Grab It Fore It Bolts

The garden looks a little crazy right now.

New to gardening, 

we may not have planned it as well as we thought.

The potatoes have taken over.

Perhaps we planted too many.

Perhaps we have not a clue what we are doing.

We're hoping to see them flower and fall over soon

which will tell us that they are ready to harvest.

The lettuce is looking lovely though

and looks like it may bolt soon

so I picked some for a salad tonight.

They are soaking right now in my kitchen sink

in a bath of vinegar and cold water.

I'm not really fooled into thinking

that this will take care of every single tiny bug.

We will probably have a couple of bugs mixed in 

with our croutons.

What?

You're not coming for dinner?

I'm having issues with our strawberry plants.

I don't think I provided enough drainage

and I should have mixed a little sand in with the soil.

See that strawberry?

That's what we are getting out of these.

Teensy, weensy.

Advice, anyone?

I've planted some sweet potato vines in 

a wine barrel in the yard.

Hopefully, we will have a nice trailing vine

this summer.

I thought for the longest time that

this thing was a weed

but stopped myself from pulling it out several times.

Yesterday,

the beautiful Gerbera Daisies opened up.

So glad I didn't pull it out.

We bought three gardenia bushes

and planted them under the kitchen window

where they get plenty of shade.

Hard to come by here in Arizona.

Such pretty fragrant blooms!

We're looking at a high of 84 degrees today.

Low 90's for the weekend.

Can't wait to use this

for the first time!

Have a Happy Tuesday!!

xxx

Holly