As we got the first real rain of the season this week, I picked the remainder of the tomatoes and cleaned out the box putting the cylinders away.
The satsumas are really kicking in this year with fruiting and, although a tad tart, are much sweeter than the few that came out last year. And the production seems like it will be much higher this year, to the extent that we'll probably have enough to avoid having to buy any at all this winter.
I also picked the peppers (padron and Italian frying) although the plants still look capable of producing more fruit for a while.
I sprayed the bay laurel with the insecticidal soap about a week ago and it looks like it might have done the trick. The leaves are still crappy looking but I think the progress of the scale has been halted. It remains to be seen what the tree does from here.
The basil is still growing but that may not last much longer as they are getting pretty woody now.
