Herb Harvest

63°f/17°C, beautifully cool, and no AC running! Clear skies. Humidity about 80%.

I just went out to harvest some of the herbs: dill, parsley, chives, thyme and marjoram. No oregano because it is already blooming, and i still need to get the basil. I will give the oregano a haircut and harvest later when it regrows.  

I also found a couple cucumbers we missed last night, and found that the Red Sails lettuce, which has grown new leaves since i last picked it, is surprisingly not bitter. Usually by this time the leaf lettuce is inedible, so this is a nice surprise.

Larry tilled up the corn patch, so it's ready to replant this evening. I have some leeks started, and bought some baby box choi seeds yesterday, so those will go in along with more lettuce, radishes, kale...maybe turnips? I will have to see how much space I have.  I have never grown bok choi, but many friends do, with great success, so we shall see 

We are putting up a solar charger for the electric fence around the garden. I hope it works as advertised.  I am looking into solar lights for the chicken house too. Any advice on what would be best? Someone suggested full-spectrum lights, so I have looked into those. Now I am wondering, what number of lumens  do I need?

Not much other news here. Just an ordinary late July day that is blessedly cooler for a change. We will heat up again tomorrow,  but I am going to enjoy this little gift of today. 

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