May 31

Just Five Weeks After Planting...

Most of the chard is doing well.  The tiny plant on the left front is the replacement for a plant that never came up.  And the empty spot in front has just been reseeded to replace a plant that suffered an untimely death - for no discernable cause - just keeled over and died.

And notice that the chard is no longer on top of the old planter!

I had some work done on the side of the house this week. That meant I had to move all the containers away from the house. The other three were easy. They were already on wheels.

The chard was not easy.  I had to drain the water reservoir first to make it lighter.  And then I had to come up with some more wheels for its platform. Luckily I noticed these old dollies under some plants that didn't realy need them.

But even with all the water drained out, these pots are very heavy.  I made sure I moved it the day before my chiropractic appointment!

Caged?

I put a cage around the squash in hopes of keeping it from running all over the deck. But I'm not sure how I am going to make it stay in the cage. Maybe I can tie it to the posts? 

 Lots of Flowers

 But I don't see any fruit developing yet. Oh well, it's only been five weeks after all. (sigh)

Catching Up

Some of the beans I cut back last week are starting to catch up to the two plants I didn't prune - on the right side.