7/26/18
Disagreeing with a person does not mean disliking them.  Our society needs to relearn that.

 .57 inches of rain during the night.A light SSW breeze and 69 degrees.  Rain and thunderstorms all day with a brisk south breeze, and a high of 76.  Light SSW breezes tonight with fog developing after midnight and a low of 65.  Partly cloudy tomorrow with a SSW breeze, a high of 88 and a low of 65.  Scattered thunderstorms Saturday with a SSW breeze, a high of 80 and a low of 61.  Partly cloudy Sunday, Monday and Tuesday with mostly west breezes, highs about 82 and lows about 60.  Scattered thunderstorms Wednesday with a SSW breeze, s high of 81 and a low of 65.Some showers next Thursday afternoon, possibly lasting into Friday morning with SW breezes, highs of 84 and lows of 64 both days.  Possible thunderstorms for the weekend of the 4th and 5th and the first few days of the week of the 6th.  Highs are forecast to continue in the eighties.

     Darel had a comfortable day yesterday.  The heat and humidity keeps him in the air conditioned front room.  When the nursery closes at 5:30 he wants to get in the air conditioned truck for a change of scenery.  Last night he had a grinder from Countryside for supper and we meant Heather and Mike at the Creamery.

    I got the blueberries picked yesterday but not the raspberries.  I was stressing out over them going to waste when a neighbor stopped in.  She said she'd love to have them.  So last night she came up and picked them.  I had a couple of customers that spent quite awhile here.  They were both making plans for landscaping a new area and were happy to include the needs of pollinators in their plans.  I gave them some dill and parsley.  They aren't flowers but go well in a flower garden and are loved by lots of pollinators and butterflies.  I sold out of butterfly weed but i have lots of tall milkweed that goes well in the back of the flower garden to plant for the monarchs.  I also have lots of butterfly bushes.  Purple , the only ones that winter well here.  I also have lots of white phlox, they go so well together and both are loved by pollinators and butterflies.

    If there are breaks in the rain we will weed today.  Otherwise we will prune the tomatoes in the hoop house and work on next years orders.  Have a good day, Sally