stuffs

the okra i planted a month or so back is producing buds. i know that's not the part i should be concerned about but i can't wait for them to open. if i'm not mistaken they should be a pretty white color with a dark center. it's amazing just how fast they grow.

in keeping on the veggies, my tomatoes are still green. its a bit irritating b/c my neighbors across the street already harvested some nice red ones. i dont know what variety they planted but these are an experimental variety.

i'm getting blossom drop too. i'm guessing it's because of the nasty heat we've been having.

i need to start getting everything together sooner before the heat gets bad and drops the buds.






The above right is one of the magnolia bush seeds i started in a SIP planter and then transferred into it's own container. This one is showing the best progress so far. The left one, i dont know what that one is. it was one of the seeds that was in the batch that got flooded in the rain and all mixed together, so it'll be a surprise i suppose.


i also realize that i'm super horrible about getting around to watering... sometimes i'm not home for 2 days and that's enough for them to wilt. so i moved the queen datura back into a SIP planter (painted this time). i'll post a pic when it doesnt' look all horribly wilted. i was very surprised when i saw the nice little root system it had going on it.