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Very nice!

I already noticed a small leaf virus of some kind so I've had good luck in the past with warm water ans a teaspoon of baking soda ans a drop of Dawn dish washing liquid shaken and sprayed on the plants before dark. Never in the sunlight, naturally.

Got more to plant as the grass needed mowed.

HS 58

Got almost everything in as I plan on finishing up today possibly.
Another friend dropped off some more plants donated to the cause and as my wife likes to plant her herbs
he also donated some more of those to her for her patio plants. Being closer to the kitchen and more Convenient.
The heat is backing down from mid to high 80's to mid 70's so it'll be a lot friendlier working in the garden conditions.

HS 58

Got everything in as I came in to get cleaned up and my Bride had a wonderful lunch waiting.
Got a few plants left over that I'll give to another neighbor that dabbles in gardening a tad.
Gorgeous weather as mid 70's sunny and breezy.
Gotta enjoy it while we can and Give Thanks!

HS 58

My tomatoes got too much rain, pulled them up, squash got squashed by big rain we had Saturday. My cucumbers and jalapeño’s are doing great.

Mine is really good this year. We've already had beets, broccoli, cabbage, red potatoes, and green peas. Squash and green beans are almost in.

My zucchini, squash have struggled just not producing. Cucumbers ,peppers, okra, peas all good. Corn doing good if I can keep the coons out they raided it a few nights ago.

My earliest sweet corn is a couple of weeks away from being ready, and I've had coon traps out all year, because they get into it if I don't. Caught two this week, only 50 yards from the garden. Hopefully, that will put a dent in them.

My earliest sweet corn is a couple of weeks away from being ready, and I've had coon traps out all year, because they get into it if I don't. Caught two this week, only 50 yards from the garden. Hopefully, that will put a dent in them.[/quote
]I made a batch of Tabasco and Cayenne Pepper & castile Soap sprayed throughout the corn every couple of days no coons yet hope this works. I'm almost done with corn picked some yesterday was good eating.

Caught another coon last night, makes 3 in the last 5 days. I hope their numbers are dwindling.

Good they pretty but can become a pain in the butt.You releasing them are gonna eat them?

I release them after I put them to sleep, permanent like, with a 22 to the head. Then they become buzzard feed.

You guys are lucky !!

Just put ours in Saturday & Sunday.

Early, mid & late taters, grape & beefsteak toms, cucumbers, green & yellow bush beans, brussel sprouts, iceberg & bib lettuce.

Hot dry winds of may/June are hard on plants in far southeastern Arizona. Last 5 or 6 years I wait till 1st of July to plant. Have had the highest yield and good plant health than I had ever experienced in the past.

I hear ya monsoon rains should help that time of year (July)




























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The new strawberry bed.

Garden is in and doing pretty well all in all. Lost a few small pepper plants to an early leaf fungus and some Eggplant leaves we're treated and are doing better.
I noticed a brown spot lawn fungus in the yard the past week I've been treating and possibly carried onto the near by garden leaves. Always something but such is life.
We had some well needed rains this past week and it has cooled things down. The 9 different variety of tomatoes are doing extremely well! Heading out to do a little weeding and watering.

HS 58

Due to knee replacement, I did not plan one this year.
Left fallow, allowed for some tall grass and weeds.
Could not stand it and went to the COOP and bought some SPINDLY tomato plants Saturday,
went to plant them that afternoon and first thing I find is a VERY newly born fawn in one of the beds.

Planted the tomatoes at the other end and left with the fawn still pretending to be hidden.

Hope it survives this coyote that leaves his marker in the driveway every once in a while and the bobcat that lives next door!

My wife is the gardener, when it cools off she''ll till, spread Preen, and water.
The strawberry bed.

Closer.