Around the garden

I always like the dragon fruit flavored vitaminwater.

Really?? Now you need to find it!

Japanese beetle update... We had a couple days of no beetles because it was cloudy, rainy, and a bit cooler. They like warm and sunny days. I go out at different times, and they don't seem to really be on the crape myrtle when the sun is not directly on it, so I spot them usually by the afternoon.

I was able to kill about a dozen again yesterday.... 6 of them were having an orgy... I kid you not lol that made my work easier because I was able to catch all of them in one swoop.

We purchased the milky spore, and we are going to add it to our lawn. It can apparently last for 10 years in the soil, so at least we won't be helping them become adults. But they can travel up to 1 mile.. so we won't be able to ever stop them if neighbors are not doing anything. I have a feeling they are coming from the neighbors a few houses down who have crabapples. They let them fall and rot in their yard, which the beetles are attracted to.

I completely forgot about them. I haven't seen a one since I moved here...

 I can attest to it. They will eat everything...

It's definitely getting too hot. I have to water the plants lately, and I sweat while doing it in the evening when the sun is nearly gone lol

Our garden is on full bloom just now, it looks great.

Our crape myrtle is going to start blooming soon. Everything else is already done mostly.... but they could have random flowers here and there until winter.

I wish the gardenias bloomed for longer!

Some of our new azaleas look like they are dying. I am wondering if they have root rot, which is very bizarre considering how hot it has been... I watered them because they looked droopy the other day, and it worsened the problem

I've done that before, moved plants to see if that would help. I have had mixed results with doing that but if they look like they are not going to. make it you might not have anything to lose.

The chemicals in tap water tend to reduce if you leave the water sitting for 24 hours. You could try that.

We tend to use our rain water butts.

Why don't they encourage you to use rainwater?

If you can gather up enough for the at risk plants?

The rest seem to be doing ok.

I am presuming your water is like ours, cleaned and filtered by various chemicals?