Mid June 2022 update

It is the Middle of June, with a full moon, in a small house in a small town in Tennessee...

Well, I'm not a song writer, at all. (Thanks Rubber Ducky, Ah, the memories) We are just past the Full Moon, a Super moon, and I did Not go outside to look at it.  It was too warm and I just didn't feel like going outside in the dark just to look at the moon. Although I do think that the full Moon may have helped the garden grow. Last week we had small plants and this week we have bigger plants and we have tomatoes on the vine. The pumpkin plants doubled in size over the past week, as well and so did the cucumbers. Really, just about everything has finally decided it is going to grow. including the weeds. But then again, it also got HOT. In the mid 90's HOT. Too hot for me to want to stay outside for more than a few minutes HOT.  And, it's humid. sticky, can't seem to cool off sticky HOT. So we have been staying inside under the air conditioner in the window and eating sandwiches and doing a lot of chair sleeping.  Did I mention it has been HOT?

The dogs are doing well for all this heat. Rascal has been playing with and teasing Barney with a toy that was left behind last year by nephew Josh and his wife. They "Officially" gave the tire to our dogs on their visit last week. Their own dog has a new favorite toy, a squeaky one.  She injured her hind foot just before they left their last spot, (They work at a traveling carnival). It got worse while here, and after taking her to a local(ish) vet got bad news. She is going to have to lose the whole leg.  She has that done today, in Minnesota at the State University Vet hospital.  She is their "baby" and this is a very trying time for the two of them.  I will try to remember to update once I hear how the dog is doing.

I have 8 Elephant Ear leaves under the kitchen window. and it seems that the 4 O'clock wasn't even growing last week, is now the largest It's been in the last three years. I planted it three years ago. The same plants, on the other side of the porch didn't come up this year. I planted Johnny Jump-up's in four  identical pots for my plant hanger and they are all doing well. They were also a bit slow in starting off, this year. I started a Rosemary from a cutting I took back in November or December and babied it along in water for a long time. I finally put it in soil in May and it is thriving well, now.  I know I shouldn't be watering it each day but I am keeping it moist for just a bit longer. Then will wean it down to watering just a couple of days each week, after this HOT Spell is past. Same for the Bamboo. I put it into a larger pot and removed a few of the smaller shoots, and started them in smaller containers, as well.  

Our lawnmower has broken down, again. We have it in a repair shop, well, really the ack yard of someone who repairs law mowers and we are still waiting to hear if it can be fixed, and how much that is going to cost us. Should know by the end of this week on all of that.  Our Grandson mowed our lawn for us in May and Josh got antsy and mowed our yard, while he was here. His camper (aka his house) is parked in our driveway for the next couple of month while they are working. They need to buy a truck or van to pull it with as well as pay for the surgery on the dog.  The camper is a much older model but for it's age does not look all that bad. 

We really have not made any plans for Independence day, yet. A lot will depend on just how hot it is that day. More than likely though, we will just not even go watch the parade, if it's hot and we don't go to the park and "Mingle " with the crowds there, no matter who is on the stage.  We just don't enjoy that sort of stuff any more. 

Well, I think that catches me up, for the first part of June. Will write more later, I am sure.

Billie C.

 I Live in Tennessee.

Garden zone 7b