[texas_mrs]

I think I got booted off the gardening thread(?) because I don't get pinged anymore :(

We got a 1" rain yesterday morning so everything is looking great today. Been picking squash and zucchini daily and now have people avoiding me for fear I am targeting them for some. Bell peppers doing well, no ripe tomatoes yet, but I planted late. Okra about 10" tall and expecting to see flowers soon. Love their flowers. My green beans, pintos, and black-eyed peas are very healthy and I'm expecting beans very soon. I wish I hadn't planted so late, but my garden has never looked better. We put in a gravity-fed irrigation system and it has made all the difference.

I even have some tomatoes in my greenhouse in plastic-lined wooden beds that look awesome as well as a few in self-watering containers. I got alot of tomatoes out of the greenhouse last year, even though they say you can't use it in the summer (in Texas). If you ventilate and shade enough, you can. I may add a misting system to prolong it's use. I'm hoping to plant a Fall garden this year, too. If only I could quit my job and garden full-time!

[JustaDumbBlonde]

"I think I got booted off the gardening thread(?) because I don't get pinged anymore :( "

I am so sorry, and don't have a clue how it happened, but you are on the list now and will receive the pings. Thank you for letting me know.

Sounds like your garden is going very well. My main vegetable garden will be in the Fall this year. I only have sweet corn, cowpeas and okra going now.