Garden Update

Reaping the harvest has been the fun part! It's been enlightening to see what has and hasn't produced. I've been blessed with pounds of tomatoes, my favorite! Cherry, grape, Heatwave, Fantastic and Big Boys, although, the last two listed did not thrive well, yielding green tomatoes that never turned red. I also had many seeds that did not produce at all, like the lettuce, spinach, onion, and broccoli. The yellow squash plants grew and produced, but died two months in from some kind of fungus. The zucchini grew too, but did not produce, so I pulled them out. They say it's one of the easiest plants to grow, so, uh, no beginner's luck for me. I've had success with green beans, cucumbers, snap peas, radishes, tomatoes, bell peppers and watermelon. It has definitely been a learning experience and a guide to what I'll be planting next year. Here are some images from throughout the summer.


Don't laugh at my puny Baby Carrots! They weren't supposed to grow well in this TX heat anyway. But I planted them just for fun and the kids were thrilled to pull them up from the ground, astonished that the delicious crunchy treats that end up on their plates once grew deep within the dirt.



The tomato plants were just out of control in size. I trimmed them back twice from the tops of the cages, but it did not keep them from continuing to spill beyond the tops again.

I was not expecting my fence to be overcome like this. The frail twine I had intended to support these vines gave way long ago, leaving these tenacious vine curls to anchor themselves onto anything solid, as to survive. This monster could rival Jack and the Bean Stalk! Fee-fi-fo-fum!! Note to self: buy a wooden trellis next year.

There are four watermelons, the size of large cantaloupes at this point. They are highly anticipated and caressed by little hands!