Thank you, Karen!
Yes, my hubby has a knack when it comes to making things as easy as possible! That shade cover on the main bed is on guide wires, so they get pulled overhead during the summer and retracted for the remaining year. Our garden would be in big trouble without it.
Unfortunately, it gets so hot for us during the summer that we don't do much than water and harvest. I just can't stay out in triple digit weather long enough to get the job done, plus, I consider summer my vacation time. September/October changing of the guard is bittersweet as it means a huge clean-up before I can re-seed. Usually, I'll clean as the week's need it. But, our chickens don't mind the extra salad smorgasbord!
I have no idea what a June bug looks like. I'll have to do a little research online. My husband has noticed a new type of month just recently... Tan with stripes almost. It likes to buzz around the Russian sage now that it's in bloom.
As far as the storms, they always seem to bring damage out here. We had a river running through our property our first summer. Again, my hubby to the rescue and hired a tractor guy to create a French drain around the property and into a normal wash. I'd imagine water drainage would be one of the most important points I'd make to someone considering land in the SW.
Thanks again, Karen. Stay dry... Autumn will be upon us soon!
