June 27, 2025
On June 11 (Wednesday), we planted three more blueberry bushes. I forgot to take a picture until I was admiring the bushes the next day.
We also planted an American persimmon tree, Caramel Cocktail recently. I am not sure of the exact date I planted it.
On June 12 (Thursday), I took pictures of the garden in the morning. The squash were stunning. One plant looked like a bouquet. Bees were pollinating, providing me the opportunity to get some bee bum pics.
Bruce and I spent some time working on pine tree three. Cutting and removing the branches is hard work.
You can see the pine tree by the shed got damaged when pine tree number three fell.
While we sat outside, the sunset didn’t catch my attention. The fireflies put on another spectacular show.
Blackberry Homestead 
Those squash blossoms are amazing–just beautiful. I know you have worked hard to achieve all of this, and it deserves applause!
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Thank you. I was astonished at how gorgeous the squash plant was with all the blooms.
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And the bees! I love seeing bees doing their pollinator thing!
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I love seeing the bees. I have a few honey bees, but mostly bumblebees. I have some other wild bees and pollinators. I even see fireflies pollinating flowers.
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Yay! Bee bums!
Something has been eating my squash leaves. They are more lace than leaves. ☹️. Yours are wonderful1. What kind of squash is a Patty Pan? Is it like a zucchini or more of a hard shell one?
If i were to describe a bee to you, do you think you might be able to identify it for me? I haven’t had success looking online. (I never have my phone on me when I work outside, so I am unlikely to catch a picture.).
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Something has started eating my pole beans – Japanese beetles! They are also eating the grape leaves. Japanese beetles tend to leave skeletonize leaves behind. Apparently, cabbage worms also eat squash leaves and skeletonize them.
A patty pan squash is a flat summer squash, usually sliced into rounds, battered and fried. It also makes a great squash for stuffing. They are usually white, but the variety I am growing is yellow.
We can try to determine the type of bee. I am not sure how well I’ll do, but I’ll give it a shot.
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Your garden is amazing! And those squash blossoms are so beautiful! I bet you can’t wait to get blueberries. I don’t believe I’ve ever had a persimmon.
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We’ve been getting a handful of blueberries daily. I can’t wait until the bushes are big enough to produce enough for pie! And muffins and for smoothies.
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American persimmons have a lot of seeds. They are incredibly sweet (think sweet potato, but not as earthy) with a custard sort of texture.
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Wow, lots of hard work for newly retired but looking good.
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We are physically working harder than we have since we lived in Toney, AL. I have lost weight from all the work.
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