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Monday, June 4, 2018
Marigold Monday.....
It is a tough flower that hangs on even during a drought. The developing of different kinds of them makes it fun to mix them up a little when planting.
Don’t be too impressed with these tomatoes in the blurry photo. It is a cherry tomato and some of them were already on the vine when I bought it. It does encourage the gardener though with a dozen plants out there and they are blooming. Having planted them a month earlier than last year makes the harvest season closer but also makes it last longer. That is a good thing.
The black iris resurrected from our dust bowl era and I have one stalk of blooming right now. All other iris are gone. This iris really grew strong from my transplant and I have brought another iris to get planted.
I thought I would quit moving things from the farm but there were some things I just couldn’t not move.
I created a temporary holding planter to wait for the better time to put them in the ground. Two peonies, a hosta, and two iris are in holding for now. I am heading to the farm today to take my tree limb to the dump and also pick up a branch scrap pile. Their is a plague of black flies up there so I won’t stay long. People in the surround area say that this black fly the size of a knat is killing chickens. It is blocking their breathing openings. The insect is said to be new for Iowa and is on a three week cycle. They have come like the Minnesota Mayflies do like a plague. This black fly is said to want to receive the carbon dioxide from animal and people’s breath.
I hesitate to share an ugly photo but I did want to share how the peonies reacted to 99 degree F. heat. It is Monday again and we get to start our week out on a good note. I wish everyone to have a good day. Thanks for stopping by today.
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Glad to read your previous Sunday blog post about the (finally) cooler temps, Larry. We are having more of the same here in Nashua, NH, but with a few days of rain to start the week.
It cooled off her last Friday and is mild now and I am happy for it! Your poor peonies... maybe some will rebloom for you! :) We had some tiny knats..I got bit twice and got red bumps:(
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