June 2024
Sat 1
Looks like one more Dahlia from Holland bulbs is alive
None of the roots are showing any life
All seeds are slow to germinate though the weather is good
Mon 3
Used soap to wash the deck
Tied up the veggies
resowed beans at the back due to low seedlings
Beans seedling behind garage is being eaten
Wed 5
Liquid fetrilized prenniels in front
Looks like the California poppys and Lupines are sprouting
Fri 7
Short dowpours last couple of days
Temp is below normal (cool)
A couple of eggplant and hot pepper showing signs of wither
seed sprouting is very slow
Old Dahlias appear to send out shoots. They did not die (zone 6)
Fifteen degrres below normal next couple of days
Mon 10
:ost many of Zinnia seedlings
Lost all marigold front
Los marigold seedlings on deck
The warm winters seems to promote previous years Dahlia
Several rose bushes been eaten. Probably baby bunnies
Deer eating evening primrose and clematis buds
Remaining eggplants behind garage beheaded.
Tue 11
Tomato cages for the side
Probably bunnies also eating eveing primrose buds
Lost the re[lanted beans behing garage
Most Zinnia sprouts have dissappered after second seeding
Wed 12 - Sun16
Just watering as busy with Vinayaks Wedding
Mon 17
Heat advisory for 17 - 21 = over 90 degrees
No rain for last 6 days
Watered all
Losing probably two sicilian eggplants
Hot pepperes appear stunted. Not growing
Tue 18
staked cukes
Staked tomato and installed cages (behing garage)
Slujs eating peanut butter bait without tripping trap
the heat has caused the day Lily to send out blooms
Wed 19
waterered young plants
Sat 22
Deer ate the all daylilly buds in front
Transpalnted cukes
Transplanted Zinnia at back
Transplanted marigold to front
Watered/fertilized transplants
mutilated eggplants are sprouting leaves.
plants are not growingsteadiliy
Probbaly will not buy miracle gro soil anymore
sprayed pepper/soap water on the leaves to discourage deer
Sun 23
Two more terrorists released to Buckland park
Bunny in the patch behind garage. laid out bird netting hoping to discourage it eating bean leaves
Shasta Daisy full bloom
Tue 25
Trimmed the kerria, the weeoing cheery, some magnolia, and the growth at the back
Caught my secondsquirrel and a mouse
The cone flowers are startng to bloom
Plants are growing very slowly inspite of new soil
Sun 30
Lots of rain the previous days
Plants growing slowly, especially eggplants and peppers
Vole has decimated the italian beans at the back
Mint spreadinging wildly behind garage
Bean leaves are still being eaten. Not allowee to grow
Harvested peonies (June 5) Suspect 6 and 7 garden terrorists Problably catching wrong suspects
second sow of bean seedlings gone (June 7)
Suspect 8 Mint anyone Suspct 9 Suspect 10
Lot of buds on Hydrangea -Expect to lose them to deer Evening primrose
Jun 23, Shasta Daisy Suspects stopped counting (Jun 25) Clemantis (Jun 300