A balmy late afternoon up the creek. I listen to the breeze discussing the day's events first with the alarmist alders, then the fearful firs, then the melodramatic maples, and finally with the oaks. What the oaks tell the breeze is soothing, and the breeze falls silent for a time. A man sits at leisure, sipping a lemonade and watching the road by which his wife will return. The breeze starts up with a "But what if..." and the round begins. The oaks stroke their lichen beards, and straighten their mossy backs, and explain it all once again to the flighty breeze.
Friday, June 23, 2017
Mystery Tree reveals identity
It's clear that blackberries will be this year's largest crop by weight. But a close second might be the plums on the erstwhile mystery tree. For dissection today revealed a distinctly plum-shaped seed. They are small so far, approaching an inch in diameter, but numerous, and will make a large contribution, if they turn out to be edible in some way, as sauce and preserves.
Transplants and details of sown seeds- heat wave moves in
Transplanting squash- crookneck and small winter squash. Sowing 30 feet of combined scarlet runner and celebration runner beans for a fence line with red and coral flowers. Also sowed rainbow chard, dwarf Siberian kale, Goldini Zukes. That's it, as temps reach 80° at noon today, heading toward 91°. (Inside, thanks to night cooling with open windows and sealing up in early morning, 65°F) Tomorrow we'll reach 80° at 10:30a with a high of 98° so work will begin early and stop at 11. We'll see if we can remain reasonably comfortable through adaptation as the low temps move 15° higher tonight.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
First and second rows planted
Second 30-foot row prepared. I think I'll plant these before going for a third row. Notice the deer fence, protecting the unplanted mounds, and the hoop house.
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