Humidity

Last year I saved the zinnia seed from my mixed batch of zinnias. The flower shapes were different, but the only ones I saved were from the bright pink ones. I so love the color of their fluorescent petals. I wonder if next year I'll get more mixed colors. I did get some reds in this batch. Fire engine reds that clash a little with the pink.

I have zinnias in two places. Inside my garden fence by the chamomile and along the rock wall garden just as you come into our yard. This year in the second spot I put in some Sensation cosmos. I've been very displeased with them. They look ratty and mildewy. One section bloomed nicely but now has stopped as it is setting seed. Another section hasn't bloomed at all. I'm contemplating ripping them out, but the weather has been so humid that I just can't seem to get myself to work in the garden at all.

I did do one little chore this week. I weeded the above kale. Yes there is kale lost in there. The kale gets ignored way too much. I can see into my other row covers, but the Agribon is too opaque really. So I don't see the weeds.

I finally got around to taking care of them. I weeded both sides and thinned the kale to about 8" apart. I have some dwarf kale that I'll leave at 8", but the others will have every other one thinned out (and eaten). There are just three rows going down this 4' wide bed. Each row has a different kale.

Most of what I've been doing is avoiding the garden. With the humidity so high this week it has been hard to be outside. Yesterday it broke a little and I took advantage by biking with a friend. Next week they claim it will be much nicer. The temperatures will be lower and the humidity won't be as oppressive. Maybe I spend more time in the garden. That chard really needs to get picked. It has been three weeks already. Usually I pick it every two weeks. Luckily not much is happening in the garden right now, so I don't need to do many chores.