Hello Garden Friends!
I HAVE PROGRESS TO REPORT!!!! I’m doing backflips here!
LEGUMES seem to be turning around!!! My ethereal snow pea plant, bless its brave little heart, actually produced 3 pods for me! What I’m most pleased about, is that there seems to be a snow pea vine that is starting from it that is a healthy green.
The garden beans are blooming and one of the Great White Northern plants seems to be surviving and producing a pod.
The Black Turtles continue blooming and staying green.
Thanks to all who have commiserated with me on this issue.
DarthReardon suggested I should pollinate my scallop squash myself. I set out to try that this morning, and I had one lovely male blossom, but no other blossoms at all, so I’ll have to hope I may have an opportunity later to do that.
The straight neck squash that I reported growing is still developing, so it looks like the neem and killer soap have done the trick beating back the hoards. I’m keeping an eye on it and hope to pick the little guy if things progress like they are, in a day or two!
That’s good news. Save the seeds of your little plants and start again next year.
I was out squishing squash bugs this morning. There is only one yellow squash plant left and four little winter squash plants. Dusted them with Sevin - that that you nasty little creatures! Not a single squash, but then there never are but I try every year.
None of the tomatoes are producing except one volunteer yellow pear. None have blooms and some haven’t grown much since being set out forever ago. About half are decent sized but not a bloom in sight. Last year, nothing but the yellow pears produced until the fall and then a freeze got them before they did much. Looks like it’ll be the same again this year.
Also, weeded (again, still, forever). You’d think eventually the weeds would cry uncle but they get worse ever year so it’s usually me whimpering in the corner. Did find another little tomato plant (probably ANOTHER volunteer yellow pear - geez, they’re prolific) amongst some weeds so he’s free to grow.
It’s already 90 degrees. We’re looking at more 100s this week. It’s no wonder the maters aren’t doing anything.
At the prospect of getting to expand the garden next year into an old driveway, I fiddled with a planting chart yesterday. Fun! I’m determined to get some berries again.
Congrats!