So my attempt to crowd in my tomatoes this year like my brother did last year has me wondering. There were a few of them that were being overshadowed, so I had to transplant them to an open area. With the remaining ones, I decided to make a grid of sorts to help keep the tomato plants growing upward and not intertwining with each other. I used some 36" stakes and some jute cord to create a grid pattern. Hopefully this will work, only time will tell though. I have used tomato cages in the past, but its been a 50/50 success. Most of the tomato plants either grow to tall or the branches break off from the cages.
The potatoes continue to grow, so I planted a few more spuds in the front of the bed a few days ago. You can see a few little shoots. Funny too, is that I have noticed a few baby shoots of basil pop up in the potato box and with the Lima beans.
The peppers are getting a little bit more growth to them along with the onions in the back. The kale "tree" has been my longest success to date. That thing just won't give up. In the lower left side of the box, you can see a few leaves sprouting from the rhubarb that I had planted about 4 weeks ago. I wanted to experiment more with some perennials so this was my first. I want to plant some artichokes and asparagus as soon as I find some to buy.
The zucchini now has some flowers on them and hopefully they will make their way to the trellis behind them. I will most likely have to force them since the sun will be out in front of them.
The new 8x8 bed has had the least amount of new growth. Mainly because everything was planted about two weeks later than the other beds and I hadn't set up a irrigation system for this one until today. The 4 4x4 beds have two soaker hoses on them so allow for deeper root absorption and less water evaporation. As you can see in this pic, I had a soaker hose but upon turning it on, found that it had a hole in it and wasn't quite effective. So for now, I will be using a simple fountain style sprinkler, early in the mornings.
Get dirty and keep on gardening!
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