Back Yard Jungle

Left side of Yard and the Right Side of Yard

As you can see, my back yard, which was bindweed and dog-spotted grass last year, has developed in to a fine garden and suburban jungle!

Rain all Week

It has rained and stormed all week. It's a good thing the ground is sandy because otherwise the garden would have drown! The climbing beans are up - although the Chinese red noodle beans came up about week earlier than the Romano climbing beans. The tomatoes are alive but slow. The bush beans got hit by the marauding grackles. I have some beautiful volunteer alyssum that is filling in between the pavers in the patio. The sugar snap peas are enormous and I think at least a few of my cucumbers will live. I hope it is sunny this week.

Grackels in the Melon Patch

I saw a group of these little guys in the garden early last week. I thought they were cute: social, chatterly. I assumed they were eating bugs and worms, however, it seems like they were eating the tops of my melon seedlings. It looked like a cut worm on stilts had been in the melon bed. So, I replanted and covered the bed. Hopefully, they will grow back quickly now that the ground is warm.

Sugar Pod Pea Flowers - & blog

The blog is finally caught up to today! Here is a shot of the sugar pod peas that are blooming in the garden this morning. The ground is drenched but the sun has finally come out. It has been so overcast you would think we were in Michigan or Buffalo. Saturday is my big gardening day - so I will update again then.