6/5/20
Give a man a fish, he eats for a day.  Teach a woman to garden, and the whole neighborhood gets zucchini.


Some clouds, a gentle east breeze and 62 degrees.  A brisk south breeze today with some clouds, a high of 84. 40% chance of showers after midnight, a low of 60.  Thunderstorms tomorrow with a south breeze, a high of 64, a few showers in the evening, a brisk NW breeze overnight with a low of 51.  Cloudy Sunday with a stiff north breeze, a high of 64 and a low of 46.  Sunny Monday with a stiff NW breeze, a high of 74 and a low of 47.  Partly cloudy Tuesday with a brisk SW breeze, a high of 76 and a low of 54.  Partly cloudy Wednesday with a stiff south breeze, a high of 79 and a low of 54.  Partly cloudy next Thursday and Friday with strong south breezes, highs about 77 and lows about 58.  Thunderstorms next Saturday with  a stiff SSW breeze, a high of 77 and a low of 50.   40% chance of showers next Sunday with a stiff north breeze, a high of 72 and a low of 51.  Partly cloudy the week of the 15th with stiff west breezes, highs from the mid seventies to 80, lows in the mid fifties.

     Darel had a pleasant day yesterday.  He went out to the greenhouse a few times but things have slowed down and he was bored so came back to the TV.  He walked out to the greenhouse one of the times but was glad for a ride back to the house.

      We were busy planting.  the early cucumbers are planted.  We got the hoops over them but the breeze was too strong to get the remay on the hoops.  First thing this morning before the breeze kicks in we will cover them.  The few outside tomatoes I plant are planted and a row of green beans.  All are planted with a soaker hose and soaked.  Lots of tomatoes are in the hoop house, some plants have tomatoes on them.  They are for the stand.  The tomatoes I planted yesterday are for my sauce, the beans are for me to can.

      Today the zucchini and summer squash get planted with remay over them.  They are ready to harvest faster with the remay over them.  It also protects them from the cucumber beetles.  By the time we take the remay off the plants are large enough so the beetles don't bother them.

      The female oriole was eating suet for breakfast again this morning.  I didn't realize they would like the suet so much.  An indigo bunting was on it the other day.  After eating suet  the oriole went for the orange I had put out for her.

      Looking forward to a good day, hope yours is good too.  Sally