Tiny watermelons and cantaloupes have begun to appear on the vines, though the first watermelon to emerge sloughed off today. A couple of cantaloupe plants succumbed to aphid damage that occurred before I figured out that aphids had attacked. The twice a day applications of water with a touch of dishwashing soap have [...]
January 10, 2006
A Spectacular Thunder Storm
It began to cloud up here about 3:30 PM and by 5:30 a spectacular thunder and lighting storm erupted the likes I have not experienced since I lived in the Eastern U. S. The storm has been accompanied by very heavy rain. An hour later the thunder continues to roll over the city, with each [...]
