What a strange Summer... It's Fall now, almost October, and over 100º outside. We've had a tough time these last few months! June stayed gloomy and in the 60s, going down to below 40 at night - a hard time to get the new veggies to take well. THEN, July was over 110º nearly every day - at some points up to 116º, and the young trees and all plants took a beating. August showed some relief, but then ended with the glow of fires and raining ash...
Here are some photos from August...
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| Front with new greenhouse completed.The front line (former lawn) has exploded in a diverse mix of edible and insectory plants. |
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| We had a giant grape harvest this year. As they came to term, the bees took over... |
The Tire Garden has become more of an art gallery! |
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| The Fires... It was a scary time for a couple weeks. Though we weren't too close, the air quality was very bad... The winds blew the ash and smoke over us every afternoon, then away throughout the night... |
September, 2009
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| The garden is growing strong still... All of our asparagus have taken very well, though it won't be until Spring 2011 before we can begin to harvest. |
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