Weather reports have been promising rain for many days now; finally, the weather delivered us some rain last night. The picture shows my giant measuring cup (which I use for gardening and garage stuff) full of rain water that fell overnight; four cups.
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| Overnight rain water from the storm |
The garden is growing. Everyday I visit, it seems like something new is popping up: sage, thai basil, regular basil, chamomile, American Flag leeks, parsley, zucchini and of course weeds (mint, grasses, corn speedwell). Marigolds have yet to make an appearance. I wish the scallions were growing more vigorously. The cilantro seems to have grown more aggressively after these last humid hot days and
acidifying the soil nearby. Nasturtiums, shallots and spinach seem to be growing better now. Danielle's Jalapeno plant is growing new leaves (it's gotten over the transplant shock). My other transplants (eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, calendula) haven't grown or look sickly.
The
Porto Rico Sweet Potatoes came by mail and are now sitting in some water rehydrating. I plan to plant two this afternoon in the empty spaces above and below the eggplants.
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| Planted more seeds: Lettuce, Parsley, Marigold, Spinach & Calendula. Planted two sweet potatoes. |
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