May 15

OK!  Some Visible Progress Here!

And look over on the left - another pot appeared! Imagine that...                                     I just couldn't stand having a garden with no zucchini so I bought another container.

The Swiss chard is about two inches tall - I've thinned the plants to one per hole. The manufacturer recommends no more than 8 plants per container.

The tomatoes have more than doubled in size. I picked all the blooms off when I transplanted them to help them get a good root system started. From now on I'll let them bloom at will.

And, of course, the beans are growing like weeds! I ordered suport systems for both the beans and the tomatos but they were backorderd. Hope they get here soon.

A Closer View of the Chard and Zucchini

Here you can get a better view of the plastic on top that helps keep moisture in and weeds out.  Only three zucchini are visible.  I transplanted them from another pot.  The other three openings were just planted today.

Another Closeup - Tomatoes and Beans

This straight in view of the tomatoes and beans gives a better idea of their height as measured against the brick wall - each course of bricks is about 3-3/4" tall.  I put some bamboo garden stakes in with the beans because they are growing so fast.  From the looks of it, I should have gotten taller stakes.