What's doing well right now? Squash/zucchini--nothing slows squash down. Tomatillos and tomatoes are also doing well (with the help of a little burlap shade cloth). Cucumbers and canteloupe are growing well with lots of female and male flowers, but yet to see a maturing fruit. Seems they aren't getting pollinated. I've tried to pollinate some by hand, but still nothing. Where are the bees when you need them? Oh well, will wait and see what happens.
I've been harvesting zucchini and an acorn squash and have made some bread and baby food.
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| He likes it! |
Wyatt eating homegrown baby food makes me smile, The other thing that makes me smile every time I look out my window are the sunflowers. They don't mind this heat one bit. If I could keep the birds from eating them, it would be even better, but they certainly are beautiful. They range in size from 12 inches tall to 10 feet tall and I love love love them.
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| Squash, cucumbers, sunflowers, tomatoes |
What's not doing so well are the green beans. They look good and after plucking 12 or so beans, I've seen nothing since. Not sure if those darn birds are eating them or if it's just too hot...not sure. Oh well.
At least the zinnias are standing tall and blooming throughout the garden and the flower pots. So pretty.
Remember my carrot projects? Mostly failures, but I was pleasantly surprised this week. I have mostly desert landscaping in the front yard, with one lonley pot full of pretty flowers. I must have dropped a carrot seed in at some point, because look what I pulled out of that flower pot.......Seriously???? I can't grow carrots to save my life and the biggest one I've ever seen was growing in the flowers. It was the tastiest carrot I've ever eaten too. Amazing. Oh well, wish I could say I meant to grow it, but that would be a lie.
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| Giant carrot of unknown origin hidden in my flower pot. |
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