We put out the summer beans and okra a bit late but the beans are sprouting! (I forgot to look at the okra and I’m not going back out in this heat.)
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Two beautiful but subtle flowers are blooming now including the mysterious Late Figwort!
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More leaves, new flowers!
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I’m taking today and tomorrow off so I hope I can look around the garden a little more.
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As hoped, we got them seeded before rain. They’ve now had several inches of rain to support their summer growth!
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We got more rain overnight and I needed to smooth out the disturbed soil near the house foundation where we recently got piers. While I had the hoe out, I scraped out some little drainage ditches to pull some water away from the porch.
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I’m too far behind on photos to put on blog so I’m wiping the slate clean. (I will catch up on the spreadsheet though haha.) you can see how much is happening even today!
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We went up to Native Plant Nursery of Oklahoma City today to help the Chef’s mom add some drought tolerant native plants to her garden. We got her six plants but we stuck to our personal list and thus got only one! We feel positively responsible.
The people staffing the nursery were helpful and knowledgeable and willing to brainstorm ideas with us. (Especially helpful since the Chef’s mom lives a bit away where some different species can grow.)
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We missed the first bloom I think but we caught a flower today! The second smaller individual doesn’t have any buds this year so far.
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The volunteer Venus looking glasses are blooming more.
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