July 2024

July 1

The marigold plants being eaten

July 3

Tied bird netting around pole beans to discourage bunnies (seem to work)

July 5

Transplanted Zinnia to the front and fertilized.

July 6

So far caught 5 mouse/voles at the back.  New seedlings have not been axed down (seems to work)

July 8

Returned from a short trip.  The transplanted Zinnias still exist.

July 9

First harvest - cucumbers

The best hydrangeas in the last 10 years.

Plenty orange cone flowers (not from new planting)

california poppy (seeds) are appearing

July 10

Cleaned vegetable beds

Fertilized with granules

July 15

Much rain.  Its flooded around some veggies.

Things appear to be doing well.

The zinnia transplants have not been destroyed

Planted red and bright yellow cone flower near deck for permanence.  Could not raise mexican sunflowers from seed this year

July 18

Another mouse at back

Staked zinnias in front

The veggies seem to be waking up!!

July 20

staked and tied up everything

nothing to do except water

Jul 22

two more mouse at the back (one yesterday)

July 25

Tied up the Zinnias

Tied up veggies

July 27

First harvest other than cukes

Disappointing size

Looks like the plants are starting to grow now (8 weeks after planting)

Two theories why the veggies are not doing well.

One, I planted more than a week early.  Maybe the seedlings were not good quality

Two, there were several 90 degrees days and cool days after transplant.  Probably the plants shut down.

The perennials did not have this problem. They did great this year except for the destruction by deers and bunnies.

July 29

Fertilized Oak, Maple and Magnolia

July 30

Fertilized Weeping cherry in front