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Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Gardens and Stuff

61°f/16.1°C, clear after heavy rains yesterday evening. Small tornado near Fairmont, some flooding in the coal fields region. Wild weather!

I got a lot of weeding done this morning. After a rain it's easy, and the mulch let's me get in the garden without getting muddy shoes. I picked a nice little haul yesterday, which made a good supper along with grilled chicken.

New potatoes, so delicious.


I thinned the carrots and beets, just enough for dinner. Then picked all of the squash and some chard.


Early peppers! We gave had a few small tomatoes too.


And here comes the zucchini! No yellow squash yet, but one should be ready tomorrow. 








A pair of summer tanagers are hanging around our place.



And lots of Cardinals.


This daylily decided to open all its blooms at once. Some people call them tiger lilies, some xalk them ditch lilies.

Sunday's project: sanding this big boy.

And this one.


Now to paint!





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12 comments:

  1. Nothing like fresh vegetable straight from the garden. Weeding is always so much easier after a rain.
    Looks like you have your work cut out for you with the painting

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  2. ...Ellen D, beat me to it!!!

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  3. I haven't eaten or bought new potatoes yet this year, I still have some old ones for salad :))
    A morning hug and a kiss for you!

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  4. One after another project...you super woman!

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  5. Vegetables straight from the garden to the kitchen...that's the best way to eat them. I bought some little potatoes at the market thinking they were "new" but they were somewhat disappointing.
    Whatever you call that lily I think it's beautiful. Such a splash of colour.

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  6. It must be so satisfying to grow your own!

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  7. I understand that tiger lilies are specifically something else, a real lily maybe, so I no longer call them that. I find that once you have them, you have them, and we have them by the back fence. :)

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  8. You have reminded me that I need to thin the beets. :)

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  9. wow! What a harvest already.

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  10. You keep yourselves busy! Potatoes fresh from the garden can't be beat.

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  11. Fresh is the best and you have plenty. Very nice!

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