Thanks for the pictures, @Folly's place. It really helps to see the younger plant too.
I watered both gardens today. The tomatoes are looking good, though a little stressed by the heat, I think. I have a couple that are about the size of tennis ball, and lots that are smaller. I have a reason to really NEED all of my plants to produce well now: my friend's tomato plants have been ravaged by deer! I didn't think they'd eat tomato and potato plants, but they have been after hers, and done a lot of damage. I promised to share some of our bounty.
My potato plants are looking good. I'll hill them up for the last time tomorrow morning. I need to do it when the soil is still cool, because that sand gets HOT in the sunshine.
My neighbor who cans 100-150 quarts of tomatoes every year had a bad fall yesterday. She grabbed at a fence to break her fall, and proceeded to break her shoulder "like taking a drumstick off a chicken," she said. She will have surgery next week. I talked with another neighbor and said I was going to offer to help with/or do her canning, and the neighbor said she would be glad to help too.
The neighbor is in her middle 60s, and I know that we don't heal that quickly at our age. This woman does soooo much to help her daughter, son-in-law and their kids. I hope they can help her in her time of need.
I check for those ugly slugs every day. I still see a few adults, but not many. I did find 2 Japanese Beetles today too. It'll be hunting season in another day or so.
I watered both gardens today. The tomatoes are looking good, though a little stressed by the heat, I think. I have a couple that are about the size of tennis ball, and lots that are smaller. I have a reason to really NEED all of my plants to produce well now: my friend's tomato plants have been ravaged by deer! I didn't think they'd eat tomato and potato plants, but they have been after hers, and done a lot of damage. I promised to share some of our bounty.
My potato plants are looking good. I'll hill them up for the last time tomorrow morning. I need to do it when the soil is still cool, because that sand gets HOT in the sunshine.
My neighbor who cans 100-150 quarts of tomatoes every year had a bad fall yesterday. She grabbed at a fence to break her fall, and proceeded to break her shoulder "like taking a drumstick off a chicken," she said. She will have surgery next week. I talked with another neighbor and said I was going to offer to help with/or do her canning, and the neighbor said she would be glad to help too.
The neighbor is in her middle 60s, and I know that we don't heal that quickly at our age. This woman does soooo much to help her daughter, son-in-law and their kids. I hope they can help her in her time of need.
