Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Mow Mow Mow...

Everything
Is
Mowed


Yeah. well that lasted about 4 days...time to get back out there and decide where to start, because it's time to do it all over again. And to think that in a few months we'll actually put the mower up for the 'winter'. We've been pulling stuff up and mowing and plowing. Some things I just hate to pull, but that's just a shortcoming of mine...I suppose it's related to that thinning problem I also have. As much as I love the zinnias, they have to go. I mean, you can't have MORE zinnias if you don't pull these up first. Will is bringing home a truckload of fertilizer (chicken-related) and I want the flower beds to be ready. I worked like a dog on the old Cosmos bed last week. That was a scary project. It was a jungle in there, lots of nettles (ouch) which have to be chopped. They can't be pulled, because they're full of nasty thorns. But I got it done. It will have to stay this way until the ground is prepared again. Like every other August, it's hard to believe you can (and have to) plant in this heat. If you don't it will just be too late. It works out...I have Dianthus seed I want to start, and Pansies can be put in as soon as they're available. It's not all rip and tear, however. There are a couple of things just coming ito their own. If you can stand another loofah picture, here is an update. I love these big yellow flowers. And, as you can see, things are coming along nicely. There are plenty more, but here is an example of how fast these grow: Well, I put in my early morning time before the heat. I left buckets in the field, because I meant to pick purple hull peas. I would have done that, even in the heat, but they were still full of dew, and hauling in peas when they're wet is a dangerous proposition. They will mold before you can shell them. I'll just wait until later today. If it doesn't rain, they'll be dry by this afternoon, and I can wait until the relative cool in the evening. Or, if things look stormy, maybe I can get to them before it rains. Oh, and this is cool; we had a very nice family come up here from way south Louisiana a couple of weekends ago. They wanted to know when the limas were ready, and they'll be coming back for them maybe Saturday. We're going to trade veggies for fresh crabs. We're really excited about this. I must say, living in Louisiana does have it's advantages.

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