We’ve gotten a lot of rain this past week. So much rain that I gave up a couple of times on the automatic waterer and turned it off. I tiptoed out at 4:45 AM today (before light) to turn it off again because we had a big T storm last night. I don’t know how much rain we actually got because I haven’t checked the rain guage. I will later.
The garden is almost completely planted. Perhaps over-planted. I have 2 little sections on the perimeter that could hold some flowers, or some shallow rooted veggies. Also 3 squares in one of the raised beds where I took the cauliflower out. Any suggestions?
My main tomatoes are nearly 4 ft. tall and starting to blossom (6 varieties). The later planted tomatoes (planted May 27 — 8 plants, various) that were stunted and dying in their seed starting pots are about 1 1/2 feet high. They have tripled, or quadrupled their size at planting in 2 weeks.
They are on the perimeter of the garden inside the because I ran out of space. I don’t know if they will do anyting, but they look healthy. Those perimeter beds are only about 7 in. deep and lined with carboard on the bottom. I don’t imagine that there is enough root room for anything big yet, because the cardboard probably hasn’t disintergrated enough to allow the roots to penetrate into the clay.
My peas and my peppers are blooming. One variety of bean has not sprouted. May need to re-plant. My pea foliage has become “mottled” — lighter green and darker green on the leaves. Is this normal? The plant looks healthy, otherwise.
Snipped that caterpillar in 2 with the scissors, per Red’s instructions. Eeeewwwwww!
Nice Job! I hate those big green hornworm caterpillers! Mainly because if they get big it means I have missed them on previous "hunt and snips".
Do you still have those red trays under some of your tomato plants?
I have snow peas that looked the same way, (lighter green and darker green on the leaves), and I had no flowers at 4’, so I was about to pull them when I noticed the first flower.
Now they have reached 6’ on the trellis, and it's covered in flowers and peas.
We are getting rain every two or three days, and I had salad for lunch twice this week, and will be having more with tonight's dinner. Tonite we are adding garlic scapes I cut when I got home from work tonight. Yummm!
I probably won't get a chance to read through the whole thread tonight for all your updates, but I hope to find time to do that by Sunday.
Happy gardening, Y'all!