Finally, a Break from the Endless Rain

 

We've acquired a kitten. Her name is Princess Poppyseed Watson, or Poppy for short. We finally got a break in the endless rain, and managed to put the cushions out on the deck for more than 24 hours. This allowed us to resume projects around the garden, of which there are many.

As a side note, I ran across this lovely headline this morning: 17 Manure Pits In MN Overflow Due To Historic Flooding. If I may, this entire vile mess that is the result of pointless cruelty could be obviated if people would stop eating meat like barbarians. It is simply not necessary. 

Now it's the taxpayers' problem, with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency getting involved.

Anyhoo. The weather has been fantastic for growing grass and clover. We've reached what looks like the end of our meager strawberry harvest. We have a whole bed devoted to them all season long, and we get three handfuls. It is starting to look like it isn't the best use of the space.

Raspberries, on the other hand, are going berserk and spreading like weeds. It's not a bad weed to have, but I do need to stop them encroaching on the neighbors. And, actually, they are more prolific than the creeping Charlie, the removal of which is another project that needs to get done. 

Construction on the gravel path from the garage to the shed continues, slowly.

The tomatoes were suffering early blight & septoria leaf spot, a fungal disease.

This is not the first time that the tomato plants have suffered from this. Apparently, wet weather or lack of airflow can cause it. This time, though, I looked up a treatment and got a copper fungicide. Hopefully this will work.

I've taken up turning the compost more regularly - at least once a week. It is heavy and wet and full of really disgusting bugs, but it is amazing to me how much a small pile can devour. 

That's all the news that's fit to pixel.