October Roses

Joseph's Dream Coat bud

 

 

Joseph's Dream Coat

 

Joseph's Dream Coat

Joseph's Dream Coat

 

Don Juan bud

Don Juan

Don Juan

Don Juan

Joseph's Dream Coat Old Fashion Climber

 

 

DonJuan and Joseph's Dream Coat Climbers

No Rain

We have not had any rain since Helene.  The fall garden sprouted, and we are watering from the pond but things are not really growing.  I do have this nice border of spotted mint up by the house, which I have watered through the drought.  This goes by many names:  Monarda Punctata, horse mint, spotted mint, spotted bee balm.  I stated these from seeds and I am hoping they spread.  It is native to Eastern US. 

Helene

There is a forecast for much rain from Hurricane Helene stalling over Kentucky.  So we mowed the weed ground cover, tilled, and are planting a fall crop, after all.  The row plantings include:  Turnip, Lettuce, Spinach, Chinese Cabbage and Radish.  It is late, but we will extend the season with row covers, in hope of bok choy for Christmas.

 

 

August Garden

 The drought at Buzzard Roost continued through August and the garden did not produce. 

Harvest includes these small chili peppers we are going to dry and a snack of cherry tomatoes.

We did get 2.5" rain from Hurricane Francine on September 13th.  However the forecast moving forward has no regular rain in the forecast, so I will probably not plant the fall garden this year.  Better luck next year.

July Garden

 July garden during the drought of 2024, kept alive with irrigation. 

Drought at Buzzard Roost

Goggle would not let me upload my photo of a small bowl of tomatoes, but with a major drought here at Buzzard Roost there is just not much garden to show.  I have lost the cucumber and squash, tomato is hanging on under hay but has some kind of bottom rot?  We are irrigating for the first time from our pond to try and keep vegetable alive.  Moab, UT is wetter than we are.  Maybe it will rain tomorrow.  

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June Garden

June garden needs rain (and weeding)

Milkweed needs rain too