Watching the Garden

Wow. We have had a summer like no other this year. FULL SUN for over a month. That is unheard of in Seattle. My corn is up to my thigh and it isn't even the 4th of July! I may actually have sweet corn by the end of July! How awesome is that!

Cooked up my first batch of green beans. Tomatoes are starting to produce...........maybe they will be ripe in the next few weeks. Cucumbers are starting to flower. My peas are done. Lettuce is starting to bolt. Gotta figure out what I can plant this week. Maybe more beans?

RAIN! RAIN! SAY YES TO RAIN!

You know there is just something that rain provides that any other source of water just can't. I don't know if it is the bringing of the atmosphere closer to the earth, or if it is that I feel a connection to the rest of the planet because the rain falling on me..........definitely didn't come from here. Today I woke up to the sound of rain falling. Nature's percussion. Soothing. Washing away the grit and grime of the day. I could feel the trees sighing in relief.

Moss!

I took this picture (currently in the header ---the really big picture on my blog right now--while walking around my neighboorhood in Capitol Hill in April. Around 100 different species live here in Seattle (the city!). Click here for more info.
GREEN.

Oh and a quick FYI: We are going on 30 days with no rain. No RAIN in SEATTLE. It is just not natural!

:)

Ok so it's been forever

It has been forever (actually over a year) since my last post! I can't believe how fast time goes. I've been in the garden getting it ready for the summer!
Of course still working on the black garden...........but this year red roses came up as volunteers so I couldn't say no. I hope to see black hollyhocks, calla lilies and dahlias this year. Believe it or not the black pansies that I planted last year are still going strong!
Royal purple (black) beans are up and blooming! Black tomatoes! (best for the Seattle summer--hybridized in Russia).

Well, I hope to keep better tabs on this blog this year!
Happy Gardening!
Live Long and Prosper!