Sunflower Growth

June 23rd ---------------- July 3rd

They grew a foot in 10 days.

Late Blight.... {cringe}

I've been checking daily, for Late Blight, which is sadly heading up the coast.

For those who don't know:

Late Blight is most notably know as the disease that was responsible for the Irish potato famine in the mid-nineteenth century.  Only effects potatoes and tomatoes and is caused by the fungus-like oomycete pathogen Phytophthora infestans.  It can infect and destroy the leaves, stems, fruits, and tubers of potato and tomato plants.

OSU Plant Disease Control

Symptoms: Water-soaked spots appear on leaves and stems, enlarge rapidly, and turn brown or black. Under humid conditions, a ring or surface of white mold may appear on the leaf underside at the lesion's edge. In cool, wet weather, blight may advance rapidly and ruin an entire field in a few days.  This is according to Oregon State University Pant Disease Control

It is caused by extended periods of leaf wetness, combined with cool to moderate temperatures and lack of sunshine (sounds like NE, hmmm) this combination results in perfect conditions for many crop disease pathogens.  The problem is that it seen later on in the summer, not now, and it is been reported in NY & NJ, not good.  It is carried by storm winds, which could help it land right smack in New England, our weather and lack of sunshine has created an ideal situation for the plant disease.  

July Garden

Orchidaceae

Garden Update pt. II

Garden Progress

Now that I can actually walk in the Garden without getting soaked, 

Here is an update:

Pumpkin, Turks Turban, & Watermelon

Zucchini

Strawberry Runners

Strawberry

Sungold

Bugs

Lady Bug on a Zinnia

Crazy black crawly thing on under side of Nasturtium

(Really freaky.)

Soybean Growth

June 27th..................................... July 3rd

They grew so much in a week, double the size.

The only good thing from the rain.

No Posting All Week......

Thanks to.....

3 Inches of rain Thursday morning.

(I don't think I can take anymore of this.)

Lychnis coronaria

Edamame

Not from the garden, but still really good.

Lily

No more rain please

All that rain over night Wednesday.

The fence is about 6 ft tall, My sunflowers are almost there.

Sungold

Soybean

Black Krim

My tomatoes are coming along great. 

Only Sungolds and Black Krims so far.

hmmmm

Exhausted from such a beautiful day.

Turks Turban Gourd

by: Claire Davies

Graduation

one side of the Marist graduation.

At every family event my grandpa always has his video camera in hand.

I had forgotten how much I love silly cellphone pictures.

This is from my brother, Matt's, graduation.

He graduated from Marist with a degree in science (Im pretty sure),

his plan is to become a doctor.

They read over 1,000 names that day so I am guessing there were over 2,000 people watching the ceremony.

Ohhh rain.

From all the rain

Sienna is MUDDY.

I feel bad because it keeps raining, she has to go out.

We normally go to the park and I can't stop her from running around. 

so we come home and she is all dirty and gets a bath almost every day.

Rain, Rain, Rain, Rain, Rain, Rain.

So, every day it rains.

and

Not just a little, a ton.

Last night alone it rained a 1/2 inch.

Sienna is sad.

On a more pleasant note

Tomato Blossoms

Black Krim, the winner on earliest tomato

Sungold

Soy Beans

Tomatoes

the worst of the weed wacker damage!

BEFORE

AFTER!!!!!!

my poor Mullein, I never got to see it blossom

After everything I went through to find out what it was and protect it from Sienna, its gone.

The idiot who chopped it down told me "it will grow back" 

I wanted to knee him in the crotch and tell him the same damn thing.