Summer Garden

Summer Garden

Hot weather and afternoon thunderstorm are a great combination for growing gardens. Squash is coming in every day. The greens are still producing; but some are going to seed. The oak leaf lettuce and mesclun have slowed down; but they haven’t bolted yet. Tiny little cucumbers are on the vines. The 4th of July is only 3 weeks away. Last year’s 1st tomato in my garden arrived on July 3. Is there a chance of a salad with everything from the garden?

I have hopes; but there are still some obstacles. The deer ate the blossoms from the tomato plants. The plants are recovering well; but they have very few blossoms. Mr. Blackley at Renfrow’s hardware said to use Swiss chard instead of lettuce. I thought I had bunches; but yesterday, I noticed that something had eaten most of it.

The fig tree is totally loaded with figs. They should start ripening soon. Then it will be time to race the birds. The bird bath should probably be located further from the fig trees. The birds probably think they are visiting a spa or something. They can take a bath, get a drink and partake of the garden, the figs and the mulberries. They do eat some bugs too; and they are really fun to watch. Maybe a feeding station should be added. The neighbor with the cats moved out; so it will be a bird feeder instead of a cat feeder now.

David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://www.segrestrealty.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/.