first small cukes, red dahlia surprise July 28 2023 and a white rose and 9 rose buds!

Maybe I can make some pickles before Chattanooga

I am rather proud of myself that this fern was from LAST Year.  I kept it alive all winter and it thrived this summer!

So so excited about my first dahlia=didn't know I bought this one

My garden helpers.  We watched it grow.  I am going to make a stuffed zucchini

The cukes looks healthy, but... very slow

I think we've gotten 10 zucchinis.  Made agave, greek yogurt and chocolate bread, 4 big loaves

More tigredia!

There are 9 coming roses!

Tomatoes doing well

Glad I kept the tag.  Never had this tomato before

Early bird---not early this year

So love these two kiddos!

 

July 22, 2023 Lots happening and more rain and hail

 

Glad to see some snap dragons

The tigridia bloomed and lived one day. Then ANOTHER showed up 5 days later

Made a great basil pesto

What darn critter did this?  As a result, I picked two others, made zucchini yogurt chocolate agave bread and had zoodles for dinner.  I have covered with wire and some cloth the summer squash and the 2 zucchinis that are growing.  

Why can't I grow sunflowers???  These are all over Dartmouth on my bike ride.

Beau picked and shelled the peas.  I am going to write a book, "Sweet peas for Summer" as she was being Sal in "Blueberries for Sal"  as she kept eating them as Beau shelled the peas

We continue to have rain.  We've had a few wild thunderstorms.  I had a very low water bill. Part of the US and Europe are burning up and all I hear about is climate change but it is very nice here.  It did get to 97 on the 17th  but that was the first day.  I need heat for those tomatoes.  Beau checked on them and is disappointed they are not turning red.

July 16, 2023 The heat is on!

 It will be 100 tomorrow so maybe I'll get some tomatoes

Things are starting to grow:

Cucumbers look good. no cukes yet

Lettuce has been great.  Just cut it down yesterday and expecting maybe one more harvest

First signs of zucchini.  Had one but it never grew

a bulb that Pop got. Tigridia?

Pop extended the sugar snap wall.  Lots there but still flat

Dahlias doing well

I bought the red Asiatic  Starting to get into Lilies

snapdragons from past years

fav petunia

July 3, 2023 zucchini flowers and one flower

Pansy still alive....it's been so cool.  Dahlias still growing

I week this garden every day.  Those green things that look like shafts were the bulbs that Tom had bought, marked down of course.  No flowers.  dropped more marigold seeds here today

Yes, all looking good in spite of the hail

Lots of lettuce that is good.  I cut some dill weed and made two jars of pickles.  the zucchini are looking good

tomatoes looking healthy

3rd batch 

Lovely roses this year.  that purple one so unusual. The light pink as well