The hummingbird

I've read that there is hardly a square foot of the US that has not been investigated by a hummingbird at some point. I think that may be correct. There's been a female Ruby Throat hanging about my yard for the past couple weeks. My cornfield surrounded, poorly treed yard has at least one of those marvelous little birds. I haven't planted one of those twee "Hummingbird Gardens", but I did have some agastache. The feeder was in storage since we moved to this place, but it got a quick rinse after I saw her at the agastache. And I suppose I'll keep the 'Dropmore Scarlet' honeysuckle after all. I just wish we had Lucifers here.

Tomato insanity

The currant tomatoes have started producing en masse. Very tasty little things.

I sowed some carrots, scallions and peas for *hopefully* an autumn crop. Lettuce, spinach and kohlrabi will follow. Since I'm in the middle of Four Season Harvest by Eliot Coleman, I felt inspired to try this. One of my goals in the garden is to be able to produce enough stuff to greatly reduce and/or eliminate the need to buy vegetable produce at the store. Otherwise, I'm just playing around at veggie gardening. I have the land to do it, so I should. But how many rows of peas will keep me in peas all winter?

Now to figure out how to convert the old storm door into the lid of a cold frame...