Just a few things

Took a quick tour this morning.  Gave everyone a nice soak with the hose to help soak in the fertilizer.  & overall things are looking better.  It sure seems that some plants that started out galloping are definitely at a walk now, suspect that the early heat did that.  This week the temps have been more normal, so maybe they can start growing again after this short rest.

I have planted watermelon in 2 different spots, twice now... nothing!  Not sure if seeds were bad or someone ate them, so got new seeds & started them indoors today.  I WANT WATERMELON!

One thing about this garden is I AM learning a LOT!  I've been taking lots of pictures, even if you don't see them here.  It helps me to see that - yes that spaghetti squash was looking great - then ... not sure what happened.  So I try a few things, talk to folks & when it actually either gets better or dies.  That's when I'll share the story.  Otherwise I'm afraid all you'll read is - whaaaaa my plants are goofy & dying!

Not all is awful - the tomatoes seem to be doing really well. & we're getting some squash & zucchini - not nearly as much as advertised tho.

Rosemary, basil, chives, ..?.. & parsley

My herbs are doing ok.  My chives went to seed & I was ok with that as I was planning on trying to use them to grow more.   Meanwhile I had planted some MONTHS ago & they are still in the seedling house.  They are about 6" tall right now, so I'm feeling ok about them.  Hopefully I'll be brave enough to bring them out soon.  These chives will be gone within 2 weeks (used in cooking).

Here are my kitchen herbs.

Not bad.  The new rosemary, left front is coming along as is the parsley in center.  The lavender on right - we'll see as I've not had much luck with them in past.  The dill & fennel are ok - but then I don't have any cucumbers right now either.  The center plants are stevia... that seems to have started flowering on my - so gonna cut it back & toss them in with peppermint tea.  Ahh that's good stuff.

Just a few things

Took a quick tour this morning.  Gave everyone a nice soak with the hose to help soak in the fertilizer.  Overall things are looking better.  It seems some plants that started out galloping are definitely at a walk now, suspect that the early heat did that.  This week the temps have been more normal, so maybe they can start growing again after this short rest.

I have planted watermelon in 2 different spots, twice now... nothing!  Not sure if seeds were bad or someone ate them, so got new seeds & started them indoors today.  I WANT WATERMELON!  Also many of my melons are just.... small leaves, doing nothing.  I have to remember IT'S an experiment this year & my learning curve is pretty high on those.  So below are a lot of pics of beds that I hadn't really been showing you much of - just to give a clue as to how they look right now & hopefully in a month - they will be big & green!

Jenny 5/6 - Cantaloupe, pumpkin, watermelon, & zucchini....

Harry 5/6 - Spag squash, Cantaloupe, eggplants, watermelons & tomatoes...

Peter 5/6  The cukes in the back row are sure small, but so are the zucchini &squash :(

Amy 5/6 beans looking a bit better, tomatoes near in front of them aren't much better - other side of tomatoes doing ok

Oscar - Cantaloupe & squash in front, not doing well.  Will I ever get cantaloupes???  Tomatoes doing ok.

Herbs - going ok

Julia - 5/6 - Beans on left recovering - sugar snap peas in front ugh & black eyed peas on right doing pretty well.  The tomatoes & peppers are slow.

Chimney - lettuce - we'll see....

Rachel - my hardest hit beans :(  Doing some experiment here - will fill you in next month with how it went.  Tomatoes, ok.

Not bad herbs here

Robin has a nice acorn squash going

Mint in the bog growing nicely!

If you look closely you can see 6 purple lilies!  This will be cleaned out soon

Robin - still struggling - cantaloupe, melon & pumpkin in back - bush cuke on left front, zucchini in center & acorn squash on right.  Looks better than my new beds, but this is a bed that's 4 years old.

Rick - our star - same age as Robin.  Only difference really is he got 1 bag Mel's mix & 1 bag turkey manure this year - Those are some HAPPY plants!  They are all big & deep green & yep you've been seeing the zucchini & squash from here.  There are onions & scallions on the right....

So that's what they look like right now.  The best thing my "inspector" Cleco got to inspect this week didn't come from my garden, but from my daughter.  I thought I'd share the wonderful roses she sent me for Mother's Day.  My photo really doesn't do them justice.