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Garden in Full Splendor
The hard work of April and May is now bearing fruit- or vegetables and flowers- as the case may be. The garden is in full, splendorous bloom. Fava beans are already 5-6 inches long; the pods shiny, light green. Oddly, the pods are constrained to the mid and lower half of the plant stalks. I see immature flower-pod combinations near the top of the stalk but few are maturing, instead shriveling away. So there is definitely an issue going on, just not sure if it’s due to the previous damp weather and then sudden heat or its an insect. I’m leaning toward an insect issue, but it doesn’t diminish the…
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Spring Garden
The spring garden is beginning to show signs of life again. Spring bulbs that I planted last fall, are poking up through the mulched beds. Perennials are beginning to awaken. My established pots of rosemary, sage and thyme are showing a slight ‘greening up’. I hope their growth doesn’t get too far along since mid-March is notorious for 60 degree days and 30 degree night temps. Indoors, my five-year-old, potted Meyer lemon is responding to a dose of citrus tree fertilizer and is loaded with fragrant blossoms. Because the tree spends more time indoors than out, I use a natural hair paint brush to try and pollinate each blossom .…
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