Monday, June 23, 2008

Planted fall squash, caged the last tomatoes and some of the peppers

Planted a row of acorn squash and a row of butternut squash.  The two poles mark the rows until the seedlings sprout.

Today I caged the last of the tomatoes before leaving town for two weeks.  Luckily my hubby and oldest (along with my younger two!) are going to care for the garden.  Unfortunately none of them LOVE it the way I do!

Some of peppers are getting so full of fruit, their bending the plant over.  For the first time ever, I think I'm going to cage my peppers.  I had to tie one up that tipped over in the last storm.

The beans are all going nuts.  The bean teepee with Ky Wonder and Scarlet Runner beans is filling in nicely.  Both the bush beans (contender and tendperpod) are doing well.  I've never had much luck growing beans here in the south.  I did much better in the north.  Hope this year is better.
The sunflowers are starting to come up behind the squash and zucchini

Another harvest




Today we harvested LARGE zucchini, summer squash, tons of banana peppers.  

Put new support stakes in the already caged early girls and bradley.


Friday, June 20, 2008

How's everything doing

Things are growing well.  We've had decent rain and LOTS of heat.  Need to finish picking the lettuce before it starts to bolt.


Squash & Zucchini are growing like gangbusters.

Both beds are starting to fill in and green up...

The runner beans ('scarlet runner' and 'Ky wonder') are starting to work their way up the poles.

(From left to right)
bush beans 'contender', carrots, mint (top center), cilantro (bottom center), Mr. Stripey tomato (top right) and apple mint (bottom right)

Thursday, June 12, 2008

6-12 garden work

Fed today with fish emulsion

Caged part of the 2nd bed tomatoes (pink brandywine)

caged the German Queen tomato

Put landscape fabric under the melons

can see the sweet potatoes (top of pic) filling in some