The radishes have been harvested and replaced with cherry tomatoes (leftmost two rows). The bell pepper is finally starting to show some growth but I lost one to squirrels or birds on Tuesday. Next to the peppers are the brussel sprouts which are quite lively. I had to thin to 2 from 5 - very painful to cut down the three bushy losers. On the right are the cucumbers which are starting to spread and flower. Hopefully the cucumber can spread around the brussel sprouts.
The pride of the garden are the squash which have absolutely exploded. They're huge and filled with fruit (you can see a few if you squint). You'll see a little wind burn caused by a 30 knot wind we had a few nights ago. A little brown but they seem none-the-worse for wear.
The onions next to the squash are quickly being crowded out. I'm not too worried about the squash leaves completely enveloping them because the CSA has overloaded with onions each week. Next to the onions the carrots suffered a set back when the tops were mostly destroyed but they seem to have sprung back. The basil behind the carrots is nice and leafy and and starting to thrive. Lastly, the spinach is doing very well since the thinning. In fact, the spinach is doing so well that I need to harvest some leaves tonight.
Not shown are the recently planted watermelon which germinated last Friday. The squirrel (or bird) got into these as well and pulled up 3 of the 7 plants. Lesson for next season is to cage the small plants until they're 4-5 inches tall.
More soon.
Looks good. Keep an eye out for mold and squash vine borers.. both of which decimated my curcubits at varying times over the last two seasons. Also, give the tomatoes much room as possible as they prefer much airflow. Space between plants also limits infestations and fungus..
ReplyDeleteWe are finding this out the hard way. Spacing is definitely critical for tomatoes. Airflow, is needed indeed.
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