Remnants of Hurricane Dolly

We had strong rains all weekend long, starting Friday afternoon. Our gardens were flooded and some of the vegetables are starting to turn yellow from too much water. The added rains are great for the Bermuda grass I have in the back yard (the lawn is about 1/4 done as I solarize small sections at a time before laying the seed down).

We continue to get beans every day, both Waxbeans and Bush beans. The pole beans just recently started coming out. We have had two ear of corn already although the most has yet to be harvested. Cabbage, lettuce and beets are still coming.

I hope the rains continue as the monsoon has brough life back to the Photinias and Oleanders marking our perimeter. They are finally showing new buds this year. The Oleanders even have red blooms on them.

Wax beans

Yesterday we ate our first batch of yellow wax beans. Yum! There are more wax and green beans to be harvested and more peas should be ready in another two weeks.

I planted more snow peas that should be harvestable in 55 days. I will continue to plant as much as I can for as long as the weather allows.

Our first harvest

Last night Kevin made a rice medley that contained spinach, sweet peas and two tomatoes from our garden. The sweet snow peas were delicious! I can't wait for more garden nibbles. The Romaine lettuce is ready for harvest. Just the pole beans are still without fruit. The sweet corn is a month away from eating.

Only the cabbage seems to have fallen victim to the cabbage looper.

Monsoonal rains arrived ten days ago. I haven't watered the yards all week and even rolled up the hoses for the season.