Thankfully since the last time I posted we have had a bit cooler weather- Thankfully we have not had any triple digit weather since the last time I wrote but boy those last 2 days were certainly record breaking heat. We are going into a second summer at this point with temps in the mid to upper 90's. But I won't complain because it is a lot better than the triple digit temps.
We actually got almost 1/2 inch of rain last week and then the week before we got another 1/2 inch. Thankful for that rain but we certainly need a lot more.
I am actually trying for a fall garden. I have worked hard to keep a few things alive throughout that hot, hot summer - and happy about that. And then I planted more things. And then yesterday I worked for a couple of hours in the garden cleaning it up and planting -direct sowing- seeds in the garden. I planted:
- carrots
- beets
- rutabagas
- collard greens
- radishes
- arugula
A week or so I planted lettuce seeds out and have seedlings coming up. Yay! I almost forgot to get them planted. I planted a favorite - Parris Island Lettuce and then a new one - Landis Winter Lettuce - maybe ? It was a free seed pack with a Baker Creek order. It will be fun to try this lettuce and see if it is a keeper or not.
I tried growing rutabagas last year and nothing came up. :( I sure hope that I have better luck this year. If not I may have to do the trick I did with my beets last spring - sow indoors and then transplant a couple of weeks later. I direct sowed my beets this time - fingers crossed that they will grow. I tell you what - Beets from the garden are so good!! I better close for now - for some reason I am not able to scroll to make sure I am typing what I intend to type. So at this point I am typing blind. So if there are errors, please forgive me.
Hope you are doing good. May God bless and keep you close to His heart! :O)
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