Amanda: black walnut trees are crazy. I read that you don't even have to one in your own yard that if your neighbor two doors over has one those roots can send juglone your way. We cut one down a few years back for that reason and I then moved to raised beds as my tomatoes died mid season in ground. I determined maybe it was the tree. Since getting rid of it no issues. Are your trees old and nice canopies? If you didn't have issues what would be your plant of choice to grow a ton of?
Thomas: did you make sure you have both male and female holly bushes? They are lovely in the winter, I've a relative that has them. Good luck w the meter. It's like the scale except sometimes when you put in new one you get the opposite effect and the scale has gone up.
As for being the smorgasboard w the skeeters I'd think I'd rather that then the darn horseflies that got me yesterday. I envision them injecting me w crud. Ick. At least the deer flies weren't out too. I think the next couple days I'll be staying on in. Will see if the deluge has switched tracks. Maybe it will head your way instead of going into Canada. Oh and usually the snails don't take a dip in your brew until overnight. Check tomorrow morn instead. Of course maybe chucky likes escargot.
Jeanne: did you eat any fresh asparagus for dinner? I made quesadillas and used last summers salsa I canned. Good stuff! Well have to compare rain and destruction of it does come to either of us.
AM: so sore today. Good grief. I took my ibuprofen and aleve and hope to be able to rest well tonight. I keep having bursitis issues in all different areas that keeps cropping up. It totally drives me nuts. My mind knows all I want to get done and my body just peters out so very quickly. I hate aging when it's like that.
I am hopeful I can get the nasturtiums in the bed before clinic tomorrow and before the rains. I only have 18-24 to plant. That's doable. Otherwise I'll just do more observing then not.
Happy evening.
