If you live in Miami, Los Angeles, or Phoenix, you probably don't care that us Seattle folk just celebrated our
13,232nd minute of 80° (26.6°C) temps or higher this summer. Well it's a big deal to us and this being our hottest summer ever in the Pacific Northwest, I can finally say that I have successfully grown watermelons:
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Watermelon 'Sunshine' |
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The watermelon vines love basking up the heat stored in the rocks I made for them. |
And cantaloupes and eggplants too:
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Cantaloupe 'Sarah's Choice' & Eggplant "Little Fingers' |
This is a practically instant castor bean forest. There will be plenty of seeds to share!
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Ricinus communis 'Carmencita' |
I was floored to see Gloriosa rothschildiana come back to life. It didn't pop up out of the ground until mid-June but it has been making up for lost time, completely devouring this magnolia tree.
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Gloriosa rothschildiana |
Another unlikely survivor is this Alocasia. It was planted in the ground last summer and left for dead when winter came. It obviously thought differently.
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Alocasia (unknown species) |
Our peach tree has produced about 80 pounds of peaches - the most ever. This one is a cultivar named 'Frost' which doesn't have the most spectacular taste but makes up for it by being resistant to peach leaf curl.
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Peach 'Frost' |
We're lucky to see crape myrtles bloom in September around here in a normal year but this year they're a month ahead of schedule.
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Unknown crape myrtle & Rose 'Just Joey' |
As are the grapes.
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'Lakemont' seedless grape |
I guess it's a good sign if the fish are always begging for food.
Thanks for reading! I'll do my best to not go more than three months before the next post.
Despite the heat the garden is looking lush and lovely! And some nice produce there too!
ReplyDeleteYour heat has even made the news in Australia :-) The garden looks amazingly lush and green. The gloriosa lily is just stunning
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