Buddy Walk is October 10th This Year

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Sunny, One So True

The deer hasn't gotten to this sunflower. Who knows why? Proximity to the garage floodlight? Too close to the confined space between the garage and the fence? Whatever. It's a beauty, isn't it? And it's a volunteer, just like the cleomes. Go figure.





Something munched most of the lower leaves (or maybe flower buds--they're gone now, so I can't be sure) off of the morning glories. Meanwhile, they keep climbing. Don't get too close, they're running out of stakes, and they move quickly! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!

Peas!

In the wake of the deer devastation of my beautiful rainbow chard (somehow she knew I planned to harvest it come morning), I planted more lettuce and peas. It has been one week. Aren't they cute?

Oh, and I bought four clearance-priced trellises at Joanne's to attempt to discourage further pre-harvesting by the deer. And hung bars of Irish Spring for the same reason. The only thing I haven't tried (yet) is sitting all night in the garden with a crossbow...

The Tomatoes are Coming

So far mostly flowers, but check out a few fruits :) The larger ones are on the plant my neighbor started indoors then shared with me, the tiny one is on the plant from the GROW project of the Cincinnati Horticultural Society. Now if I can just keep the deer and squirrels away from them...

Hazel Update

The hazelnut bushes are really doing well this year. I might even get some nuts this year!

The whirling butterflies didn't come back in the middle, though. I just cannot seem to find a place in my yard where anything with the word "butterfly" in the name will be happy! This was the second location in the backyard for the guaras. Butterfly weed didn't make it next to the house. Neither did a butterfly bush two years ago. Another attempt at a butterfly bush last year failed, too. Oh well. Moving on!

Two more baby hazels are potted up away from the rabbits. Maybe I'll add them to the bed in the fall.

Lillies

One of the few good choices from the former owners. Of course, given that my neighbor (who is the sister of the former owner) has a TON of these in her yard, and has offered me more, I'm guessing she's the one that actually made this happen.

Actually, I have pretty good neighbors (except for the owners of psycho mutt in the back). And, given that I spend my workdays listening to other people complain about their neighbors, I truly appreciate how blessed I am!