Today is Saturday, June 23,2012. It has been quite some time since I last added a post. I have been busy trying to keep all the gardens alive with the extreme weather we are having. Very hot (97 the last 3 days) and very dry since Mothers Day in May. I am watering the Vegetable Garden about every 3rd day, even with mulch on most all the beds. Watering the  flowers about once a week, sometimes more. 

Water bill may be $100 next month but I have too much time invested in these gardens to just let them shrivel up and die. I suppose I will continue to water until it rains or we run out of water. Cucumbers, Squash and Zucchini are all coming in at a steady pace.

 I pulled the onions this past Wednesday and they are curing in the screened-in porch. We have dehydrated 2 cuttings of Basil. It is so incredibly good when it is dried this way. We also dried some Dill this time. Have not tried it yet as it is still in the dehydrator. We are also trying to dry Jalopenoes for the 1st time. They should be good. I planted 2 varieties of Hatch, New Mexico chili peppers last week from seed. They still haven't germinated yet. I also planted some Stinging Nettle seed this week to take the space the Onions were occupying. No germination there either as it is way too early.