Garden update

The garden is rocking along producing tons of tomatos, beans and squash. The Basil is booming, squeezing out the Japanese Eggplant and some of the peppers. We're buying lots of fresh motz to compliment the tomatoes and basil. Roasted squash is also popular on the menu now. I don't know about the corn. Some of the ears look ok but over all it looks pretty spindly and thin. Pumpkins are coming along nicely with 3-4 already ripe.

I don't think we added enough fertilizer to the soil at planting time which prevented some of the plants from really thriving. I've recently started to add nitrogen and have seen a big response. We have been composting our yard clippings for 6 months and have a good supply of amendment now so things should be better when we replant this winter.

Garden Update

The backyard garden is rolling along nicely. We have already enjoyed a couple of English Cucumbers and used some of the cilantro and basil in salsa and salads. There are a couple of zucchini that are ready to pick now too. The tomatos, now taller than their 5' cages, dominate their half herb garden. A few of the Cascade cherry tomatoes are showing enough color that they'll be ready to pick by Friday. There are a couple of zucchini that are ready to pick too. Some of the other squash plants have been a little slow to start and the peppers are still a little small although most of them are showing fruit.

The corn is 4' now with many plants showing tassels and a couple showing their first ears. The runner beans are also growing rapidly and a couple of plants have already reached the top of the 7' trellis.

Above is a picture of the garden the day we planted and below is a pic I took this morning. Looking good for 2 months. Back in Denver we would have planted just last weekend - Fathers Day is the traditional date to absolutely avoid a freeze.