June 15

Ready to Eat!

Right after taking this picture, I started harvesting chard. My first cutting gave me enough for two generous servings of leaves and two more servings of steamed stems. Yum!

Breaking Out

I don't seem to be doing a good job of keeping the squash contained. I have it pushed into a corner so it has walls on two sides. But it's starting to sprawl to the side. Oh well. Guess sprawling all over is just one of things zucchini does - very, very well.

Four Foot High and Risin'...

The tomatoes are over the top of their cage. I started with two 2' sections so they are officially more than four feet above the top of the container. At the rate they're growing, I think I'd better put up one more section of cage - soon!

The two plants have intermingled so much I can't tell which plant is which anymore.  I'll have to wait and see as the fruit develops.  You can see some of the flowers near the top.  And down on the left you can just make out one tomato.  That one is a Momotaro.

Over the Top...

I have three 2' sections of cage installed for the beans. And I augmented that with garden twine to give them more vertical growth paths. They're over the top of their six foot cage and looking for somewhere to go. One venturesome vine snuck in the door and got chopped off by the screen door closing on it. (Take that, you sneak!)

I refuse to put up more sections of cage. I'm already going to have to run up a step-stool to pick my beans.

I Did Not Plant This Corn...

Squirrel did it!  This is behind my house - my back yard.  I'm not surprise squirrel planted the corn.  But I'm very surprised it's actually growing!  I haven't watered this or helped in any way.  All I've done is watch in amazement.