Looks like I missed winter on Fremont (oh, how I wish!) and most of spring! Yesterday was the first full day of summer, and it really felt like it - hot and humid! It's been a nice rainy, mostly cool spring though and the plants have loved it. I don't think I watered more than once or twice from mid-May through mid-June.
I planted a little later than I like to this year, and considered waiting until we were back from vacation. I couldn't wait though, so took a couple of plants to Monett with Gracie for my mom to water for me (thanks, Mom!) and my friend Christina took care of the rest while we were gone (thanks, Christina!)
We have two cucumber plants which have already grown a lot and have some baby cukes growing.
We've also got one tomato plant, which I am notoriously bad at growing, planted with basil as I read that would give the tomatoes good flavor. It's unlikely that we'll get to eat a tomato off our plant, but it should have an extra good flavor for the birds or squirrels or whatever usually gets to my tomatoes before me. :)
This is my new favorite this year. It's an ivy geranium, so it hangs over the pot nicely and has the prettiest red blooms with streaks of white.
This is the hosta bed in mid-May. The hostas and the ferns have really loved the cool and rainy spring!
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