Garden Update

Here are some updated pictures I took yesterday of the garden and flowers. This tall plant is Celosia. It has really started to grow tall in the last month and a half. Almost over the top of the fence!


Below are second generation peas. I took the dried pea pods from the spring pea plants, and replanted them. Behold, another set of peas. This was more an experiment to see if it would work, and it does. So next year, I will plan to plant a second planting in August with the peas from the spring. Below are pictures of our Marigolds, which were planted from seed.
They are very rich in color and scent.
This is our toad lily. It actually bloomed about a month ago, and is still holding on. I thought the flowers would be bigger, but it is still a very pretty plant.

Rainbow Pictures

I took these pictures of a rainbow shortly after returning home from work on Thursday. It was the brightest rainbow I have ever seen. The pictures were taken looking East, over the neighbors' houses. Enjoy

Potatoes :(

Not good news from the potato department. This year, the plants grew, and grew nicely. They flowered and then died off just as they are supposed to do. This is the time when the potato is maturing. Unfortunately, right around that time we received around 10-12 inches of rain in less than one week. You may have heard about the flooding in Racine and Kenosha counties. Well, all that water ruined the potatoes. I went to dig them up last weekend and most were shrivelled up or not there at all. The larger ones were mushy and rotten. So there will be no potato harvest this year. I guess next year, I'll have to make sure to harvest them before any large rainfalls. This rain that we had was extraordinary and fell under the 100 year flood category. So meteorlogically speaking, I should have good potato harvest for the next 100 years!!! Every thing else is coming to an end. The cucumbers have waned off very quickly following the rains. A fungus or mold attacked the leaves and dried them up. This is probably because of the excess water and lack of sunshine in that particular location. The Yellow Squash plant continues to produce about 2 squashes every week. This vegetable was by far the winner this year in the garden. The tomato plants are also doing well. I am harvesting anywhere between 5-6 tomatoes every 4 days or so. Also lots of little grape tomatoes which are great on salad. The green bean plants are making a comeback with the cooler weather. The peas finally dried up after a great season. As an experiment, I have taken the dried pea pods, removed the seeds and planted about 10 seeds in a different area of the yard to see if they will grow. Would you know it, the little plants are already poking through the ground. I guess the experiment worked. Now I have my own seeds for next year. I will post more pictures soon. Thanks for being patient with the lack of postings for a while. Feel free to leave comments.