Monday, July 14, 2008

Theory and Practice: Gardening in 2nd Gear

Well it would appear that some of the longer season hot weather veggies (zone 1) I think I referred to them originally, are starting to produce.

Below are the Brandywine tomatoes (in front of the wire fence, behind it are the spuds) and in the bottom right, a borage plant that volunteered in the perfect spot.


The cherry tomato plant in a hanging basket is aiming for a big crop! So far 100% of the flowers have fruited.



And what would summer be without summer squash? This one has early and prolific right in the name, so I think I should probably start planning on gifts. The green variety has been producing plenty of male flowers, so any day now it ought to start getting down to business as well.


And I know this is a longshot give the sub par (even for this site) picture quality, but can anyone help me I.D. this bugger? It was not in the least bit shy, and had black spots on a red shell (and no not a ladybug)

4 comments:

Heather Jefferies said...

I don't know but it's very pretty.Unfortunately it's probably one of those green leafy plant desroyers.

Katie said...

hard to tell from the picture but is it a box elder bug?

baloghblog said...

milkweed longhorn

Do I get the prize?

Kory said...

thats it! ding ding ding!