dc0145a's blog: Summer 2021

Hey All,
It's been a super busy year. Been very lax in posting. The last post of 2020 I showed a couple pictures of bears.
Well, this Spring those bears showed up with friends galore. Oh Lordy, you'll see from pictures they completely destroyed one of our bee yards.
As it was, we only had 10 hives out of 32 survive the winter and then the bear strike. I'm not a happy camper.

The weather this summer has been odd. May was 'normal' - some hot days, but mostly in 70's. Then June hit hot and dry - less than 1" of rain month of June. Highly unusual, June is typically a rainy month for us. July has been extremely wet this year. Again highly unusual - July and August are typically very dry - drought conditions. We've had more rain than sun of late.
It's already mid August - where has the time gone? Seems the older I get the faster time flies. Lordy Day. Below are some pics of the bear damage and the early Spring garden.
Daylilies will be featured in next post.

Varieties this year:
Amish Paste
Burpees Farmstand
Glacier ** new for me this year
Momotaro ** new for me this year
Pruden's Purple
Rutgers
Siletz ** new for me this year
Sun Gold cherry tomato
Wisconsin 55

Peppers
California Wonder
Intruder
Revolution










Early Spring Snow Fountain weeping cherry


Allium




Onions from Dixondale Farm TX


Onions planted


Heat Mats ready to go


I start my seeds in Proptek tray. At about one month, I transplant to 4" pot.



Tomatoes ready to be planted. Note: I harden off plants prior to planting out in the garden.


Tomatoes planted week of May 23, 2021

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