Karen’s Opinion

My flower gardens are blooming as if it were August. That is when they usually get full and looks their best. We had so much rain in June that they are a month ahead of schedule. It would be alright to have them in full bloom now if not for the fact that some of them think it is fall. They are already drying up and going to seed. It is so sad. I cut down the dried stalks and was happy to see that this late bloomer is looking very pretty. It is called gray feather.

Do you know anything about hydroponics? I have noticed that since I put my plants out in the room that does not have air conditioning they are going crazy. I think they like the humidity of that room. Yucko! I hate humidity. It might be all the windows that let in a lot of sun that make the plants happy. I don’t know for sure why but I am happy they are thriving. I tend to have a brown thumb. I have heard that it is really good for your immune system to have plants.
This violet even blooms once in awhile!

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