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Hump Day Wild Card — 6.1.11

I'm already replacing tomato plants that couldn't withstand the constant rain of May. Mebbe I'll wait until this weekend to see if predicted 70-80 degree temperatures will stay around for a bit. The rest of the warm-weather veggies -- bell peppers, eggplants, zucchini, yellow squash, cucumbers -- seem to be doing OK. But the tomatoes have gone south. Still, the yard is pretty nice already. And the late blooming lilacs & irises add a nice touch as we move into June. Now for your Wild Card ...



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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