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The 'Henderson's Bush' limas I planted from last year's saved seed are perking along.
The peppers are fruiting...
And the cucumber vines are at the top of the trellis. I've harvested already a half dozen cucumbers.
Onions are doing well.
As I need them, I'm thinning out the rows.
Okra plants are just about knee-high.
'Carmine Splendor' okra, jalapeño peppers and 'Purple Ruffles' basil
The Mexican sunflowers (tithonia) were spreading out and covering the basil in front of them. I should never have planted the basil there. It gets crowded and shaded from all sides - something it really doesn't like. Now that I've ruined the tithonia, I'm going to have to try to transplant the basil anyway.
I'll move it to the better spot where I have other basil growing and hope for the best.
The marigolds I planted around the melon cages have filled in beautifully, and if they're capable of discouraging raccoons, they'll certainly be well positioned.
I saw a new insect pest the other day. I had to search out its identification online. It turns out to be the milkweed tussock moth (aka milkweed tiger moth). Very pretty, but also very destructive. Unfortunately, I had to spray them, because they were set to strip the milkweed, which is food for monarch butterflies.
They look like fishing lures.
I didn't see any adults, so I had to look those up online, too.
Interesting, but not worth providing habitat for.
I harvested five whole blackberries recently. This is the second year for the 'Navaho' blackberry shrubs, and the first time more than one blackberry at a time was ripe enough to pick. They didn't have a lot of flavor. It's a thornless variety, and often, breeding to change characteristics of a plant loses another characteristic. So, it's a bit disappointing.
Looking forward to more harvesting. And lots of weeding.
Stay safe. Stay well. Till next time.
'Yellow Butterflies' mullein
Happy Birthday, Jean.
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