Okay, so now that you have appropriate standards set for what this post is about, let's begin:
We had a surprisingly productive day, despite getting a late start. It was 3 pm and about 90 degree out with 336% humidity and we thought that would be a good time to start on our landscaping project. It was a toss up between that and taking a nap, but I knew if I napped then we wouldn't get anything done today and I've been wanting to work on this for weeks. So outside we went. After a thick coat of sunscreen, of course 😉. I'm not usually a whiner about the weather, (except for rain; I hate when it rains. And the cold. Snow is okay if there's a bunch of it but not if there's just enough to make the roads slippery.) (* I should also clarify that this only pertains to outside weather. I complain about the temperature in my office pretty much daily.) but It. Was. So. Hot. 😩. Luckily I'm not very good at using the shovel (😁) so Phil(ip) got the fun job of digging the trench to stand the landscaping rock in. I helped level them, put down newsprint to kill the grass, (the Green Tab is still good for something! 😉) and covered it with mulch. It really wasn't that big of a project but we had to stop every couple of minutes to move to the shade and wipe some sweat. So, after about an hour and a half, we have this: less yard to mow!! (which is always the goal)
I also stained the gate on the deck. We haven't decided what we're putting to the right. A gang of rabbits live under the deck so I'm thinking a plant with thorns or something equally displeasing to them. I know what you're thinking, that I'm being very hateful toward the rabbits but when you see the video below, you'll understand my ire. By the way, that prancing noise in the background is Ms. Sansa walking across the hardwood floor.
Sansa was looking out the window and barking so Phil(ip) went and looked and told me I better come see. He started videoing it out the window, I came over and there it was, rudely making itself comfortable in my fairy garden! We were getting ready to take Sansa for a walk anyway so we got her ready (she doesn't travel without her treat bag so that she can be rewarded for being a good girl every 10 seconds) and walked her out to scare them off. I didn't get a pic but when we got out there, one of them was in my lettuce bed! They must've chewed a hole in the netting. We got our better net in the mail yesterday but didn't get to put it on today. Hopefully it will keep them out of the produce better once we do. They've been munching on the succulents in the fairy garden, too! I didn't plan on putting a low tunnel over it so I searched for tips on Pinterest for how to keep rabbits out of your garden. This was my favorite: put plastic forks out, tines up, like a fence. I'm going to put so many forks out there, it will be like the Walls of Constantinople, only on a smaller scale because it's for keeping out rabbits, not armies.
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And now for a garden update!
These are my green peppers. They're doing very well since I drilled a drain hole into the pot. Oops. 😐
The broccoli is growing like the accrued interest on my student loans! Who knew that would ever be the context of a good analogy?
I'm saving the best for last.
I got to eat a purple carrot today! No matter that it was a baby and I ripped it prematurely from it's happy home.
The leaves are really tall and the top of the carrot started poking up through the dirt so I decided it was done. I'm not sure if it wasn't done growing or if it was and I stunted it when I transplanted. I guess I'll know if none of the others every get any longer.
The root was all twisted and hairy. I cleaned it and cut the end off and found that it's orange inside! And it tastes exactly like a regular carrot. Which is great because I love regular carrots but also kinda disappointing because I don't know why purple carrots exist. I'm going to have to google that. Hold please..............................................................
Holy cow guys, did you know most carrots were purple or even black until the 17th century, when Dutch farmers crossed varieties and created the modern day orange carrot? Me neither! The purple varieties are making a comeback because they are full of antioxidants that orange carrots don't have! Fascinating, right?!
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