This morning the sunflowers I stuck out at the end of the yard, out in the blazing summer Florida sun, bloomed.
One on the end had opened two days ago, but then, literally overnight, the others joined their sister.
Asters. Amazing relics, sustainable in their adaptable simplicity.
Out back the bromelia bloom a month early, but are a welcome site nevertheless.
A spiderweb of spoking branches on this newcomer to the back yard. It doesn't look like much yet, but give it time.
And then to the garden, where leafy spices are thriving in the heat. This fragrant cilantro has already garnished its share of dishes.
The sweet single-leafed parsley is just now beginning to find its pace. I will try to dry some of this spice, if I do not eat it all.
The nasturtium produced two orange flowers earlier in the week, but they have passed and we're back to just leaves, which I understand are edible.
The heat has sent this basil, one of four plants, to flower. Beautiful white laterally symetrical blooms.
The rosemary thrives. We will have an abundance before too long.
And then there's this unwelcome flower shaped bloom of insect eggs on the underside of the sunflower leaf in the garden. It is pretty, though.
The dill will be transplanted to Lakewood and Sanderlin in a few weeks. It is about to grow large and needs a garden to do so.
Despite the infestations, some tomatoes continue to churn on. This healthy leaf is a currant tomato vine, but no blooms.
I am nearing the end of this experiment and have learned several things. Cooler pots, better plumbing, and a focus on peppers, spices, and tiny fruited tomatoes.
I will harvest two peppers next week or the following. I haven't take their picture because I do not want to risk stealing their souls and not having them for my salad.
Until next week.
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