FROM UNWELCOME TO WELCOME IN ONE GULP

As I was watering this morning, I found an unwelcome visitor:

The chickens were much more accommodating. It was gone in one gulp!

The rest of the garden had nothing but good news.

The cucumber plants are finally fully committed to climbing up the side of the greenhouse and have some lovely cucumbers growing on them:

The green peppers are getting bigger and there are several fruits on the plants:

The heat and humidity are ramping up, but I am still cutting lettuce for the chickens. Lettuce doesn’t typically last much past early to mid-May, but I have found I can extend the harvest by cutting new growth every couple of days. The Young Chicks love when I show up with a basket full of greens to dump in the run.

I want to keep quiet (shh) about the apples. Shortly after I last reported how many baby apples were on the trees, the birds discovered them. It was very disheartening to see half eaten apples lying all over the ground. So, we’re not going to talk about the last three apples that I have been carefully, hopefully, watching.