A few pictures of the garden

 

June 21.

June 11. Posted for reference

The trail cam is looking at the dogproof trap set at the base of the T post next to the wheel barrow.

Starting to pick up the area prior to mowing. The plastic jugs are to protect the collards from varmints and cut-worms.

Somebody needs to go on a diet

Ten minutes to pick up and mow about 400 square-feet. It is still too damp to till.

That is enough room for 57 cabbages at 24" in-row spacing with 42" between rows.

 

The row of dill that I weeded yesterday. 

A typical bit of row, after weeding.

The plants with the lacy leaves are dill.

I tried to convince Mrs ERJ that she would be MUCH BETTER at weeding the dill due to her quick, delicate hands and meticulous attention to detail. Unfortunately, I try that line every year and it has yet to convince her to weed my garden.

I made a trip out to the property today

We got just a bit more than a half-inch of rain 8-(

It looks like I get to lug water after all. A half-inch just isn't enough.

A random mulberry. I used an approach graft where I cut a "T" in the bark as if I were budding and I cut the scion on an angle and shaved two strips of bark down to the cambium on the "round" side. I didn't expect it to take.

The first morning that I have available is Tuesday.

What is notable about this is the constant, low dew point. A wet Tee shirt can do miraculous things...as long as you have water to keep dipping it in. 10mph wind speeds are also predicted which is helpful for the wet-Tee shirt method.

I was out in 95 F "heat index" today and it wasn't bad. I took breaks to guzzle water on the half-hour and I moved steadily rather than quickly.

I am very tempted to try to water half the trees (the ones where there is a breeze and shade) tomorrow after church.