There is so much here! I learned a new word "poricidal" as well as about anthers with holes in their tips. Fascinating! How interesting the conference was, and all of your experiences there. Ravens are fun to watch flying; they are quite acrobatic. Mesmerizing. Making your own tea must be fun and rewarding, and the pikas! They are adorable. I have seen them in the peaks in SW Montana. Such industrious little fellows. Thank you for all of this!
So important to think about what we have done and noticed as a way to have better recollection of the good times!
As a long time PNW gardener-wannabe, I skip all of the hot weather thrivers like tomatoes and cukes unless I get a good buy on a well started potted plant. Occasionally I have had cherry tomatoes do quite well. The good part of this, is that I love greens of all kind and winter squash, zucchinis, beans and peas and that is enough work for me! My father had a trick of growing beef steak tomatoes on the south facing wall of his workshop. He attached a clear sheet of plastic above the plants and would roll it up and down each day in the fall to keep those plants producing well into November! I miss those fresh Thanksgiving tomatoes! 😄 I now do something like this with 1/4 in wire screen to protect some plants from the deer, rabbits and other nibblers.
I like the humor in your update on the status of your garden. I hope you see a pika soon!
There is so much here! I learned a new word "poricidal" as well as about anthers with holes in their tips. Fascinating! How interesting the conference was, and all of your experiences there. Ravens are fun to watch flying; they are quite acrobatic. Mesmerizing. Making your own tea must be fun and rewarding, and the pikas! They are adorable. I have seen them in the peaks in SW Montana. Such industrious little fellows. Thank you for all of this!
That word was new to me, too. The pikas are adorable...just waiting to see one. Thanks for your comment.
So important to think about what we have done and noticed as a way to have better recollection of the good times!
As a long time PNW gardener-wannabe, I skip all of the hot weather thrivers like tomatoes and cukes unless I get a good buy on a well started potted plant. Occasionally I have had cherry tomatoes do quite well. The good part of this, is that I love greens of all kind and winter squash, zucchinis, beans and peas and that is enough work for me! My father had a trick of growing beef steak tomatoes on the south facing wall of his workshop. He attached a clear sheet of plastic above the plants and would roll it up and down each day in the fall to keep those plants producing well into November! I miss those fresh Thanksgiving tomatoes! 😄 I now do something like this with 1/4 in wire screen to protect some plants from the deer, rabbits and other nibblers.
Thank you , Sandy. This year, I have focused on greens, pototoes, squash and just planted beans. I actually have free bed space in my garden!
Sounds like you had a great month in June doing all the things you love! Thanks for sharing the adventures and science.
It was a good month for nature. Thanks for your comment.