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.