So after the hottest, driest three weeks I can remember, my mom and I went out and dug three huge holes in my weed-choked back garden. Why? To save some very pretty Russian sage. My parents had some landscaping done, and didn’t have a place for their Russian sage – besides which, my mom is allergic to it. Now I have something that isn’t weeds in my garden, and sore muscles to prove that I dug the holes. I also figured out why my pepper plants are dying one-by-one…some little critter is chewing through the base of the stalks. Grrr. On my way home, I’m going to get some wire mesh to wrap around the base of each remaining plant. Hopefully that will help. As it is, I’m down to three completely undamaged plants, and a couple that probably won’t survive.
