The garden has been doing extremely well especially during the last few weeks of June as a result of the hot weather and adequate rainfall. We received 6 inches of rain in June, which I believe is actually above normal for this area. A garden usually gets to a stage in later June where it really starts to thrive. That time has arrived.
Tomato Update:
The tomatoes are growing in leaps and bounds as is the rest of the garden, and are now in blossom. Upon closer inspection, I discovered my first green tomato on one of my heirloom plants. However, within a week or so there will be many more tomatoes forming. So far I haven't seen any evidence of blight, which has been prevalent in this area for the last 4 or 5 years. There are measures you can take to help prevent and/or control the blight on tomato and potato plants. I will discuss this topic in future posts.
For those of you who haven't read my previous blog entries regarding which tomato varieties I planted this year, I covered this information in my entries of March 25, 2014 (http://dansgardening.blogspot.com/2014/03/its-tomato-starting-time.html) and April 7, 2014 (http://dansgardening.blogspot.com/2014/04/planting-more-tomatoes-more-heirlooms.html).
Peas:
A few days ago, I picked my first batch of snap peas. This year I planted one 15 foot row since I haven't planted them in a few years. I haven't always had good luck growing peas, however this year has turned out to be a good year.
I planted the peas about one inch deep along a 30 inch high fence. Peas need the support of a fence or trellis, some varieties can grow as high as 5 to 6 feet.
I gave the first small batch to my daughter, hopefully the next batch will be a little larger in a few days.
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| Oregon Sugar Pod Peas |
For more information on planting peas, see my post from May 2, 2014 (http://dansgardening.blogspot.com/2014/05/planting-peasa-visit-from-great-blue.html).
Mystery Bird - Help Me ID This Species:
Finally, a week ago or so I saw a different bird at my feeder and on the lawn that I struggled to ID. It has been hanging around and I see it daily. I'm usually pretty good at species identification since I have been a bird watcher since I was 10 or 12 years old. Take a look at the photos below and let me know what you think. I have never seen this bird or at least have never noticed it. I will write my guess at the end of the post:
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| Mystery Bird |
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| Mystery Bird |
My guess is:
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Brown Thrasher. Right or wrong? Let me know.
Until next time
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