Bumblebee on bolting
Golden Acre cabbage flowers.
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My bed of
Yukon Gold and
Red Norland potatoes. There are two
Mucho Nacho jalapeno and two
Fat N' Sassy pepper plants in the bed. Yesterday I added more straw mulch around the growing potatoes to keep them from turning green. Then I added even more straw around the strawberry plants to keep the berries away from the soil.
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I purchased seed for
Common Milkweed. Asclepias syriaca. Only one of them germinated. I hope it not only survives, but thrives and multiplies.
Nepeta Walkers Low. It may be low but it sure isn't petite. This ONE plant that I added last summer is at least 4 feet wide. This is after I used a shovel to slice off a large chunk to plant out front. The bumblebees are absolutely loving it!
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Yesterday I placed some clothespins on the dwarf fruit trees I planted in the fall. It may not be attractive, but it will help with maintaining wide angles for the scaffolds. This is my dwarf
Golden Delicious apple tree.
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I found apple aphid clusters on the new foliage of this apple tree. Their buddy, an ant, was hanging out with them. I didn't want to dig out the hose and haul it around the house to blast them off with water. I couldn't find my spray bottle either. What to do? Improvise. My kids' squirt guns came in handy. Not as good as a hose, but it slowly worked.
Everything is looking nice and healthy..I planted a Red Delicious last year and this year I see about 3-4 apples on it ..but the Fugi is just growing big with no bloom or apple..here's wishing us both luck :o)
ReplyDeleteGood luck to you too!
ReplyDeleteThere will be no apples for me this season, but I expected that. There were nothing but stubs for branches when it arrived. I'm hoping to get a taste of one next season. This season I'm just looking forward to it growing some nice branches. With the nice dose of sunshine that we're finally getting, I think it will be quite happy.