desertwillow
Attractive To Bees
I'm taking a peek to see who is on. Now that it is cooling off in the desert I am taking more of an interest in my garden. I'll have a lot of clean up to do as I've had five full size dogs here for the past couple of months as my daughter and her husband and two boys are staying here while they wait for a house to clear escrow. They've had four fall out of escrow for one thing or another and we're waiting to see if the 5th goes through. They're not bad dogs, just not used to flower beds. My vegetables are fenced in to keep out the rabbits. I lost a rose bush but not because of the dogs so will replace it during bare root season. I had a friend give me a white lilac a few weeks ago. It's in a huge patio pot but I may plant it in the ground, just not sure yet.
I had wonderful tomatoes this year. I put shade over my raised beds and it sure helped. I planted Soar Fire and Heat Wave, both supposed to tolerate the heat and they performed well for me. I still have a couple of watermelons in the garden but the butternut squash is finished as well as the summer squash and zucchini. I did well with beets and okra also but my beans didn't do a thing. They were pretty and green and had lots of flowers but they didn't produce a bean.
I had wonderful tomatoes this year. I put shade over my raised beds and it sure helped. I planted Soar Fire and Heat Wave, both supposed to tolerate the heat and they performed well for me. I still have a couple of watermelons in the garden but the butternut squash is finished as well as the summer squash and zucchini. I did well with beets and okra also but my beans didn't do a thing. They were pretty and green and had lots of flowers but they didn't produce a bean.