Plantings and Cleanings

I first planted my raised-bed garden in February. I had a variety of plants, some of which did well, and others of which didn't. I finally got around to planting another batch of winter greens, including spinach, arugula, and two varieties of lettuce in the extra space left over from harvested and failed crops. All six of my tomato plants are still producing, and probably will continue to do so until first frost. If I protect them, they may go longer.

The largest remaining mystery is what to do with my citrus fruit. I've got one orange and one grapefruit tree, both in pots, and both bearing between 3-6 fruit. The fruit is only now really starting to change color from green to yellow-ish, which I was expecting some time ago. Both plants are hardy to 15 degrees, and I'm considering planting them in the yard in place of existing, non-fruit bearing trees.

What worked:

Tomatoes (several varieties)
Lettuces (several varieties)
Arugula
Marigolds (for pest control and pollination)
Basil

What didn't work:

Carrots (took forever, were scrawny, didn't taste good)
Japanese Radishes (ditto)
Scallions (ditto)
Cabbage (formed head, but got eaten by worms)
Cauliflower (ditto)

Time to start looking for that first frost date...

I also finally started really unpacking from Burning Man, emptying one of my 20 gallon bins and cleaning the playa dust off the contents. In the process I reclaimed the necessary rechargeable batteries and biking lights to trick out my ride for night riding. Since I was actively yelled out for nighttime invisibility recently, this is well-timed.

I'd hate to be accused of watching too much Star Trek...

...but have become completely enamored with the idea of tricking out my sex toy box with a Borg theme, complete with green lighting, faux implants, and a "You will be (perhaps stimulated?) assimilated!" audio feature when it's opened. There's only a fairly small number of lovers who would find this more of a turn on than a joke, but those people would already have their clothes off before they even hear:

"Resistance is futile!"

Three weeks, 4.2 seasons.

Kit and Kiki will probably write a story about this long before I ever take action...