Friday, June 17, 2011

June Garden Update

Well it's Hot Hot Hot in Georgia and it's not even summer yet. We are talking high 90's to 100's nearly every day. Water does not seem to last long in the soil. Many plants are suffering. Even the grass is not doing too well. I have not cut it for weeks as it is just not growing. 
Georgia gardening is not easy... Even with the Square Foot Gardening Method.



The Bush Beans have done well! - I will grow them next year...
What the beans look like! Larger than I thought they would be. 
The First Bean Harvest
Banana Peppers! (Like the ones you get with Papa John's Pizza). Not too hot - but ok with sandwiches and so on... 
This is an Italian pepper. It was tasty for breakfast with onion, egg and bacon!
The peas were dead when we got back from Vacation (a week or so). They did this last year also - I guess it gets too hot for them. I ate very few peas from 32 healthy plants! Plenty of seeds for next year though...
Broccoli and Cabbage got eaten by something and looks like it went to seed.  Very disappointing considering the effort put into these plants. Maybe not next year..
A broccoli head. Would you eat that?
Carrots - a long way to go before harvesting. I need to water these a lot more regularly me thinks. 
Onions went to seed already. Not good as they are very small right now. Why????
Cherry Tomatoes. The Squirrels had a lot of them - but we are getting some now due to my netting...
Despite the extra netting, the Squirrels still seem to be getting to my tomatoes. The two pictured here have been eaten already by the grey scum. I need a gun! This is war!
More and more pole beans are making it to the trellis. I need something lower next year... It is hard for them to grow 3ft and then get to the trellis. I have a few beans - but not enough for a meal yet...
Large Corn plant!
One by one my corn plants are getting eaten. Not sure by what - but suspect rabbits. Not sure what to do at this point. 
I need night vision goggles! (with a gun). 
Lots of spring onions!
Solomon showing you the cucumber we got from one of the plants. Odd shape - but tastes good!
Solomon caring for the cucumber now...
Cucumber sawn asunder!

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