It's the Fourth of July! We found the first ripe blueberries today. So far, no sign of mummyberry, and these were on the previous affected bushes just north of the vine maple. Picked four ripe blueberries: delicious.
The peas are doing fine and I had a fresh pea pod today. So wonderful.
The short serviceberry bushes have some rusted berries, some still green, some red, and some blue-purple. The purple ones are ripe and juicy. The taste is just OK. It's not offensive, but neither is it as enticing as a blueberry or a strawberry. The little seeds are annoying too. But they are pretty little bushes and they have edible berries, so they stay!
The thyme in the baskets on the deck hasn't done well. One went right to flower; the other died. The basil has had a hard time too; the basil on the east rail has not grown, but the one on the north rail is. Slowly. The strawberry on the rail is doing wonderfully. The chives are growing very, very, very slowly. The dill is doing fine. The cilantro was OK, but has flowered. The parsley is very happy. So is the oregano.
Next time, I'll put bok choy and spinach in those baskets, away from slugs and where I can catch it before it bolts. Strawberries, oregano, and parsley are definitely good to do again. Basil too, if I can figure out what it needs to do a little better. Chives and cilantro are maybes.
Something stole my growing cherry tomato and knocked over the cage. :-(
The patricia and album geraniums are still going crazy. They've completely covered one of the sunshine blue bluerry plants! Cannot believe there are so many flowers from two tiny little plants bought last year.
Nice day to be outside. Welcome Seattle Summer!
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