At this time of year in Northwestern British Columbia, the sun has barely set when midnight comes around! I believe food should be grown as close as possible to where it will be consumed, so it's important to me that I have a productive backyard garden - despite recently moving up near the Alaskan panhandle. It was dark and 30 degrees below freezing a few months ago, and now the sun is shining for 20 hours a day! I took this photo last night at midnight:
I'm pleased to report this area is actually quite lush in the summer. We're having a warmer and dryer year than usual (probably thanks to geoengineering to advance the climate change agenda), but aside from that I'm getting a good feel for the climate here, and how to garden.
In about 100 hours of work this Spring, with the help of Nature, I turned a frozen back yawn into a vibrant oasis. The honeybees are visiting regularly, which is a great sign.
Meanwhile, back at my attempt to grow pumpkins...
The pumpkin plant I transplanted recently, and found to be quite sickly yesterday, is stabilizing slowly in the hot weather. Here it is after some shade and hydration:
I clipped off a few of the really dead parts and gave it a good soaking:
Today, I found it still shocked, but no worse off. That tells me it will probably pull through.
It would be best if the weather cooled for a few days, allowing this plant a chance to recuperate before heading into the Summer growing season.
That would also help my tomato seedlings, which are waiting in a tray to be transplanted into the garden... once the heat relents!
It strikes me as kind of funny, that I moved way up North toward the Arctic Circle... and I'm fighting with the heat! The sun is pretty intense, but it's beautiful, and I'm not complaining.
Here are 2 more daily yard update photos:
Those photos were both taken about 10pm.
Getting nice and bushy in there! I recently pulled most of the weeds, so all the Spring work is complete, other than getting those tomatoes into the ground. Just need a couple cool days in a row! Not sure when we will get that, with such long days lately...
Keep on growing!
DRutter
Norway 58 degrees north ,. same thing , no stars on clear nights .
Where the Earth axle angle makes the 58 degrees the closest circle on the planet to the Sun . The short growing period is compensated by long daylight days .
The green explosion , in my garden , after some rain , is a wonder to watch . Gonna pick my first strawberry tomorrow , life is good .
Time of the crab , time of regeneration and renewal in our yearly cycle for survival .
Time to carry the water jug from the river to the home to water the plants in the gardens , in this age of Aquarius .
Nice garden you have ,.. simple and inspiring .
My astonishment when I arrived in Chile was to see that at 9:30 pm, the sun was just beginning to set, and I just read that where you live the sun is present 20 hours a day. Hahaha, I can't imagine the lack of control I would have with my sleep if I had traveled to Canada to live there.
That is a stunning photo, my dear @drutter.
On the other hand, I am glad that the plant is recovering and that your entire garden is very fruitful. I think that for the next season, everything will be easier because you have gained a lot of experience during those 100 hours of work.
That is a beautiful sight! Land of the midnight sun. Our location is nice to see it. That's a trip to go biking in the woods even until midnight....and then see the sun go behind the mountain for a couple hours of twilight before it's up again. It's easy to track the sun at this time of year.
It looks really good! I'm a bit surprised I must say. There's so much coming in! Looks like you haven't had any more trouble with critters.
I was really expecting to, but have been pleasantly surprised. Very few insects, or birds, or rodents, or anything like that. Just some friendly bumblebees!
Wow, I love your garden. Weldon buddy. I think my planting will be next year, i couldn't find a suitable location and very soon the raining season would be over in few months. I will postpone everything and start planning now ahead of next year.
Bee collecting honey from flower.
The flowers look beautiful.
The flowers look more beautiful because bees are collecting honey.
Wow the sun is really up even at midnight! It is like sleeping in daylight. Anyways, good job @drutter! Your goal of farm to table has now becoming into a reality. Growing more and more plants! Your pumpkin will survive.🙏
The sun rises first in the eastern sky. As beautiful as it looks. It looks great when the sun sets in the western sky. You have shared a very nice picture of the environment with us.
The garden you are doing. We are amazed to see that you share different garden photos with us every now and then and you give valuable suggestions. Praying that you will continue to grow as you garden.
You will be successful one day..
((Inshallah))
In the last post I saw that the potato plant was dying. The tree seemed to die due to the extreme heat. All the trees seem lifeless due to the midday heat. Summers are very hot in our area. The trees look like they are in the desert. Again, when the sun sets in the western sky, then again the works seem to have found their soul.
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