Scorched Yard Tour

These sizzling temperatures are ridiculous. Praying so hard for relief, and some rain. If this is only June (and it's been this way for awhile, and a droughty winter before this!), what will July and August be?


But ... I guess it's SUMMER.


I am NOT a gardener. But I have fun "trying" to grow stuff, and our sons have been interested as well, so that's good. But, BECAUSE I'm not a gardener ... please bear with me when you see overgrown grass, no mulch, and struggling plants! It's amazing this much is still going. My strengths lie more towards staying inside and quilting. :)


An expanse of ours and our neighbor's back yard - dry and brown.




Poor, scraggly flowers, even with water dumped on every evening.




"CRUNCH CRUNCH" goes the grass.




The two zucchini plants, that were planted late, are hanging in there so far. Also have a yellow squash nearby the same size.




Green beans are trying. PLEASE IGNORE THE TALL GRASS AND LACK OF MULCH.




Younger Son's corn hasn't gotten very high, but it's starting to tassle. If it dries out any at all, those leaves curl up all along the edges. But after a good watering, it comes out of it.




Closeup of a corn tassle.




Younger Son's pumpkin vine - it actually has/had a bloom down under there - don't know if it's still in good shape or not. He wants to take a pumpkin to the fair so bad!




Poor, scraggly, burned-up tomato plants - mostly Romas. But look ... a ripening orb of tomato! I think they're supposed to be BIGGER than this, but hey, I'll take what I can get.




Sorry it's blurry, but look again ... two more green Romas!




The struggling broom corn.




At least things dry quickly in the heat - especially things like heavy denim overalls.




The Morning Glories by the east clothesline pole are coming along.




The Morning Glories by the west clothesline pole are REALLY coming along. They both get hefty doses of water each evening. Notice the lush Trumpet Vine in the background that I do nothing to - it must have deep roots! There's another one by our back step, and another one by our shed - all nice and lush and blooming!




Younger Son saw a long runner vine coming out of the Trumpet Vine bush, and thought it would be hilarious to hook it up to my clothesline pole. Ornery kid!




Yay, the Rose of Sharon is blooming!




The rose bush is green - no blooms yet, maybe later?




I don't feel like sitting here right now. But evenings are nice, with shade from trees to the west.




I hate these things, but Hubby found them on sale, and is "teasing" me by putting them out there! I move them back by the house, out of the way, so I can't see them from the window. He conspires with younger Son to put them back out in full view. Back and forth.




And last but not least, and surprising to me, my little patch of wild sunflowers, coming up from birdseed! That may be my only ag/produce entry in the fair!