The roses were a disaster.
First I underwatered, then I overwatered, then the bugs ate lots of leaves, so we sprayed insecticide soap. Casey had piled the mulch on too thick around the roots so fungus set it, so we pulled the mulch away and sprayed with Neem oil.
At that point, there were 3 of the 9 that were looking good. The middle 2 were gone, so I pulled them and continued to baby the rest.
Finally, I gave in and removed all but the 3 good ones, cleaned up the mulch and soil, planted 6 more (25% off, thank goodness) and we’re back in business.
I’m still a little afraid of them, though…
The Edible Garden has provided us with a meal of green beans, 1 zucchini, 2 yellow squash, shallots, basil, a bell pepper, and a couple handfuls of sweet cherry tomatoes.
A Case of Mistaken Identity
Back Story: I originally planted 3 better boy tomatoes and 2 romas.
The romas looked strong, but 2 of the better boys looked really spindly, so I planted 3 more.
Did you guess? The spindly “better boys” were really romas…
It’s all looking quite grand…
Everything is ready for a visit from my grandies…
the banana tree unfurls…
We’ll be having Camp Sonnystone beginning the 10th. That’s a lot of fun. We’re going to trip in the trailer for a couple of days. We’ll go to the zoo, the museum, the library, Ellis Park, New Harmony…
Join us in July at The News from Sonnystone Acres and don’t miss out on any festivities!
Peace
Growing Every Season 
Super neat Gardener, you are:) Amazing job
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