The tomatoes are slowly kicking the bucket, leaving just one huge plant to do all of the work. We still have okra and cucumbers (which I think I'm getting sick of) and of course the pumpkins that are just starting. At the moment, the pumpkins are lost among the weeds but I have grand plans to take a hoe to the pumpkin area this long weekend. We'll see!
One thing that we do have in the garden that you never want is caterpillars. Sorry S.O.B.s. E and I tooled on out to do a quick pick over last night and this is what we found.
Two fat caterpillars helping themselves to my tomatoes.
If you look close above the one on the left you can see what's left of a tomato that it was snacking on. I was none too pleased to see these pests and wasted no time in slinging them across the yard (where they met their gooey demise).
Beyond vegetables we have a couple of zinnia plants that are putting out some beautiful flowers. Ella planted these leftover seeds herself.
Zinnias are quickly becoming one of my new faves!
The raspberry plant is desperately trying to hold on to life after I neglected it for a week or so... Oops. Maybe I can find myself some stout manure and fertilize the hell out of it. Wonder if pig, chicken, beef cow, dairy cow or horse manure is better? Our department puts together all of them in a savory blend in the compost piles. Yuuum. On second thought, the idea of that stuff being close to my house is not that appealing. Miracle Gro it is!
3 comments:
Tell Ella I said she grew a beautiful flower! She's just as pretty!
Correct about the flower and Ella....the manure smell will not last very long and will be better in the long run as it will not burn the plant and will add more to the soil content to help keep it from drying out so fast..... ("quote ole wise one)
I think you better listen to your Granny, there, Megs! She definitely seems to know what she's talking about.
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