The Week in Review

Well I worked when I could this past week but I didn't make much progress. I spent Sun, Mon and Tues weedeating the area for the dogs and garden. As mentioned before, I can only do very small sections then I have to rest for 10-30 minutes so this is a long process. LOL several times I fell asleep in the chair while sitting in the shade trying to cool off.Wed I transplated the only 3 cherry tomatoes that had grown from seedlings into individual cups. I also reseeded parts of the flat with newer seeds for cucumbers, bell peppers and cherry tomatoes. A few are already popping through so maybe I will have something besides tomatoes and onions LOL.

Thurs I finished transplating the tomato plants I purchased from Walmart, 2 Big Boys and 2 Romas. I soaked everything with water with Miracle Grow. I also took pictures but so far have been unable to load any of them. The giant pots to the left hold the tomatoes. You also see about 8 medium white pots in the middle. They are hanging baskets that I filled and will, hopefully, eventually hold cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and a few other goodies.

Way over to the right is a bright blue blip. That is the water well. It is wrapped with insulation, an ugly blue tarp and some steel skirting around the bottom. My mh is only 50 ft long but the one before me was around 75to80 ft so there is a long flat area back there. I need to clear out some weeds but that area gets great sun all winter long. I would like to either buy a small camper and put it there or put up a small green house. You can see the corner of a 3 shelf plastic bookcase back there and I also have one of those large Rubbermaid brand storage sheds. I can't decide if I want to set up this stuff out back or put them on my deck when I get it installed.

Friday I filled the two large rectangle containers in the front left of this picture with dirt and manure so I can plant watermelons and canteloupes in them. I added another set of blocks and two long boards to make another planting row like the one behind it. The back row has lettuce and carrots in the large long green container. The 2 dark green containers and the round white ones have not been planted yet. I am still trying to figure out what will go in them. The 2 long green containers on the ground are both planted with onions. One has bulbs and one plants.The reddish bowls sitting in the foreground are going to have peas with teepee stakes. I haven't tried this before . I will be moving the tomatoes to the end of the row in front and try to place some containers with peas and pole beans where they are sitting now.

The area in front of the blocks was just weedeated so you can tell how hot it has been because everything is grey and dead where I cut.

The heat has been almost unbearable since Thurs, in the high 90's with humidity putting us over 100. Normally we are in the 80's this time of year so no one was prepared for this heat. In addition it is causing a problem because we have not had any rain in over a week. I am running out of water and what little I had has been evaporating. I have stayed in bed until late evenings and come out and piddle for an hour or two then play with the dogs and head back inside just before dark to fix dinner. Sometimes I come back out after dinner and sit with the boys and watch the fireflies. They are just beginning to thicken up in our area.

Did you notice the totes filled with soda bottles behind the back row? I have plans for using them as planters and will show you soon :) And all those pieces of wood? Those are for that deck that I am still trying to get installed :)