While the Gardener is Away, the Plants will Play....

So I just got back from a fantabulous four day minivaca to Erika and Steve's cabin in Jemez Springs. The weather was odd to say the least...snow for two days and warm, wonderful sun for two days. I do love diversity but that's a little extreme... Anyway, while the weather was cold, I was so stressed that my tiny squash and baby tomatoes would be damaged but when I got home everything looked great. In fact, things looked like they'd grown a couple weeks worth in four days. I guess that just reinforced my last post about how I need to back off a bit and let things just be.

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Peaches and Peppers and Eggplant, Oh MY!

I am fighting a never ending war with the squash bugs! They refuse to die (actually, I'd be happy if they just left). I tried to do a garlic spray but I think they actually liked their new cologne. My friend, Tina (see favorite websites) found a recipe for a squash bug deterrent that actually included 2 cups of chopped up squash bugs. At first I was completely disgusted and wondered how anyone could even think of that kind of carnage, but I must admit it's looking better every day. I'm usually the person who saves spiders and moves any other kind of bug to a new home but these Squash bugs have tapped into some sort of kill or be killed response. The good news is that the squash is probably winding down anyway and they don't seem to be bothering anything else in the garden. The peaches are starting to ripen despite their earlier issues and I made a peach crisp last night (thanks for the recipe, Dad AKA Celtic Gardener). I actually made way too much so was able to share i...

Stormy night

One of my favorite things about living in New Mexico is the stormy summer evenings. It hasn't started raining buckets yet but the thunder is get ting louder.

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