Thursday, August 25, 2022
Fourth Quarter Waning Moon in Leo
Day Before Dark Moon
Pluto, Saturn, Neptune, Chiron, Jupiter, Uranus Retrograde
Celtic Tree Month of Hazel
Cloudy and humid
Not much to tell, on the garden front. The black-eyed Susan vine is gorgeous and blooming out back. The vines for the morning glory and moonflowers are lovely, but there aren’t any blossoms yet. The four o’clocks, out front, are blooming beautifully. I’d always had yellow ones on Cape; I forgot that these were red! They are fun.
The night-blooming jasmine has grown to be huge; I hope it blooms next summer.
A lot of the plants stalled, and I’m not sure why. The tomatoes never grew up so they could have blooms that then could be pollinated and make tomatoes. The hollyhocks and snapdragons also stalled. I’m not sure what’s going on there. I think, next year, I will get a different type of potting soil, and see if that makes a difference.
It’s definitely ragweed season (Achoo!) which means it will soon be goldenrod season.
We have a few slips of plants that are getting roots, and we will put them in pots soon. We are emptying pots of plants that have come and gone, and will scrub out the pots, put the soil in a bin with nutrients over the winter, out on the back deck, and, hopefully, it will be better soil next year.
It doesn’t really feel like summer anymore, but it hasn’t taken that turn into crispness for autumn, either. It’s more like a limpid in-between state.
I’m looking forward to autumn and cool breezes, and then battening down the hatches and staying cozy all winter.
How is your garden doing?
Gratitude and Growth: A Garden Journal 