Gardening stuff, and more

I sprayed the tomato plants with the BT Worm Killer just awhile ago. I waited until it was a bit cooler, not that it mattered. The whole affair just pooped me out anyhow. [I am quite intolerant to too much heat, anything above 70 degrees flakes me out in varying degrees … which makes the South a great place to live, inside during the Summer, except when the mosquitoes are out in there biggest #’s then the temps are alright ;), and all the other seasons are tolerable if not great.]

If I could go around with an ice pack on the back of my neck, I’d be very nice and happy all the time. Otherwise, watch out. Stressed out hot person isn’t the person to be around. Too bad that’s me, I can’t get away from myself. 🙂

People think our house is too cold. I think it’s still too warm!

My garden is hot. So I can only go out there for a little bit each time. I hope the Bt helps. If a worm eats a Bt contaminated leaf it makes the dude stop eating right away and they die in a few days. This is a good thing. I’m not sure how it all will work out with the status my garden is in, it may be too late to do much good this way, but it’ll be something that needs more intensive attention … as any “natural” thing would anyhow.

I must talk a bit about the bees around here. We have alot of Sunflowers in the front and the back of the house. They have many bee admirers. Then in the new herb garden there is a Giant Hyssop … which is covered in bees all the time, it’s glorious looking [not really that big yet, it’s a new plant in the garden from a 3 gal container at the most, probably smaller.] They are so nice, bumblebees are nice, ya know. Busy bees.

My Gerber Daisies out front aren’t all doing so well. They’ve struggled a bit with the heat, but mostly two newer ones that didn’t want to attach themselves to the ground, so I had to water them at least once a day heavily or else they’d droop. I’m thankful to say that BOTH of them finally have rooted themselves into the ground and don’t need extra watering. I need to give them all some better attention though, as something else is bothering them, don’t know what yet.

I planted Lamb’s Ear in the bern out front, opposite side of the end where the G. Daisies are. It’s flourishing, absolutely gorgeous. We can’t get enough of “petting” the leaves when we are out there. Poor thing has Flea Beatles on it now though. Those are not “fleas” just share the name “flea” with the jumping parasite due to the way the Flea Beatle jumps. Our are black busy little tiny hole chewers. They haven’t done much damage, they are just very noticeable on the huge velvety Lamb’s Ears. I haven’t seen what I can really do to get them out of there yet, some Pyrethrin maybe. According to Southern Living Garden Book it’s useful for the grubs mostly. Well, this is the first time we’ve ever seen Flea Beatles, and they are all over a dear permanent perennial plant. Tilling to expose grubs, well that’s not exactly do-able 😉

So it’s just one thing if not another. Bugs ick. Some are good, most are annoying, and some just plain no reason for them, though God saw fit to allow them in His plan. Before the Fall, or After the Fall? When did they begin their life? That’s a good conversation to have, particularly over some good drink with Reformed friends.

I planned on just writing about how I sprayed the tomatoes … and ended up with a gardening diatribe of sorts. That’s what happens when it takes several trips away from the computer to do sundry things.