(yard)

[elainegrey]

Yesterday i mowed almost everything. Well. There were some spots in the usually mowed area i missed in order to make sure the highest grass was cut before the rain that did not come. There are some paths in the meadow, and under the black walnut, around the west side of the fence (all stilt grass), and some mole mountainous terrain in the mossy glade that i did not get to. Oh and a patch by the garage. Nor did i mow the best grass ever which has gone to seed (but is only about a foot tall and only looks messy because of all the persimmon trees sprouting in amongst the grass). But that still left enough to do. It all looks great: it's rare to mow everything all at once -- partly because the different mown areas have different growth patterns -- and i prioritized visual impact and health of the ground cover.

Please come rain, thanks! Unfortunately, i think everything is localized thunderstorms and it looks like we are in a dry gap between cells. Fie. I will need to water the okra, squash, and sweetpotato.

Blackberries continue to produce, but with some worrisome disease wilting primocanes. A quick poke at the internet doesn't point to immediately obvious issues, with one confusing reference to Pseudomonas and Arapaho which, when searched with "blackberry," brings up scientific reports regarding "Application of a plant growth promoting rhizobacterium (PGPR), Pseudomonas fluorescens N21.4, to roots of blackberries (Rubus sp.)."

I have mixed feelings about removing wild berries to protect my garden selections, which was one bit of advice about reducing disease vectors.

Comments

[amaebi]

For a wonder I'm wishing I could shunt you some of our rain.

[elainegrey]

Apparently my Ohio colleagues are even more water starved. New weather patterns settling in for a bit with El Niño, i suppose.