{"id":69402,"date":"2023-05-19T02:50:52","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T09:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=69402"},"modified":"2023-05-20T10:19:47","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T17:19:47","slug":"friday-has-arrived-and-we-are-off-and-running-also","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=69402","title":{"rendered":"Friday Has Arrived And We Are Off And Running Also!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

We got up at 6:00 am to watch the blast-off of Space-X, but the sky was not clear, and the launch was scribbled.\u00a0 We did the next best thing; planned the day!\u00a0 The fire and coffee were warm, so it was a perfect way to start the day!<\/p>\n

\"\"

We had our coffee by the fire pit!<\/p><\/div>\n

I should tell you that Mary usually wakes me up!<\/p>\n

\"\"

Needless to say, I get up quickly!<\/p><\/div>\n

We scour the garden for veggies, and we found our secondborn today.\u00a0 We were so excited about the first one we did not take a single picture; we ate it on the spot.\u00a0 We must admit, it was terrific.\u00a0 Doing some math, that 1\/4 pound tomato cost us about $200,000 per pound!\u00a0 The cost will indeed go down if we live another 235 years!<\/p>\n

\"\"

Out second born!<\/p><\/div>\n

The tomatoes are growing so tall we had to go to Home Depot and get some tubing to extend the cages another three feet.\u00a0 After that, they will get a haircut because we would need a ladder to get to them!<\/p>\n

What do two tomatoes do after not seeing each other for an extended period?\u00a0 Have a ketchup.<\/p>\n

The wind was non-existent, so the whirlygigs just sat there and smiled.\u00a0 Perhaps it would be a good time to oil them?<\/p>\n

\"\"

It was hazy outside (the time-lapse camera is in the window of the shed)<\/p><\/div>\n

Did we say berries?\u00a0 Our strawberry and blackberry area is going wild with new growth.\u00a0 We get a handful of strawberries every morning and devour them on the spot.\u00a0 The black\/Boysen\/rasp berries will be a little slow this year as it is their first season.<\/p>\n

I often wondered if Noah liked blueberry pies, then realized he preferred pears.\u00a0 Silly me!<\/p>\n

\"\"

Berries are coming soon.<\/p><\/div>\n

The little green plant to the left of the lava rock will soon be between 6 and 10 feet tall; it is a sunflower.<\/p>\n

Last year I got advice from a sunflower: be outstanding in your field.\u00a0 I heard about this old sunflower yesterday.\u00a0 The 70-year-old sunflower refused to go to the doctor.\u00a0 He needed a pollenoscopy.<\/p>\n

\"\"

The sprouts will soon be eight feet tall!<\/p><\/div>\n

We grow a little bit of everything.\u00a0 The cactus has a friend that comes to visit, and he is in disguise, so look hard. He ios bearly visible!<\/p>\n

\"\"

Do you see the bear?<\/p><\/div>\n

Carlos came by to do the yard, and with me having to take it easy since the eye surgery, we volunteered to set up a second vegetable bed behind the central veggie garden.<\/p>\n

This one will have lentils as well as lettuce.\u00a0 We will need to shade the lettuce, and these beds will be perfect to set up a 50 or 60-percent shade cloth over the top.\u00a0 Too much sun will make the lettuce bolt and not produce the lovely leaves we seek.<\/p>\n

Did You Know?<\/strong> Bolting occurs when a crop prematurely grows flower stalks and produces seeds, preventing the plant from bearing a vigorous harvest. Also called “running to seed” or “going to seed,” bolting\u00a0redistributes a plant’s energy away from the leaves and roots to instead produce seeds and a flowering stem.<\/div>\n
\"\"

Carlos and his nephew put together the second planter and filled it with dirt.!<\/p><\/div>\n

Mary got a new sign for the vineyard.\u00a0 Well, maybe eight vines are not a vineyard, but we can dream.\u00a0 \u00a0We have an honest-to-goodness Chardonnay grape, which shakes every time Mary stops by to say hello!<\/p>\n

\"\"

The planters look good, and tomorrow we will post the sign.<\/p><\/div>\n

Carlos planted the new flowers for us in the front yard.\u00a0 He was amazed that the soil was so soft, so I told him I tilled in about 200 pounds of amendments, including a lot of peat moss.<\/p>\n

Did You Know?\u00a0 <\/strong>Peat moss consists of various sphagnum moss species that have decomposed.\u00a0 Sphagnum moss is often called peat moss because it is marketed and sold in this decayed state.\u00a0 The plant’s cell structure allows it to hold almost 20 times its dry weight in the water, making it an incredibly effective material for other plants to maintain hydration.<\/div>\n
\"\"

Carlos will plant the new babies.<\/p><\/div>\n

Now we have color all over the front yard.\u00a0 The neighbors comment on Mary’s flower garden and often ask questions.\u00a0 Please wait until the mammoth sunflowers get going in about three weeks; they will be ten feet tall!<\/p>\n

\"\"

We are adding a little color.<\/p><\/div>\n

Amazon made me buy one hundred Hollyhock seeds which we will sprinkle around the hard,<\/p>\n

\n

Fun flower facts about the hollyhock<\/strong>:<\/p>\n