Clear skies, so far. We had some rain last night, everything looks much happier for it. High of only 65?? today, what a difference a week makes.
First casualty in the bird netting. A red squirrel got tangled up trying to escape, it was dead when Scott found it.
Blue Lake beans have not let me down - even late planted, year old, damp package, left in the garage over the winter seeds came up close to 100%. Red leaf lettuce continues strong, Boston is fading, green leaf still has some life. Lots of blossoms on the raspberries. I canhang bird net from the garage gutter but that won't stop the Japanese beetles. I've seen them already in the hanging baskets, with a few on the shrub roses.
Mark's "pink" iris turns out to be purple. An unusual bloom, but not pink. He's offered to trade it out, but I'll keep it.
The spirea seems to be suffering the worst from lack of water. It's been moved so many times I'm sure the roots are tentative about going too deep. I'll start emptying my water bottle on it.
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