Our pear tomatoes are starting to produce a bit–some nice little yellow fruits. I’m not sure they are in the best spot though, or maybe they didn’t appreciate the move, because they seem not to be all that prolific.
The bindweed’s seedpods are becoming plentiful and a few are just starting to burst open and release milkweed-like seeds. Yesterday I started going around to all the fences and ‘harvesting’ these. I want to keep the seeds from spreading at all if I can. Its fun because it feels like a harvest too. I wish I had a few kids I could pay to fill up buckets with these.
I’m seeing dandelions in seed as well, and trying to grab those before they propagate.
The poison ivy in the driveway hedge has started into its fall colors. All the better to identify you with my dear.
The Black Cherry in the park nearby has dropped a load of fruit on the pavement, causing me to wonder if I would leave black cherry juice footprints after walking through them. The blackcherry that hangs over our back yard dropped its fruit a few weeks ago.
It has gotten dry again, unlike early August where it rained nearly every day, so we are back to watering, and need another soaker hose.
The yellow and pink flowers (as yet unidentified) in front of our house are still going, though the yellow are showing some signs of flagging. The hydrangeas are still working it as well.
Weeding continues apace. Formulating a plan to get the poison ivy. Its pretty much set now. I realized that I have to get into the raspberry patch to work on an understory of bindweed, and worse, stinging nettles. Oy.
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