Hi there mates!
Do you keep in mind me writing about our feral cat buddy who we have named Felix? Effectively, I lastly acquired an image of him/her. I am going to name Felix a “he” for ease of writing. He is getting a bit friendlier to me, or perhaps extra curious with me than my husband. Friendlier could be too robust of a time period, however I am hoping we’re making headway towards that.
He’ll sit the place he can see me and watch me stroll across the yard and water, weed the flowers, backyard, and many others. I discuss to him the entire time and ensure to by no means stroll straight towards him so he does not really feel threatened in any approach. He lays on the stonewall and simply observes. He’ll additionally lay on the stonewall exterior the lounge window the place I sit on the sofa within the evenings and face towards me, and typically we discover him sitting proper subsequent to or underneath my automobile.
My husband thinks I am nuts for caring for this little man. He’s satisfied he has a house nonetheless I’m not. Regardless, Felix enjoys being round me (at a secure distance) so I am pleased to present him meals and water and deal with him as my out of doors cat. The good factor, is he does not demand to be petted. As a result of I am allergic to cats it is a difficulty with Jack who I’ve to pet from time-to-time and diligently wash up instantly after. It retains him pleased and from getting his emotions harm…
I believe the spongy moth caterpillars are nearly gone. I am unable to let you know how disgusting they’re. As a result of they have been right here in such a big amount it was simply downright gross. They consistently propelled out of timber, crawled throughout all the things, and have utterly stripped timber of their leaves.
It actually appears to be like like fall in some areas as a result of there’s not a leaf left.
The timber that have been stripped fully are lastly beginning to develop leaves as soon as once more. Subsequent yr we are going to attempt to determine learn how to maintain as many as potential from climbing our timber. There are just a few options on the DEC web site however we have heard from others that they weren’t utterly profitable.
As famous within the final submit, the backyard is coming alongside. This is a photograph of the principle potato hill.
ignore the weeds. I do! 😄
Do not they appear nice? I’m tremendous excited.
We’re going to have a LOT of summer time squash. Initially, one thing was consuming my vegetation. Solely the summer time squash. They did not seem like they’d survive so I planted 8 extra vegetation. Simply in case. I ended up solely shedding 2 vegetation so now we’ll have 12 vegetation. Yikes! However I did discover out (final yr or the yr earlier than, I am unable to keep in mind which) that I LOVE dehydrated summer time squash. It’s sooooo scrumptious added to soup, stir fry, or simply sauteing as a aspect. So hopefully we could have a plethora of jars filled with dehydrated squash slices.
We have now been frequently harvesting sugar snap peas, lettuces, kale, bok choy, and radish, and we’re nonetheless getting a handful of asparagus spears every week. We have now inexperienced tomatoes on the vines and are patiently watching them every day for progress and (ultimately) colour change. One zucchini plant has fairly a little bit of tiny fruit on it, and some others have blossoms. All of our pepper vegetation are that includes teeny tiny peppers, and the broccoli and cauliflower vegetation are rising every day. I’ve succession planted them (and am persevering with to do this) so hopefully we’ll obtain a pleasant harvest of a minimum of broccoli. Cauliflower can typically trigger issues for me.
Do you see the yellow leaves which are shriveled on the bottom? That is what your entire plant appeared like.
Our inexperienced bean vegetation are additionally succession planted and most are coming alongside properly. As famous in my final submit, now we have just a few that didn’t look good. The unusual factor is that of the 8 inexperienced bean vegetation in the identical raised mattress, the 4 on the fitting aspect of the mattress turned yellow whereas the 4 on the left are an attractive inexperienced and are very wholesome. I did add free compost/soil from our city to every of my raised beds this yr and didn’t check the soil as soon as it was added. My pepper vegetation do not look too terribly wholesome both (they’re in a separate raised mattress).
As a response, I have been engaged on amending for these affected vegetation and so they all appear to be doing higher. The yellowed inexperienced bean vegetation are shedding their yellow leaves and the brand new progress is now an attractive, wholesome inexperienced. Fingers crossed all the things will pull by means of.
All different vegetation are very wholesome. Thus far.
one more spongy moth caterpillar
Final yr I examined including our garden clippings to one of many backyard raised beds as a mulch and it did nicely, so that is what I am including this yr. It is frugal, wholesome for the vegetation and soil, and can break down and compost over winter.
I wasn’t capable of get any of the cities free wooden chips this yr which is what we have been laying in our backyard walkways. I will attempt placing some grass clippings down simply to attempt to management the weed progress within the areas not mulched.
Talking of the backyard, have you ever pre-ordered your garlic but for fall planting? Jack desires to remind you to get your order positioned earlier than they promote out!!
How is your backyard rising?
