Several of our tomato plants have died, probably drowned by all the rain we've had lately. But the surviving plants looked better than I expected. Two of them even had blooms, but I pinched them off to allow the plants to gain a little strength before they start producing fruit.
Fire ants have invaded the garden again. Nanny dosed the mounds with ant killer while I was spreading the worm poo. The ant killer just seems to make them move to a new location. We have battled them in the garden and in Nanny's yard for years, but we'll never get rid of them, for they are in the fields and the roadsides all over the hill. I am a little worried that we dosed the ants in the garden, for I am not 100% sure it's safe to use in the vegetable garden. I wish I'd read the label before Nanny started applying it; I'll make sure to do that next time I go to the garden. If the label says it's not safe for garden use, I'll call the county agent to ask what to do.
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