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Despite the damaging hail and summer storms, the sunflower crop at Roseville Community Garden is doing well, keeping the pollinators happy. Because sunflowers “do it” with a little help from their friends! Here are a few photos taken before an afternoon thunderstorm on July 23, 2012.
[…] In light of the damage done to Plot 63 at Roseville Community Garden by the July 18th hail-storm, I replanted about half the area of the garden on the afternoon of Sunday, July 22. A chance to “reboot” the plot, take advantage of some of the things I learned already this year, and salvage the […] Weather means more when you have a garden. There’s nothing like listening to a shower and thinking how it is soaking in around your green beans. ~Marcelene Cox Listening to the rain. Much needed and welcome rain, thinking it was soaking in around the tomatoes, basil, carrots, peppers, and squash in the garden at Plot […] Gardening is about enjoying the smell of things growing in the soil, getting dirty without feeling guilty, and generally taking the time to soak up a little peace and serenity. ~Lindley Karstens Plot 63, Roseville Community Garden on July 14, 2012. Day 56 since planting. [Note: I started this post on Monday, July […] Today is a busy day, with not a whole lot new happening at Plot 63 of the Roseville Community Garden, so I’ll just post up the latest images, taken last night before I weeded & watered. It’s now been 50 days since I started the garden, and most of the plants are looking good…and tasting […] Summer has set in with its usual severity. ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge July? July? Where did June go? With the weather we’ve had the last few weeks, you could almost convince me it’s August already! Daily high and low temperatures are averaging 5-15 degrees above normal, and have caused an explosion of growth in the garden. […] Approximately four dozen tasty radishes harvested on June 22nd. I fell a little behind the past week in doing my garden update, so I have some catching up to do. When I last posted, I was lamenting the rain and issues it caused in the garden. Well it’s now day 35 of the […] A Widow Skimmer dragonfly at the Roseville Community Garden on June 16, 2012. (click to enlarge) I was working at the garden yesterday (weeding…my usual task the last few days – more on that later tonight) when this incredible dragonfly zipped by and landed on a weed-filled plot adjoining mine. Believe it or […] |