Next week we enter the triple digits temperature-wise, so I must have everything planted and well-mulched by then. We have a long weekend in the U.S. (Monday is the observed Memorial Day) and I'm off tomorrow for a mix of gardening and business appointments. This evening I took a syringe and a mix of 50/50 Bt and water and injected it into stems on the squash, hoping to kill off any squash vine borers that might try to get inside and established; they turn the stem to mush so one day you have a healthy plant and the next it is a heap of wilted leaves beyond help. I planted seeds for both zucchini and yellow squash, but it looks like only the zucchini came up.

I tried spraying vinegar on the Bermuda grass, but it barely puts a dent in it. The thing that kills it is boiling water so I'll plan a routine of pouring water along the lines of grass, keeping the heat well away from the plants I want.

After last weekend's big haul to Goodwill's donation drop-off station I'm inspired to find more to take over this weekend. I will report once I figure out what the contents of that haul might be.