Garden Work

 

Just a few pictures.  By the way, flies can bite thru the garden sleeves.

Older photo, but do you prune your zucchini plants?  Yellow squash?  I watched a video about this, and pondered that thought.  I have never cut stems off of my plants, but I read that the bees can pollinate much better, as they will see the flowers better if you prune them.  I don't want to kill my plants, so I'm asking here if you prune your squash plants?

Garden work.

Rinse and Repeat.

Best soap so far, for cleaning my hands/nails after garden work.

Chit Chat on the Porch

There are always pros and cons with gardening.  I feel both pros and cons are in the daily chores.   I try to take advantage of the weather either way. 

 

I am constantly reminding myself, that I am one person.  It's normal for the housework to suffer, if my attention is on the garden.  The flower beds suffer if the housework needs attention and so forth.  

Our heat index was at 91°F by 11am yesterday, but any time out in the garden is better than none.

I've been using my clothesline despite humidity.   I will need to replace it soon, and the trees need trimmed (adding that to our long to-do list).

Question for those who can:   

My canning pot, which I've used for more than (or about) 20 plus years, has a few rust spots on the bottom.  Suggestions on removing the rust?  I tried googling, and I couldn't find a real good answer to this.  Or is it time to replace it?  Or just use steel wool?