Well, better late than never, here is my review of July–it consisted of more aphid infestation and finally planting the community garden plot (yay!)

Just after ridding my herb boxes of the green aphids that sucked the life out of the dill, a new breed decided to take up a spot. Black aphids! New to me, and just as nasty, if not worse than the green ones. They sucked my nasturtiums dry, and I soaped them and ripped out the worst bits, but they still managed to kill them in no time at all!

Can you see the little critters?
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Here is a close up of the buggies contained in a ziplock–look at that plump one on the bottom, probably about to burst with a zillion little baby aphids, ugh!
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But on a lighter note, we got out and weeded some of the community garden plot and got some veggies planted just in time. I’ll get some individual shots once they’re a bit bigger, but here is Scott and me working the plot:

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Scott has impressed me, turning out to be a great gardener, and has actually taken a liking to working in the dirt… he especially likes weeding and gets a lot of satisfaction from it, what more could you ask for?

Hopefully we’ll get to harvest everything in the fall, since it doesn’t get too cold out here, and rarely frosts until much later. It won’t be the most productive summer, but it feels good to have *something* growing! As long as we keep the weeds somewhat at bay, and I don’t let things dry out too much–it’s been really hot since the rain stopped–I think we should get a decent little harvest!

Till next time!