Well, now we know. Thunbergia grows nicely in the summer climate here. These were a seed mix of different colors. Unofficially, "Black Eyed Susan Vine". I'm told that in Holland these are called "Suzanne with the lovely eyes".
d Friday, August 12, 2022
Tuesday, August 09, 2022
Star Quilt Progress. 9.9.22
I finished the star quilt top side. It still needs a border and backing, then to be sandwiched with cotton batting and quilted.
The stars look a lot nicer up close. The big picture obscures so much detail.
Now I'm working on the backing. I think most quilters use a plain fabric or even a bedsheet for the backing. I don't want to buy more fabric. Plus, there was a lot in my fabric stash, and I want to clean out the majority of that stash. So, I'm making a simple patchwork backing using mostly the same fabrics and some others I had squirreled away.
Technically, this will make the quilt reversible. However, the backing is much simpler and will go much faster compared to the front.
Harvest! 8.9.22
Here is the tomato, zucchini, summer squash, fig, cucumber and pepper harvest today. Plus some tiny "Orchard Baby" sweetcorn.
Sunday, July 31, 2022
Puttering. Heat. Bean Care. Drip Irrigation. 7.31.22
It's above 100F now. I didn't feel like going outside to check the thermometer when it rose above 90F.
I installed drip emitters for the last row of bush beans, and placed cardboard mulch next to the row. I also installed drip emitters for the four o'clocks. They were looking droopy in the heat. mI was hauling ten buckets of water each day. These emitters have a stated 1/2 gallon per hour rate, six inches apart.
The other bush beans looked so dry.
So I cut cardboard strips to cover between the rows. There wasn't enough, so I also cut kraft paper. Spring was too wet for kraft paper - it rotted. I think summer will plenty dry enough for it to last as long as needed.
I thinned the beans in the container planter, taking out about half of the plants.
Coreopsis is blooming now. First year from seeds.
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