We've been blessed with rain and the weeds are growing in the garden that two weeks ago was so nicely groomed. Back to the garden for some weed extraction!
The temperature was pleasant and it was a joy to be outside with my fingers in the dirt and to see how my garden wad growing . . .
Lovage (A celery-tasting herb) in bloom . . .
The little artichoke plants are taking hold . . .
The Glass Gem corn and the Dixie Speckled Butterpea Beans are coming along . . .
Old Man William supervised . . .
A tiny (smaller than my little fingernail) wild iris blossom-- Blue-eyed Grass . . .
The yellow flowers are Rue and the feathery stuff is Bronze Fennel . . .
I save the fennel seed but haven't a clue of what to do with the rue. . .
Wouldn't the sky be boring if there were no clouds?
This is the artichoke plant that produced 5 or 6 globes last year, back for a fourth season. . .
I sowed nasturtium seeds in the asparagus bed in hopes of abundant, edible blossoms later on . . .forgetting that they bloom better in less rich soil. We'll see. . .
Zucchini and yellow squash -- John is thrilled ;-) . . .
A tiny Cherokee Purple tomato . . .we have high hopes and are dreaming of BLTs . . .
And (below) a Mullein (Verbascum) which is a weed but so architecturally striking that I always leave some to enjoy. Mullein has medicinal uses but I've never explored them. . .
