7-01-03: Today, Astilbe 'Red Sentinel,' and 'Deutchland;' Hemerocalis 'Stella D'Oro;' Achillea mille-
folium 'White Beauty'; and Oenothera missouriensis. [June dry @ 1" below normal rain; ground dry.]
7-03-03: Today, first holihocks, "Gloriosa Daisies," and Gaillardia 'Goblin' blooming.
7-04-03: Today, Hemerocalis fulva (common daylily), Achillea filipendulina 'Gold Plate', Monarda didyma and Lathyrus maritima (perennial sweet pea from Aunt Lizzie's Valley Stream yard) blooming.
7-10-03: Today, first of numerous tall, summer phlox began blooming. Also, a btfl display of holihocks and common daylilies across the road. [Soil becoming very dry; need a good rain. Had one 7/11@1.64".
7-12-03: Today, first of a host of hybrid daylilies (Hemerocalis) blooming, along with Lilium "Connecticut Yankee," an Asiatic hybrid, in the front border and by the post lite. Summer Liliums "out back" have been eaten down by the deer, as noted before, and there will not be any flowerg there.
7-15-03: Today, "Trumpet Vine" (Campasis radicans) on power pole and the very old, small, yellow, early, pon pon mums began blooming.
7-22-03: Today, Rudbeckia lanciniata 'Hortensia' ("Golden-glow") blooming.
7-24-03: Today, four different hostas in full bloom; three with violet flowers, the other darker or purple.
7-31-03, This day, 1970, "First corn."
8-01-03: This day, 1992, "Ate last of our 1991 rutabagas." [These had been stored in plastic bag in cool cellar.]
Today, rambling Clematis virginiana (noreast native w/profuse,tiny,white flwrs) blooming on front wall.
8-04-03: Today, lilium species "henrii" blooming. [Discovered in China by botanist Henry in 1800s.]
8-08-03: Today, continued to pick blueberries and will for some time yet; the bushes are loaded as they have never been before. My two soil treatments with 'elemental sulphur' in the past 5 yrs is paying off!
'Double' daylilies across the road blooming.[These came from Paul a few yrs ago.Bloom later than sngls
8-10-03: This day, 1997, "Maple seedling (5') in 'upper wall' protected (with metal guard) and encouraged."
8-20-03: This day, 1984, "First corn; latest ever!"Today, blueberry pickg contnus of best ever, bountifl crop
8-22-03: This day, 1978, planted several potted Acer ginnala brought by Paul and also a Ginko tree from Fred Batzinger; 2003, 25 yrs later, Ginko has a diameter of only 3.75", although 20-25' tall and healthy.
8-23-03: This day, 1970, "End f 3 weeks without rain."
8-29-03: This day, 1993, "Cooked last of 1992 'Katahdn' potatoes (still firm)." [Stored in cool corner of cellar.]
8-30-03: This day, 1976, "Frost patches on ground at farm." Today, hibiscus, perennial "sunflower" and Hosta plantaginea 'Grandiflora' blooming. [The latter is above the rck garden, large, with white flowrs.]
9-08-03: Today, Dwarf, pink sedum, Aster 'Treasurer' and "Goldenrod" beginning to bloom. Also, in full bloom around the huge front yard malple is a white woods aster that likes shade and dry conditions.
9-10-03: This day, 1975, "Very light freeze; potatoes killed."
9-15-03: Today, noticed red "fruits" on flower stems of a few "Lily of the Valley." Can't recall before.
9-16-03: This day, 1984, "32 at farm; light frost; nothing hurt, (foliage) wet from rain."
9-18-03: This day, 1990, "32 at farm; light frost; vine crops & beans 'burned.'
9-20-03: This day 1979, "First frost; 30 at farm & (Albany) airport;" 1993, "First frost; 31 at airport; nothing
lost; cukes 'burned' (even) under cloth."
9-21-03: This day, 1973, "29 (at Albany) but rain in late PM on 20th saved the garden."
9-22-03: This day, 1991, "Very light frost (first); only pumpkin and squash vines hurt."
9-23-03: This day, 1974, "Frost at 32 degrees;" 1976, "Frost, squash and pumpkins hurt bad."
9-24-03: This day, 1974, "Freeze at 28 deg.;" 1976, "Heavy frost, squash ad pumkins killed;" 1992, "First frost,
beans and vine crops killed, but grapes and sunflowers OK."
9-25-03: This day, 1989, "31 deg. at airport (NWS), vine crops killed;" 1992, "Frost again- corn looked bad."