[JustaDumbBlonde]

Good morning, FRiends! The garden is producing in bushels and I have been going non-stop for 15 hours a day. Stopped long enough to take a few photos this morning.

First of all, my miracle of all miracles -- english peas growing and producing in 100 degree temperatures. I have them in the same area corner of the garden as my greens and radishes, which gets shade at a couple of intervals during the intense heat of the day.

The pepper section has become the pepper jungle! (Indian corn in the background)

Spaghetti squash growing on a trellis.

Lady (cream) peas are producing well. We have been picking for about a week now. I love "top pick" pea varieties so that you don't have to stoop to pick them!

The green stringbeans made almost 150 lbs. We have pulled them up and replanted for a second crop. The planting dates in the guidebook were July 1 through September, so I figured a week early probably would not hurt.

Tomatoes are finally turning:

White scalloped squash is setting blooms. I think I planted about 30 days ago.

Yellow squash with one row of trelli in the background:

The oldest of the tomato section ... I still have a tray of Romas and Rutgers to set out and I'll probably start some additional seeds in the coming week.

The produce stand is a huge hit and is busy every day. I'm going to have to expand to meet the demand and that will require hired help and more refrigeration. The market is certainly there for a thriving business.

[txhurl]

Man alive! Are you growing in mostly sand?

[Chickensoup]

Will you marry me?

[dainbramaged]

Great pictures - that is a major league garden.

[Red_Devil 232]

Well your garden is beautiful as usual! Glad to hear your stand is doing well. You will have to show us your stand when it is loaded with produce and customers!

[Nepeta]

Your plants look great!!!

[chickpundit]

Wow, those peas growing so nicely at the same time tomatoes are ripening is a nice surprise. I thought it was an earlier pic at fist. Perhaps the placement is the secret to that.

Anyway, your garden looks amazing! I’d love to have a garden that big one day. We tried selling our house a while back to buy one with more land, but not the best time for the housing market. We may try again in a few years.

Glad your produce stand is doing well. I was wondering, at first, how big a family you have :)

[JDoutrider]

Great looking garden there!

What are you using for your weed mats? Your garden is too big to be using commercial garden store mats... is that 6 mil black plastic?

[two23]

Wow-—That is one awesome garden Justa!
Beautiful! Excellent photos too!

[Daisyjane69]

Just saw your garden pictures....

I HATE YOU

(in an admiring garden way. LOL)

:)

[Mrs. Don-o]

Your pics are so beauiful!

I have yellow squash and also some winter acorn squash plants, and I think I planted them too close together because they will soon be in danger of crowding each other out.

So please tell me about the squash on trellises. Do you have to tie them with strips of cloth or some such thing, or do they twine up on their own like pole beans?

I'm kind of afraid of the branches snapping off or being injured if I try to manipulate them too much. Your advice?

[fanfan]

That’s beautiful!