Day 179 back from doggie camp

I got them back today and they're so happy!  (Or maybe that's me.)

The garden, on the other hand, is dry as dirt and weedy as an inner-city sidewalk.  I guess I know what I'll be doing next weekend.

Day 176 - getting ready for an awful weekend

My big babies are going off to doggie boarding school again!  Aiee!

I'm going off to a funeral.  Aiee.

And my little boy is coming with.  He doesn't know that yet.  He just upchucked on the dining room carpet but it looks like he recycled it.

The next installment of garden in progress.-- TOMATO BLOSSOMS!

Day 174 dog update

Since the schedule is all weird, I've been having trouble getting her to eat in the mornings.  But this morning all went well--I fed her when I went into the bathroom and when it was time to leave for work, her food dish was empty.

So then I tried togive her a dog biscuit.  Fail! 

After five minutes of aggravation the big dog ended up with two biscuits and her, none.

 Some more garden in progress.

Day 173 the garden continued

Sphaghetti squash--my big experiment.  The stick is just a marker for where I planted the seeds.  The hardest part about squash is that I always plant two seeds in each hill, in case one doesn't germinate.  But then, when they both come up, how do you choose which one to kill?

It used to be even worse--I used to plant three.

Day 171 lettuce and new dog harness

Salad coming soon...I'm going to pick a mess of spinach tomorrow and wilt it for some spinach quesadillas on Tuesday. Yum!

I bought a new harness for my Izzy dog today. It's too big for her in the loops but just right in the length. The problem is, she's a loooooong dog. Long and lean. Probably the medium size would have been better but it was always too short in the span between collar and girth.

This will do, but it can't be left on her--she'll chew it up as fast as she did the first one.

Day 168 garden in progress

That loverly first fruit...

Garden in progress

Purple hulls still look diseased. Not all of them, and especially not the ones planted later. Keep fingers crossed!

Day 167 garden report

Brocolli--will it bud before the weather tops 100? Can't wait to find out!

Day 166 garden report

Beets!

Day 165 garden report

Lovely rainy day. Maybe not as much rain as I would have liked, but plenty enough. I hope the little pepper plant survived!

My Izzy dog did well enough with the rain showers moving through, but she did somehow manage to get the back door open and come in this morning. I put them out at first light, as usual. Then I went bakc to sleep and when I awoke, it was raining, the back door was open, and she was in her cage. I hope she doesn't make a habit of this.

State of the garden, thus:

BEANS!

Day 162 herbs masquerading as bouquets

I finally got my little (human) girl to step out in the garden. My little...well...teenager. Even she noticed how gorgeous sage is, flowering!

Day 158 rain and its reward

NTR and probably no pictures either. It's raining, which is great, but that doesn't make for much good gardening or picture-taking either. I put up the hummingbird feeders yesterday--at least two weeks late. And this morning I had a hummingbird already.

My little Izzy is inside. She just can't get the hang of rain and still doesn't know what a doghouse is for. She seems to think doghouses are things to make a shady spot when the sun's going down behind them.

Something is bothering my beans. Some are as big and healthy as a body could hope for, but others appear to have the leaves eaten off at the stem. I can't tell if it's a blight and the leaves are just failing to develop or if some sneaky little varmint is snacking on the tender leaves. Whatever is is, I promise not to touch them or even go near them when the plants are wet--if it's a disease; I'm not going to spread it.