Random updates:
- The neighbors DID pick cukes, beans, and squash while we were gone! I can only imagine what the pile would've looked like if they hadn't. The cukes are still going wild, as long as I keep them watered.
- The bluebirds are back. There are four new eggs in the nest box. We'll keep a closer eye on their progress this time.
- There's a robin's nest under the eaves on the front porch. I think they've hatched--it looks like she's been feeding them, but they're too small to see or hear (and too high up to see).
- Something is eating my tomatoes. My cherry tomatoes are beginning to ripen. Several times this week, I've seen ones that will be ready the next day. The next day, however, they're gone, except for a few chewed-up pieces on the ground. The likely culprits are squirrels or chipmunks, but I haven't caught anyone yet. We bought Shake-Away, a granular powder that's supposed to deter small critters. It contains fox urine...
- My bean yield isn't as high as I wanted, so I'm soaking more seeds to plant a few more squares of each kind of bush bean and add to the pole beans. I'll plant them later today.
- After a very wet spring, we've had two weeks of hot and dry weather. The grass is getting crunchy and the ground is cracking. We've been watering the vegetable garden and some of the landscaping. I've planned the landscaping to need minimal watering, but things are getting really bad out there. There are thunderstorms in the forecast for tomorrow, so maybe the weather pattern is changing.
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