The Flowers and The Veggies

 The above average temperatures have been good for the flowers and the veggies. The HOA sprinklers take care of the flowers, but I have watered the veggies almost every day.

The ALMOST 1 inch of rain early this morning also brought more normal temperatures, so I spent the afternoon pulling weeds in the flower bed and planting a couple more perennials. There was about a half inch earlier in the week. Whatever we get is very welcome as it is very dry in most of South Dakota.

all three hills of cucumbers have survived

they have loved the heat

this was NOT a cucumber bush plant

evidently bush cucumbers do not mean bush plants

I attached a trellis to a plant stand, zip tied the trellis to the deck posts to keep it from tipping in the wind, and then attached one of the plant vines to the trellis to encourage it to climb.

Although they are NOT in full sun, the tomatoes seem to be doing well, too. Compare the size of the veggies to my blog post on June 12th.

the grape tomato plant has little tomatoes this week

all four varieties of the tomatoes have lots of flowers

no colored peppers yet

but lots of blossoms on the plant

Now for the flowers, well SOME of the flowers...

The wild roses are nearing the end of their production. I was blown away by the amount of rose bushes that appeared this spring and the amount of flowers they had.

the colorful end of the perennial flower bed

and a new piece of glass art in the flower bed

the annuals for the bees and butterflies are just beginning to flower

zinnias, I think

more of the annuals

And to my surprise, there was a flower on the pasque plant. The flower is a very pale lavender, but a flower none the less...in June...and in this heat.