Hot July, journal

Warm weather, I gave myself a little break to rest from both gardening and writing.
We enjoy the pool, we have fenced it off a bit with a tarp and a shade net to prevent unwanted views.We brought a bench, plastic chairs, and almost an outdoor living room.

But yes, it's not exactly a vacation because some things won't wait.Cherry tomatoes arrive every day, so we pick them and eat them like the real fruit that tomatoes actually are.

My wife was a little early with the melons, they could have been in the garden for a few more days, but they will ripen anyway.

And our number one crop in the garden is coming. Her majesty peppers.
Two types of hot peppers arrived a month and a half ago and now the so-called sweet peppers are arriving. I have six types of them and some are already ready to eat. Although we prefer when these green ones turn red, but we couldn't wait :)

It's not time for apples yet, but some have fallen from the tree. I know some have worms and that's why they fell, and others were blown down by the wind.

The fig tree is doing well, it has a lot of fruit and a few young trees that I will transplant in the fall. And I always take pictures of this fig tree, which is a tree. But I have another one that behaves like a bush. In fact, it is fighting for light next to the apricot, hazelnut and wall.

In greenhouse the second round of okra is progressing excellently, the first round didn't work for us, I think we may have planted it too early. And the chives, we're not having any luck with them, they're not doing well for us. We haven't found a good recipe for them yet.

We let the chickens out into the large yard but we make sure they don't go into the front yard. Although a lot of the grass in the yard is already dry.

Aronia is almost ripe.Sweet corn is good at the beginning of the garden, better soil, more watered.At the end of the garden some corn has dried up. You can't always get everything.We think a snowdrop has sprouted in the front garden. Although its leaves are completely heart-shaped, so ours is a little confused.Delosperma cooperi, known locally as ice flower, is a hardy, perennial succulent native to South Africa. This flower bush also grows carnations and Sedum rupestre "Blue Spruce".

I hope you are enjoying these warm days somewhere by the water and in the shade. Or you in the snow in the southern hemisphere.

*All images are mine unless otherwise noted

Thanks for reading.
Until next time.
Stay healthy.
Markone85.