I think I thought spring was busy only because I wasn’t in summer yet. There is never a dull moment.

In the garden: the only thing blooming is the yucca and roses. I don’t care much about either. In fact the yuccas are slated for removal. They just don’t look that great with quack grass thrown in.

I’ve picked peas, lots of lettuce, and chard. My first banana pepper was picked yesterday. The tomatoes have fruit: they just need to mature. My only disappointment so far is the zucchini. This supposedly indestructible plant has struggled a lot but now seems to be taking off. I planted a yellow and a green variety, but one died. The other was very wilted so I tried to perk it up with some water. A week later when it started to look a little better, I took a look at it and realized that the stem had rotted. This hearty plant still managed to root out above the stem root and is still alive. It’s just also very far from producing zucchinis. Now I know: check the plant and soil before just dumping on even more water.

My blue hubbard squash is taking over. It’s kinda expected. At one of my gardens, I did a traditional row layout and the squash didn’t end up with enough room. So now it’s overtaking the onions.

I have more than enough landscaping project and plenty of heat to do them in. My brother and I went and worked on one for a while the other day and quite after a little over an hour. Too muggy and hot, and we were tired. Summer was made for laziness, even if my to-do list is constantly growing.