When I left for work this morning, it was pouring down rain. According to the trusty frog rain gauge, we received a full inch. As sis-in-law, Gretchen, said, "The plants aren't fooled by the sprinkler; they know real rain when they get it."
The tomatoes and green peppers are showing strong signs of growth. No jalapenos yet, but they really shot up today. I still have a few jars of them left from last year's garden.I pulled the last of the radishes today. Now I need to decide whether I should plant
more seeds or just wait until cooler weather comes around.
The green beans are coming along nicely. I haven't removed the protective Solo cups yet, although the plants are just a bit taller than the lip of the cups now.
The cauliflower hasn't started forming yet, but the leaves are HUGE.
The flowering cabbage is looking nice and purple. It's more for decoration than anything.
And, finally, the first clematis bloom! I planted four of them below the arbor, but the hostas I planted next to them aren't doing a good enough job of shading, so three aren't growing very quickly.
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Clematis like water, lots of it, and shade on their roots. Also, try stapling a foot of chicken wire to the bottom of your arbor so the Clematis has something to grab onto - sometimes they don't like the pretreated lumber. Tammy
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