In the Garden Today

An overview of the whole garden. I'm enjoying this so much, that I'm thinking of expanding next spring, maybe doubling the boxes. I'm currently in the process of laying the fabric and mulch. Only the pumpkin area is completed as of yet.

A La Roma II getting ready to ripen.

Better boy. It was the first to produce and looks like it might be the first to ripen. At this rate, I may have a ripe one by the end of the week!

Bush sugar baby. I'm hoping they produce.

Crimson sweet watermelon. I got these as a transplant to put where the sugar babies were, but then the sugar babies took off. I ended up digging a hole in the yard, but I'm not sure if they'll grow in the very clay soil. We'll see.

Baby cucumber. They sure show up fast.

The pumpkin is the garden bully. It's trying a hostile takeover.

My baby pumpkin. These have been rather easy to grow once they get more than a few leaves on them. I lost a few seedlings when I tried to grow some transplants, but the direct sown ones did much better.

The carrots are getting ready to be harvested. I've gotten a few of them. Will definitely be planting more.

My lettuce. I haven't really liked it much. Doesn't seem to keep well, but it may be my handling of it. I think I'll try some different varieties before I give up on lettuce entirely.

Cherry tomatoes. Looking good.

The corn is tasseling. Shouldn't be too long until we're eating corn on the cob!

A marigold I grew from seed.

The cannas have survived the transplanting. They're growing well and I hope we get blooms this year. These came from the same friend who gave us the lilies, and I believe they will bloom red.

Coleus. It got beaten pretty hard from a storm and I moved it to a more sheltered space. It's doubled in size since then.

My hanging begonias. They were looking a bit ragged, but then perked up all of a sudden. I'm not sure why, but I'm not gonna complain.

Daylily from the front yard. We didn't know if they would bloom or not. A friend divided hers and gave them to us, but they sat in bags for a couple of days before they were planted.