A-frame. We’re getting more buttercup squash, and have two that are nearly ready to pick. These little guys are so fuzzy it was a little surprising for me. The Sugar Baby watermelons are starting! There are a few of them, and each has hooked itself over the wire, preparing to grow on the trellis. I’ve been making sure the plant gets plenty of water, as I think it suffered a little from our vacation. The right hand side is mostly part of the Kazakh melon! It’s quite a climber, has three large melons and tons of small ones. Next year we’ll move the A-frame I plan to put a window box under the window. There’s a sugar baby watermelon on the far right side of the A-frame, by the window. On the left is buttercup (big leaves), Kazakh melon (small) and Malali watermelon (on cattle panel by wall, but hard to see). The melons and squashes are each climbing on their own. Once us humans continued to poke around the garden, the needy cat awoke and started meowing at us. When I was next to the fence, I looked at the section in between the garage and the fence, and found Mardi sleeping away! I ran inside to get David (and the camera) and he still didn’t wake, as we were quiet. The morning glories did a much more through job of hiding our neighbors from us. I just transplanted two more scarlet runner beans, and may toss in a few more pole beans. The vines on the back fence are growing well, but they still aren’t cutting it with covering the fence. It’s quite odd to be working in the garden and hear the sounds of play in the city. Our neighbors have a pool on one of the adjacent walls, and we often hear children splashing and smell grilled meat in the air. ![]() With summer in full swing, we’ve noticed more growth and vibrancy in the garden. ![]()
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