Current State of the Garden

This is the side plot that I spoke about previously. A tree tried to kill our efforts but Steve's crafty maneuvering, only one plant was lost and even that one has not completely died so...who knows. Poor pepper plant.

The first image is a curby cucumber plant. I am a bit upset that I have not see any sprouts of the cucumber plants that I tried to start from seed. However, as you can see with the pair of pictures two down from this one, my string beans gave me the same fear and they are coming up with a vengeance now. Patience is a necessary virtue for a good gardener.

The plant with big leaves is my zucchini. Last year, I only planted one zucchini plant and I had to transplant her because Sable, the dog, was eating the leaves. Once I transplanted her, she did not thrive. This year I swore that I would have success with zucchini and, as is my nature, I may have planted more than I need and hence, you all may be receiving presents in the form of produce if all goes well. I am also trying out spaghetti squash but given the fact that they are both squash and have the same leaves...I am not sure if they are thriving or zucchini took over. Who knows? But time will tell me soon enough.

Currently testing out onions. That is the strange pic with the tip that almost looks like a flower but not quite. I do not know what to expect from it. These were onions that sprouted in our pantry and I decided, what the heck, let me shove them in the ground and see what happens. If nothing else, it is interesting to look at.

Current list of what I am growing in this garden plot: black beauty eggplant, basil (not doing to well yet), lemon balm (love this- can't stop smelling it!), tomatoes, sweet 100 tomatoes, yellow, green, and red peppers, zucchini, spaghetti squash, cucumbers: curby and regular (no sprouts yet:(), sugar snap peas, artichokes (which have not sprouted or anything), and grapes.

I hope to post pictures as flowers begin production on these plants and when they begin to bear fruit. Such a simple pleasure and so wonderful. Enjoy mother nature ya'll!