Make Up Your Mind!

   So remember last week when I posted that was going to be hot for the rest of summer? Well, it's raining. Yup, you heard me. It's raining here and temperature is no higher than 71°F. But for the rest of the country it's getting hot. Tucson is in the high 90's, and the Central US its getting hot. If you remember from about a year ago, the wether was pretty consistent going from cold to warm. But unfortunately some of my corn died because of the sudden cold snap. But I figured out a way to defend them from the cold. Just mix extra soil amendment that has been sitting in the sun for a while to warm the ground around the plant. And this will heat up the soil and keep the plant from dying. Also, because the amendment is black, it will absorb the sun's heat and keep the soil warm.

Surprise Guests

So I was cleaning the backyard and look what I found:

   A dead rat. This explains why some of the strawberries I found are bitten into. But this doesn't have to happen to you. You can kill those rats before they kill your garden.
You will need there tools:
XL-Rat Traps
Chunky Peanut Butter
Rat Poison
A Spoon
Measuring Spoons
Clean Container W/ Lid
NOTE: The chemicals should be kept in a safe place to prevent your pets or children from ingesting the chemicals.
Steps:
1. Measure out half a teaspoon of poison for every two tablespoons of Peanut Butter
2. Place half a table spoon of our peanut poison on the trap and set carefully (do this for every time )
   And you just store the extra in the container. But remember to label it so you don't spread it on your morning toast.

Mosquito... Oh No

   So this year was a pretty warm one. In January it was about 70.F and its around 88.F and it's expected to get into the mid 90's this summer. This means that the mosquito's have a head start. Mosquitos love warm, still, fresh water to breed. And when they find it, they can lay hundreds of thousands of eggs. You can protect yourself from these monsters with this ingredients... Garlic. Yup, mosquitos (like some of my friends) hate the smell of garlic. You can eat it and that will get rid of some of them. But to really deter them you have to either bathe in it or rub it on your chest... very appealing isn't it? But if you don't want to smell like Gilroy1, you would want to remove any still water you have in your yard. If you have a pool, clean it at least once a week. For bird baths, you have to change the water every four days. If you follow these steps, things will be taken care of.

Today's Fresh Food From the Garden

So remember the radishes from a few months back? Well they are ready, but...:

And that's not the worst of it. They taste like wood. Seriously, how do you grow good radishes? Leave the answer in the comments.

Better Planning

   So it's been a while since I have been posting about my garden or about the weather. So I'm making a schedule for my blog posts. Monday I'll post Today's Fresh Food From the Garden. Wednesday I'll post a weather report. And Friday I'll post a how-to for the garden. I might not be able to make it every time, but I will try to make it.

The Results Are In

So remember the pool on the left side of this blog asking what kind of tomato I should get? Well, it's official. Im growing the Purple tomatoes this year. Here they are now:

   They're doing REALLY good. I hope to get some big ones out of this bad boy. And I think I know how. Click on the fertilizer page on the top, or click here.

Today's Fresh Food From the Garden

   So latley I've been having a bounty of vegetables. But, none of which I can use with meat (with the exception of the tomatoes and peppers), until now:

Fresh Garlic! Now this is what I call potent!