Wee Green Balls
It seems like only a couple of days sinceÌýI wrote my last post here, but apparently a week has passed. Though having spent at leastÌýtwo days of that traveling from California to Indonesia, it feelsÌýas if someone isÌýplaying a cruel trick on me.Ìý
Being cut off from the veg for this long means thatÌýI truly don't have any idea what has happened, and having not seen any rain for overÌýtwo weeks,ÌýI can't quite understand what you lot are banging on about with the weather either. But Ann's plight and pictures have reawakened my paranoid streak.
So, I've been in touch with Susie for a proper update, and it has done a little to calm my trembling soul. I am reliably told that the squash is looking a little disheveled, and the picture proves that that indeed might be the case. Some TLC needed whenÌýI get back on FridayÌýI think, although there do appear to be plenty of flowers, so I don't think it is all bad.
The tomatoes also have 'more wee green balls' on them, whichÌýI can only take as good news - and that despite the fact that they haven't had any food fromÌýwhenÌýI have been away until yesterday.
Apparently, it was my fault for leaving the plantfood in the old bin on the balcony which is also a favourite haunt for our eight-legged friends. Hence it's taken SusieÌýthree weeks to pluck up the courage to put her hand in!ÌýÌýThisÌýpic also appears to show a bit of colour creeping in one of of the 'balls', which is very exciting,ÌýI can't wait to catch up with them!
On the spider front - after banging on about bugs and all things minibeast since the start of this blog it is great to see Sara starting to love them too (or at least supress the hatred!). They really are magical things (even ants!), and most of them are actually pretty good for the garden so it can pay to love them. Embrace the bugs!
Having said that,ÌýI have spent most of this evening being bitten by mosquitos, and my 'embraces' for those little blighters were probably a little tighter than they would have wished...
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