nothing new to report really, brought in another yellow squash at 12 oz. some of the greenbeans left from the providers at just a touch over 4 oz. Brings the total up a pound to 37. Those will be coming out as they are spent at this point. I've got enough time in the year to pop some more right back in the same spot. The corn isnt big enough to block them out, which worries me, Its been so dark and rainy the corn seems to be in a holding pattern. This does not feel like august, more like september. No signs of ripening from the brandywines, I am going to set the cherry tomato basked in their midst to see if that can jump start the process.
The green beans I started more than two weeks ago have yet to show more than a few seedlings. This cold and wet weather is doing more than wrecking my mood. Its august for crying out loud.
I've finally got a cantaloupe growing and a bottle gourd female flower, but at this rate there will be frost before they are ready!
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2 comments:
I won't mention my green beans that have shot up within a week then, lol. Shhhhh. I guess thats one great thing about southern california, heat loving plants do great here.
Now to keep the darn squirrels off them!
I know what you are saying about the weather. It is August, in the Midwest, and I am wearing a jacket.
Our garden's seem to have stalled for the most part too. We have a beautiful cayenne pepper plant, loaded down with fruit, but they show no signs of ripening. This mild weather is just too weird. I really hate to say this, as I'm not a super huge fan of blisteringly hot weather, but I hope it warms up again for at LEAST a little while!
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