The summer seems to be slithering along. The heat's been crippling and does not let us outside but for a morning walk and an hour at dusk. The ants are in such large numbers I can barely believe it. I have more than a few times been shocked by the rapid appearance of a red ant sock that covered my flip flop wearing foot while standing near a garden bed. I give. . . the weeds can grow for a while. I will wait till the ants have their day and go back to wherever they have come from!
Summer in S. New Mexico usually includes about a 4 to 6 week set of time that's peppered with these hot days that force even the hyperactive NY'er to submit siesta. Meanwhile I busy myself drying herbs, making tinctures and writing. I treat these weeks as I once treated winter in NY. From December to April my apartment was a shrine to homey projects that I buried myself in to help me forget how anxious I was for the return of the sun.
Mostly though I'm now waiting somewhat impatiently for my garden full of flora: vines, flowers, seeds and plants of all sizes, colors and shapes to produce fruit! I'm ready for those tomatoes! Ready too for the brussel sprouts, okra, melon, squash etc. I do have peppers, tomatillos and a few leftover potatoes ready for picking and more onions than I can fit in the fridge drawer. Now if we could get one more week of monsoon rain.
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If the ants continue to be a serious pest, and you can find the nest, boil a kettle of water and pour it on the nest. Old pesticide free method of curing an ant infestation.
Hi,
I don't know if I commented before but I have to say I love your blog. This post struck me to say that, as I feel the same way about the summer here (Vail Az.) on about the same latitude. I've said for years it's our winter. Read somewhere else at least you don't have to shovel it from the drive way. wishing for more monsoon too.
Thanks for sharing the great tips.
Your drip irrigation is beautiful... invisible. Our garden looks exactly like yours, a whole bunch of raised beds (27 exactly). This is our first year with it and I put in a quick and dirty overhead watering system while I plan out and put together a drip system. Any tips or pitfalls to avoid?
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