I told my neighbor i had a proposition for him. IF he took down that last section of privacy fence that was doing no one any good, and ugly as heck, and leaning to boot, i would plant more tomatoes there and he could have any he wanted. That fence blocks so much sunlight, i have wanted it gone for years.
He had it out of there in a wink of an eye, and said he loved home grown tomatoes and really missed his Grandfather's. So, Hyia and i went down to the river and retrieved more sticks. I am not done, it needs some here and there, but i am as happy as a clam. Now my sunny area has doubled.
I asked him how he felt about the stick fence i had started (not the addition) and he said he liked it. Which is good. I told him it won't show much in a month. THe Arkansas Traveler will take up the first third, tomatoes and this little melon vine that Baker Creek sent as a free gift with my seeds will hopefully take the rest.
Star Phlox, Cherry caramel phlox, asters, lettuce, peas, okra, zinnia, sunflowers (which i am spacing a week apart) and more, all up and looking good. For tomatoes this year, we have the orange peach, yellow pepper tomato, german pink, a variey of yellow, cherokee purple, and a couple others my friend is going to swap me. Most of those will go in the garden at the Y, but a few will be as promised planted here. All cucumbers and more of those melons will go to the y as well. On my other stick fence. Hyia and i will go back to the river and retrieve the last of what we collected tomorrow. Today, i was bushed, and enough was enough. Still we got it up and ready to go before the sun set.
I also transplanted most everybody, and two of my three cuttings of the harry lauder's walking stick have taken. Plus one hibiscus (perrenial) has grown from the seeds Cindy gave me. I told my grandson AIden that i would grow him a red flower big enough to be a hat. FIngers crossed. Nanna likes to keep her promises. I would like to have one here too.
The bees are going to happy here. I did say monarchs and ditch the planting idea of their milk weed. I have too many animal grazers to even take the chance. It is thick all long the river, and down by the swamp at the bottom of the hill, i want to contribute but i don't want a poisoned blind boy at the same time and he likes to graze like a goat.
I saw a topiary of a sleeping cat on facebook, wonders of the world or something like that. I am so intrigued, and looking at two honey suckles behind my shade garden that are close enough together, i would really like to try. I hope they fix my leaking roof to my apartment so i can stay long enough to give it a go.
THe landlord said i could grow anything i wanted just as long as i didnt' go all the way across. So i have kept my word, and anyway, i keep that part trimmed as well as 4 inches from all beds, so it is no more work for the lawn mowing man. He has no problem with me what so ever. Can't wait to have my gaint sentries sunflowers back. I hope this will be a good year for them. So far we have had no rain, my whole goal has been to bump up the soil, top dress, and mulch as much as humanly possible.
The rest of that ugly rotten fence would make no difference since the building shades it anyway and besides that is not my area of yard.