The vegetable garden is going great this year. It was a slow start where every couple of days we had severe thunderstorms, with the obligatory downpours that flatten plants, and hail that punches holes thru leaves and breaks stems. Then there were the bugs and wildlife eating stuff to the ground or eating all but the veins of leaves.
Finally, everything is growing well. We have had green beans twice. Peas will be harvested today (don't let people tell you peas won't produce in 90 degree weather - they are doing just fine). The tomato plants are getting loaded (with fruit - you wise acres).
The winter squash looks like it just might try to give me some gourds; that would be a first as I never could grow pumpkins, squash or any type of melon. However, at this point the plants are just flowering, but they are huge compared to what I normally get, so I am hopefull. Another first - I may actually get some sweet peppers that are larger than peas. There is at least one that is about 1/2 the size of my fist. I'll have to check it out today and see if it is time to bring it in.
The corn may not give us anything. I should have started watering it sooner. Plus, it probably gets more shade than it likes. But, we have never had luck with corn, so it won't be any great disappointment if we get none (except maybe for WS since he is the one that planted it).
The garden is doing so well, I might have to take pictures so I can prove that I had one year that it actually did very well!
Hope you get lot of good garden veggies! Thanks for stopping by my blog.
Posted by: Connie | August 08, 2007 at 04:16 PM