The grapevines are growing really well. Still trying to track down a parcel of land, but I worry not. It will happen in its own time. I actually thought I lost one of my Frontenac vines, but in the past 3 weeks two sprouts began to grow up from the surrounding soil where the old dead wood still protrudes from the hole that I planted it in last October 2012. Feels like such a victory to still pull off a recovery with all seemingly lost with this particular vine. Once again, I am a proud papa. Learning tonnes about using Kelp concentrates, Effective Microorganisms, etc., for my soils. Lots of perennials growing this year, which means I can split some and spread them about in smaller clumps. Design shall ensue. This has also been a pretty dramatic departure of a summer from the summer of 2012 with its limited moisture content, and extreme heat temperatures. On few occasions have we had temperatures nearing even 97 degrees Fahrenheit. Currently, the area where I live is reporting a total, thus far, of 32.14 inches of rain. That is a little over 5.5 inches of rain above the average that this area typically receives in a given year by this date. The rain slowed a bit during most of June, but the rains seem to have returned in the last three weeks. I actually cut the grass at my apartment once a week. I did so yesterday and was taken aback by how much I had to cut. Lots of growth in a mere 7 days time. Just as well, I feel better at the art of patience in gardening. Maybe most of that is because I am focusing more on root development. Trying to get perennials going from seed maybe projects a gardener into such fixations, and perhaps that isn't such a bad thing. My Common Milkweed did return this year from last year, but it still didn't put out its flowers. They grew tall and mighty, but still nothing in the way of seed. That doesn't bother me so much because I know I have the roots, and that means I have a growing season for Summer 2014, barring any extreme change in the rhythm of my heart.
