Why I Love to Hand-Water My Garden
Hand-watering is so hypnotic - the cool water splashing on my sandled feet, using my index finger to spray the water - sometimes shooting it far, other times making it a soft mist. Feeling the mist blow back on me on a hot summer day cooling me off just a little before it dries oh-so-quickly.
But the best part of hand watering is I get up close and personal with the plants! Today I saw the green grasshopper on the red pepper plant that had white blossoms. The tomato vine has two yellow blossoms, and the eggplant has a single pale pink blossom. I also discovered another armenian cucumber hiding in the leaf of the vine sprawling throughout the whole garden.
I bet it was the rain that brought this on. Or the plants heard me say I was taking out my summer garden next weekend and they don't want to go!
Either way, after the brutal summer we had this year breaking all heat records and the least amount of rain, it is really heartwarming to see that a few of the plants survived.
I think they will get to stay next weekend when I begin to make room for the fall gardens!
What's happening in your garden?
Happy Digging,
The Garden Goddess
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