Tuesday, June 30, 2009

June Garden Update

Here are some photos I took in the last two weeks.

Photo Below: Bed 1 the cherry tomatoes are getting so tall that I will need a step ladder to pick them off the top. The arch is about 7 feet tall and the vines are two to three feet above that.



Photo Below: Bush tomatoes... I can't wait until these are ripe.



Photo Below: View of beds 2 and 3



Photos Below: The watermelons in bed two are getting bigger. They are the size of a golf ball maybe even a little bigger.





Photos Below: The antique marigold and the cilantro in the right corner of bed 3 is shading the basil. I pulled the cilantro since it has bolted and moved the marigold.



There that's better....



Photo Below: Marigold moved to potato bed two since is was empty.



Photos Below: The basil is much happier....



...when it's not over 90 degrees. I had to cover them with shade cloth for a few days.



Photos Below: The bell peppers are really starting to take off now that the weather has warmed up.



I did, however pull the runt bell pepper. I'll be planting some lettuce in it's place.



Photo Below: Bed 2



Photos Below: In bed 4 I pulled out all the lettuce and reseeded with carrots...



...and used Granny's trick of covering them to keep from drying out.



Photos Below: The onions seem to be putting on some size.






Photos Below: The garlic has died back...



They are not very big... I'll wait to pull the second square to see if they get any bigger.



Photo Below: Bush beans ready to pick.



Photo Below: I pulled out the round zucchini. I wasn't getting much of a harvest from them for the space. I have reseeded the empty squares with lettuce. This area is a bit shaded from the bush beans.



Photos Below: I pulled out the potatoes in bed 1...



very low yield but very good.



Photo Below: The snap peas cannot decide if they want to die off or put out new growth. I'm just going to let them be and see what they do.



Photo Below: Strawberry bed is growing very well and is starting to put out runners.



Photos Below: The Pumpkin on a stick is doing very well and it looks like I will have mini pumpkins on a stick this Fall. I was not sure if this plant was going to be true to seed when I saved the seeds from an arrangement that was given to me last Fall.



Photos Below: Pumpkin on a Stick






Photo Below: View from my living room



Hope you enjoyed the photos.

14 comments:

  1. "Hope you enjoyed the photos."
    I could make a calendar of your garden photos. They are that beautiful!

    Those have to be the healthiest strawberry plants I've ever seen.

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  2. Very nice pics of your very nice garden. It's all looking good.

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  3. Wow! I can't believe the view from your window. That's fantastic. My watermelon are at about the same stage. Aren't they cute!

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  4. Those are definitely some great looking pictures! You sure do have a much more favorable climate than me, because the heat is starting to dry things out a bit. Everytime I hear the term "pumpkin on a stick", it makes me think of "jalapeno on a stick" Ha!

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  5. gorgeous! i just love your strawberry patch!

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  6. Thanks everyone! :-)

    EG... Yes we do. The only thing holding me back from gardening all year round is I have very little sun from Nov to March.

    Ribbit,
    Since I have taken the watermelon photo one of them is now the size of a baseball.. way too cute!

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  7. The view from your living room is to die for!
    Rosey

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  8. Hi Rosey,

    I love it too! It makes me feel like I'm living outdoors. The hummingbirds love all the plants right next to the window. I see them feeding everyday.

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  9. I like how you've incorporated a permanent sitting area with the growing area. It looks so nice and rexlaing.

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  10. Oh Cheryl it is very relaxing. I come home from work and the first thing I do is go out into the garden, walk around a little and sit my butt right down... until I have to get up and cook dinner :-( Cooking unlike gardening doesn’t come naturally to me.

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  11. I love your photo's! Thanks for sharing.

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  12. hidinginmygarden,

    Thank you! And thanks for reading my blog :-)

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  13. I just love your garden! You are doing such a beautiful work. Makes me want to move to southern Cal so that I could have better weather to garden in.

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  14. Thanks Daisy!
    I've been checking out your blog and your not doing too bad yourself.

    I'm in the Bay Area and the weather is great for gardening. I just wish I had sun in my yard Nov through Mar. Then I could grow all year round.

    So CA would be great too... warm all year... mostly :-)

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