Update on mah plants:

• The tomato plant is still alive, but I wouldn’t say it’s thriving. The two fruits that bloomed are still there and have grown in size, but I think they’ve stopped getting bigger in the last week or so. No signs of dying, but I think the heat has been too much for them. I’ve moved the plant to a spot that gets a little bit more shade.
• The other plants in my arsenal are doing well. These include the following plants: mint, oregano, lots of basil (including a couple of cuttings I’ve rooted in water then replanted), the two houseplants (which I think I’ve tortured by leaving them outside for a few days), thyme, and parsley (growing verrry slow from seed).
• The latest addition to my edible garden is an Anaheim Chile Pepper plant (mentioned in my last post). When I got it there were a couple of blossoms; one isn’t thriving, but a couple are, plus this morning I saw one new one forming. Hopefully I’ll see at least one pepper grow out of it.
• In the non-edible department, yesterday we dug up the small patch of dead grass at the front of our house and put down some sod. I am hoping we can keep that alive for a while.
• Finally, today I picked up some succulents for the front of our house. On the other side of our small grass patch we have a Birds of Paradise plant, and the soil around that has been very dry (as has been most soil here in SoCal due to the heat and drought). I figured I could place down some succulents so at least it won’t be so bare. I’ll do that later today and maybe take and post some photos.

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