Impending vegetable nirvana

[chathamgardener]

My tomatoes are now taller than me (I'm 5'4") and full of fruits that grow larger daily (thanks to all that rain), the first zucchinis are plumping up, and more squash flowers of all varieties open daily, the sweet bull's horn Italian peppers are full of fruits, and the purple snap beans win the prize among the beans for first flowers -- lovely lavender beauties that promise plenty of purple pods soon. Still picking a few sugar snap peas, but they are fading fast in the heat, and the beets and carrots are growing strong.

Lots of flowers, both annuals and perennials, coax the bees and butterflies to visit the veggies, and a female hummingbird considers the tomato flowers her personal domain.

Ah, summertime. I can just about taste it. 

[blondie99]

Ohhh...I am truly envious! Your gardens sound absolutely wonderful and have me craving a BLT with some delicious just picked tomatoes.

Enjoy!

[natvrabit]

My tomatoes are now taller than me (I'm 5'4") and full of fruits that grow larger daily (thanks to all that rain), the first zucchinis are plumping up, and more squash flowers of all varieties open daily, the sweet bull's horn Italian peppers are full of fruits, and the purple snap beans win the prize among the beans for first flowers -- lovely lavender beauties that promise plenty of purple pods soon. Still picking a few sugar snap peas, but they are fading fast in the heat, and the beets and carrots are growing strong.

Lots of flowers, both annuals and perennials, coax the bees and butterflies to visit the veggies, and a female hummingbird considers the tomato flowers her personal domain.

Ah, summertime. I can just about taste it. 

Things plumping up nicely here as well. Glad for the rain, and also the return on sunshine to keep things jumping here! I regret trying a different tomato variety, they just aren't performing as well. May seek out the steadfast (what was I thinking ?), for a later season crop.

[bobsyouruncle]

Okay--you've got me inspired.  I'm going to go pull some weeds. My garden thanks you. 

[missjane]

So a little sunshine would be nice now.

[natvrabit]

So, how are your gardens doing post the horrible heat wave? Mine came to a standstill it seemed for blossoms forming and any veggies seemed to go into slow motion on forming

[chathamgardener]

My garden is too dry. I am watering as I can from a shallow well set aside for that purpose. But that well will not last much longer. Here in NE Chatham, every bit of rain that fell on other parts of our county missed my yard. I mowed two days ago and the dust is still settling. We are talking Dust Bowl potential here.

Despite that, my garden is still producing. Squashes have, I'm relieved to say, finally slowed their production. It's been years since I had so many squash for so long. The plants are definitely looking less enthusiastic -- a combination of heat/drought, bugs, and time, I think. Even so, we picked four more last night.

And the tomatoes? Well, I planted a generous number, because in recent years, I have always lost a few. Not this year. So last night, as for the last several weeks, we picked a dozen slicers and two dozen cherry tomatoes. Plenty of snap beans too. And the basil is having a very good year.

My blueberry bushes, despite no supplemental water, are producing tasty if slightly smaller than commercial-size berries.


My flowers are wilting as soon as the sun hits them, but I don't have enough well water to help them. Depressing.

[mary51802]

So, how are your gardens doing post the horrible heat wave? Mine came to a standstill it seemed for blossoms forming and any veggies seemed to go into slow motion on forming

Mine stopped too! I wondered if the heat could do that. After the rain it is finallt kicking back in. 

[natvrabit]

My garden is too dry. I am watering as I can from a shallow well set aside for that purpose. But that well will not last much longer. Here in NE Chatham, every bit of rain that fell on other parts of our county missed my yard. I mowed two days ago and the dust is still settling. We are talking Dust Bowl potential here.

Despite that, my garden is still producing. Squashes have, I'm relieved to say, finally slowed their production. It's been years since I had so many squash for so long. The plants are definitely looking less enthusiastic -- a combination of heat/drought, bugs, and time, I think. Even so, we picked four more last night.

And the tomatoes? Well, I planted a generous number, because in recent years, I have always lost a few. Not this year. So last night, as for the last several weeks, we picked a dozen slicers and two dozen cherry tomatoes. Plenty of snap beans too. And the basil is having a very good year.

My blueberry bushes, despite no supplemental water, are producing tasty if slightly smaller than commercial-size berries.


My flowers are wilting as soon as the sun hits them, but I don't have enough well water to help them. Depressing.

Though only about 1/3 in. rain here, perked things up considerably combined with cooler temps. Tomatoes finally ripening. Had depleted all my rain water trappings. That little shower didn't do much in way of refilling containers either. I catch all the shower/sink warm up water in a bucket to use on veggies and flowers also. Blueberries are pretty tough obviously. I've only supplemented them one time with some water.

[John Florida]

How bout some pics?? I love gardens of all types.

[Ramona Kadrich]

Now I am craving a summer salad and fried green tomatoes.

[mary51802]

How bout some pics?? I love gardens of all types.

MMmmmm, I would but it is too embarrassing. Since we moved out here in April and I was taking over an existing space.  It is nice 25 foot by 50 foot but a first year, I did not know the exact condition of the soil and so on so it was experimental.

Well I have squash, pumpkins, cantelopes, corn, and tomatoes that are all making it. There is solid grass that just took it over en masse and locust have killed the beans and peas. But my sunflower row looks nice   
Maybe next year.....

[1911A]

My garden is too dry. I am watering as I can from a shallow well set aside for that purpose. But that well will not last much longer. Here in NE Chatham, every bit of rain that fell on other parts of our county missed my yard. I mowed two days ago and the dust is still settling. We are talking Dust Bowl potential here.

Despite that, my garden is still producing. Squashes have, I'm relieved to say, finally slowed their production. It's been years since I had so many squash for so long. The plants are definitely looking less enthusiastic -- a combination of heat/drought, bugs, and time, I think. Even so, we picked four more last night.

And the tomatoes? Well, I planted a generous number, because in recent years, I have always lost a few. Not this year. So last night, as for the last several weeks, we picked a dozen slicers and two dozen cherry tomatoes. Plenty of snap beans too. And the basil is having a very good year.

My blueberry bushes, despite no supplemental water, are producing tasty if slightly smaller than commercial-size berries.


My flowers are wilting as soon as the sun hits them, but I don't have enough well water to help them. Depressing.

Sorry to hear about the water, but good for you on the yield.  Always happy to hear of gardening efforts coming to fruit.

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