My early garden photo (June 20, 2010).
So imagine my complete glee when on a recent trip to the garden for regular chores that same box looked like this.
The list of chores included pruning, weeding and re-securing of these supports. While I was toiling away, I heard a distinct buzzing sound. I got up and stepped back and witnessed two bumblebees also "working" in the garden on their glorious Flight of the Bumblebee....not this one...this one
Bumblebee in the tomatillo plants.
I assume this is what it looked like from their perspective.
Blossoms, glorious tomato blossoms.
I stepped aside and watched the pair of bees travel from plant to plant. I was do excited especially because I thought I was going to have to pollinate them myself.
I then moved on to pruning. Given the recent heat wave, I have been careful to water the garden regularly but did not had not have time to prune. I've been reading up on pruning and like this article very much. Because I plant in boxes in rather close quarters, it's important to commit to judicious pruning I got to breaking suckers and thinning the plants.
It looks like the heat is coming back just in time for this week's business trip. My garden helpers will be pressed into service and hopefully when I return, the plants will continue their happy journey to veggie production.
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It's nice when your friends know you. I collect refrigerator magnets, and a truck-driver friend of mine, sent these to add to my collection.
How divine!
Clockwise from upper left: California, Graceland, Nevada, Illinois, Georgia,
Grand Canyon, Nebraska, Utah and Kentucky.
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