MIA

Sorry that I have been MIA for most of this month. My sister is getting married in a few days and August has been our crunch time.

The garden is doing great for the most part. the watermelon are bouncing back. there are three melons that I have found so far and one of them is about 4 inches tall already. We lost one to the animals but they haven't bothered the others. The sunflower that I grew from seed is huge and has bloomed. I've seen sunflowers all of my life but I will never get over how glorious they are when they bloom. The tomato plants are nearing the end of their growth cycle. They're still producing tomatoes but the plants part is not as lush as it was early this month. The cucumber plant is still churning out cucumbers. There are two that are almost ripe for picking. The basil plant is huge. I heard from two other friends who planted basil this year that their plants grew out of control. They really love this hot and humid weather!

The only issue I am having right now is with erosion. the dirt is washing away where I planted the bee balm at the edge of the main garden. it needs mulch but I haven't made the time to buy any. there are also six plants waiting to go into the ground. they will unfortunately have to wait until after my sister's wedding. I don't want to get poison ivy again or ruin my hands and nails before the big day. I also don't want a ton of mosquito bites all over my arms and legs. I'm being selfish but in this case I'm going to allow it. She's the only sister and sibling that I've got and I want her wedding to be awesome! I would say perfect but perfect wedding are usually boring:)

I'll post pictures of the overgrown garden as soon as I can. It's amazing to see how everything has grown and sprawled across the beds.

Poison Ivy

So as you may have guessed from the title of this post, I got poison ivy while gardening this week. It's mostly on my forearms and there's a little bit on the right side of my face. I have no idea where I came in contact with the poison ivy. I can only guess that it was on the hill behind the main (memorial) garden where there is a lot of brush and other weeds. I always forget to wear long sleeves when I'm clearing brush. I will just have to be more careful I guess. Anyway, I am going to the doctor today to get it checked out. My neighbor said that when you get it on your face, you should see a doctor just in case it gets worse or gets into your eyes or throat. I have a spot on my eyelid which is close enough to my eye for me to be concerned. I'll let you all know how it goes. Wish me luck!