850a 78 degrees (airport), 60% humidity, partly cloudy (from NOAA)
Yesterday evening I inspected my little rose plant because it was looking rather sad and found that it was very thirsty! It may have been a mistake to put it in the wall bed since it is so hot and dry there. Everything else in the bed can take heat and drought so I will have to be diligent about seeing that the rose gets enough water.
This morning I moved the compost into a closed container because I found that it was overrun with big black ants and that they were moving from the compost to the raised bed. I would rather not have the container covered since it will encourage a great stink, but I also don't want lots of bugs. We'll see how that works out.
I planted mums in the metal Easter pail that I bought last week. I poked holes in the bottom. The pail is pale pink and the mums are lavender, so the color scheme is nice. I put it on the stairs where it will get sun and shade throughout the day.
I think that we're going to Kahala today, so I am going to see if Longs has a cheap outdoor thermometer. I would like to keep track of how hot it really gets out by the wall. Right now (850a) the official Honolulu weather reports 76 degrees (at the airport), 60% humidity, and partly cloudy. Yesterday was similar at this time of day and the temperature got into the mid-eighties. My yard gets full sun in the afternoon and can be amazingly hot. The tomato and Lavender seem to love it! The pepper is rather indifferent at the moment and the rose is whispering, "Agua..." Everything else seems to be doing very well and is staying wet enough.
Later: We went to University and King and I visited the Star Market nursery. I bought a Euphore Milii (delicate pale yellow flower on a thick stalk with large, sharp thorns) and a little cactus of the Hens and Chicks variety. I potted the cactus immediately but am going to wait and put the EM in the stair bed when I finally have it cleaned out. It has been a long job because there is so much junk in there, but the end is in sight.
Yesterday evening I inspected my little rose plant because it was looking rather sad and found that it was very thirsty! It may have been a mistake to put it in the wall bed since it is so hot and dry there. Everything else in the bed can take heat and drought so I will have to be diligent about seeing that the rose gets enough water.
This morning I moved the compost into a closed container because I found that it was overrun with big black ants and that they were moving from the compost to the raised bed. I would rather not have the container covered since it will encourage a great stink, but I also don't want lots of bugs. We'll see how that works out.
I planted mums in the metal Easter pail that I bought last week. I poked holes in the bottom. The pail is pale pink and the mums are lavender, so the color scheme is nice. I put it on the stairs where it will get sun and shade throughout the day.
I think that we're going to Kahala today, so I am going to see if Longs has a cheap outdoor thermometer. I would like to keep track of how hot it really gets out by the wall. Right now (850a) the official Honolulu weather reports 76 degrees (at the airport), 60% humidity, and partly cloudy. Yesterday was similar at this time of day and the temperature got into the mid-eighties. My yard gets full sun in the afternoon and can be amazingly hot. The tomato and Lavender seem to love it! The pepper is rather indifferent at the moment and the rose is whispering, "Agua..." Everything else seems to be doing very well and is staying wet enough.
Later: We went to University and King and I visited the Star Market nursery. I bought a Euphore Milii (delicate pale yellow flower on a thick stalk with large, sharp thorns) and a little cactus of the Hens and Chicks variety. I potted the cactus immediately but am going to wait and put the EM in the stair bed when I finally have it cleaned out. It has been a long job because there is so much junk in there, but the end is in sight.
I've still been fretting about my compost. I have been seriously thinking about looking into getting worms now that they are legal in Hawaii. We'll see, I guess. For the moment the compost will be ok.
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