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July 30, 2015 at 5:24 pm #818056
JoBParticipanttoday i transplanted my zucchini plants.
yes, i know it will be 90 degrees today
and i know that is the worst weather to choose to transplant
but.. they were flowering, setting and disintegrating before the baby zucchini could become grown ups.. so i moved them.
They are now in deeper amended soil in full sun
though today they are well watered and resting under an umbrella..
the one thing i have learned in the garden is that there are times when no matter how careful your plan.. plants simply have to be moved to a better home to prosper.
i think it is often the same with people
it is easy to tell someone to bloom where they are planted
but how well they do often depends on the soil
enough of my homily ;-) i will let you know if the dreaded curse of too many zucchini occurs :)
in the meantime.. i have lots and lots of basil and cilantro and i think an ear or two of corn are ready to pick .. did i mention peppers and tomatoes? :)
the soil i have been planted in seems to work for me..
as does the love my new apprentice gardener is lavishing on my plants ;-)
hmmm.. i feel another homily coming on ….
i love the absurdity of me being me :)
July 30, 2015 at 6:02 pm #826367
metrognomeParticipantJoB — the title of your post and your comments reminded my of the lyrics of two of my favorite songs sung by Kathy Mattea, ‘Seeds’ and ‘Standing Knee Deep in A River (And Dying of Thirst.)’ Enjoy!
“That so few dare be eccentric marks the chief danger of our time.”
― John Stuart Mill
July 30, 2015 at 8:30 pm #826368
PangolinPieParticipantGood luck with your zukes! We have a little garden in the Westcrest p-patch and three zucchini plants; the two of us haven’t been able to keep up with eating them! I bought a “Spiralizer” though, and we are LOVING the zuke “pasta” made all sorts of ways. Let me know if you want to hear more about that, when your babies start providing you with their giant green harvest.
July 30, 2015 at 8:40 pm #826369
savoirfaireParticipantWe have one zucchini plant in our first-time vegetable garden and it is unstoppable; right now it looks like the tomatoes & tomatilloes are headed in that direction too (fingers crossed) . It makes us feel so lucky to have the soil to plant them in, and makes us feel even more like we’ve planted ourselves in the right place!
July 30, 2015 at 8:51 pm #826370
JoBParticipantJuly 30, 2015 at 8:56 pm #826371
PangolinPieParticipantJoB, it’s wonderful! Check out this stir fry of zucchini and yellow squash (also from the garden):
July 31, 2015 at 2:18 pm #826372
JoBParticipantthe zuccinni i transplanted yesterday are standing up with their flowers wide open looking for sky this morning. i will leave the umbrella over them today but i think they are happier there…
i won’t know until they do or don’t set fruit.
the little watermelon i transplanted at the same time is not doing as well. i was tired and careless and didn’t realize i hadn’t tamped the soil around the roots until much too late yesterday.
i have tamped the soil and given it a tonic.. we will see…
life is like that..
July 31, 2015 at 9:12 pm #826373
JayDeeParticipantKeep in mind that August 8th is “Leave Zucchini On Your Neighbor’s Porch Night” You have to wait for darkness.
July 31, 2015 at 9:40 pm #826374
JoBParticipanti don’t think i will have zuccini by then :(
can i leave tomatoes or lemon cucumbers or wax peppers instead?
July 31, 2015 at 9:45 pm #826375
PangolinPieParticipantOh JoB, I can help you out with some zucchini! :)
July 31, 2015 at 9:47 pm #826376
anonymeParticipantUmmm, fried zucchini blossoms!
July 31, 2015 at 11:06 pm #826377
JanSParticipantjust leave ’em on my porch and ring my bell :D
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