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I thought I’d provide a bit of an update. We’ve had some record heat here in the middle of Canada and farmers are getting very concerned about the dry conditions (chance of showers today is all the precipitation we have in the forecast). She Who Must Be Obeyed has taken to a daily morning watering routine...the lettuce is the best indication as it wilts first when things start drying out. The radishes didn’t really work out this year...for the most part, once things warmed up, it got hot, which led to bolting. There was also something in the soil that decided they were tasty. We’ve had some other pest pressure and I don’t know if that is primarily due to the conditions, or to the materials we used in filling the beds...time will tell. The cucumbers and zucchini plants have really started to take off and are flowering and beginning to fruit. I’m tempted to dig up some horseradish this fall to see if the conditions impact the flavour. A friend who grows a lot of hot peppers had a squirrel attempt to take one, but after one nip it must have decided it wasn’t worth it as it left the fruit behind.
Some old seed didn’t germinate well, which resulted in some bare spots.
I like the idea of these plant ladders, found at Canadian Tire this year...they are Canadian made and are available in this 3’ size and a taller 5’ size.
The front (mostly) edible garden. Aside from raspberries that like to grow but not produce much, there are a few herbs, horseradish, and rhubarb in here.
This area is the “Butterflyway” garden. There’s a variety of flowering plants here, mostly perennials, designed to attract pollinators. The annuals that have been flowering have definitely seen their share.
Finally, I went out first thing this morning for the last picking from our semi-sweet cherry tree. We did some picking at the country property on Friday, but the dry conditions meant those cherries were very small. Either we got more rain here in the city, or the watering we have done resulted in some extra moisture for this tree as they are more typical for size. That’s a 4l ice cream pail that is pretty full and I was back in the house shortly after 7:00.
Over the past week, I believe there have been at least two days that set record high temperatures for those dates. Yesterday it was pushing 35 C.
Some old seed didn’t germinate well, which resulted in some bare spots.
I like the idea of these plant ladders, found at Canadian Tire this year...they are Canadian made and are available in this 3’ size and a taller 5’ size.
The front (mostly) edible garden. Aside from raspberries that like to grow but not produce much, there are a few herbs, horseradish, and rhubarb in here.
This area is the “Butterflyway” garden. There’s a variety of flowering plants here, mostly perennials, designed to attract pollinators. The annuals that have been flowering have definitely seen their share.
Finally, I went out first thing this morning for the last picking from our semi-sweet cherry tree. We did some picking at the country property on Friday, but the dry conditions meant those cherries were very small. Either we got more rain here in the city, or the watering we have done resulted in some extra moisture for this tree as they are more typical for size. That’s a 4l ice cream pail that is pretty full and I was back in the house shortly after 7:00.
Over the past week, I believe there have been at least two days that set record high temperatures for those dates. Yesterday it was pushing 35 C.