*Disclaimer: No weeds or blades of grass were harmed while taking these pictures. Haha! (I need to cut the grass really bad!!)
Boy, I don't mess around with planting consecutive crops of corn, do I? The plants were started weeks ago in cellpacks, and now reside in the swc's that previously held the Peaches and Cream. For the record, this new planting is Early Sunglow, and matures in about 63 days.....There's also a couple of tomato plants in the one at the rear/left...Of course they were suckers that were rooted earlier, and are brandywine black and also pineapple. I hope they do well, but don't have a clue how they'll be supported later. I'm sure something will come to mind though..
Photo below - here's the 4x8 box next to the blackberry patch that is pretty well covered in watermelon vine foliage now...However, only one melon so far, and it's the Moon and Star variety. Boy, I sure do hope things pick up soon, because the foliage is ready to give lots of energy into a developing melon.....I hope for a big one in this particular location, and will probably resort to hand pollinating flowers for any hopefuls...
Photo below - here's the squash jungle, and most plants are about 4 ft. tall at this point. Being confined to their limited space by the tomato cages prohibits each plant from getting any taller, and instead slumps downward as new top growth emerges....I just let the bottom part of the vine coil up throughout the season. Pretty dang effective, if ya ask me....
Photo below - the 4x4 planting of sweet potatoes continues to thrive, and are competing for root space in the soil with those 2 marigold plants to the right. Man, those things are really getting big! It's hard to believe that they were only seeds in cellpacks at the beginning of February....Due to their sucess, several varieties of flowers will be started from seed next year...
In other news, the storms that blew thru this week flipped the 3 swp's over that are made from cat litter buckets (the yellow ones from previous pictures). They were completely on their sides, and it was quite a struggle to maneuver them back into place with the plants so big....
Also, due to some comments from some of you on the "Mexican Bean Beetle post", it seems that I may have wrongly identified the bug....hmm, i'm gonna have to do some research and get back with ya on it. I'll most likely send a picture of it to Auburn University for identification. I bet a nerd down there knows exactly what it is. :)
Take care, and happy gardening
EG
9 comments:
Everything looks so lush as always!
Watermelon vines look very healthy! I hope you get lots of juicy melons from them! I like the idea of keeping the squash jungle in check. My plants haven't grown that big yet, but I'll be keeping this in mind just in case.
Look up green stink bugs. I think you will find a match. I hate them. When I find them in my garden they are sucking the juices out of my tomatoes. They are hard to see on the tomatoes since they blend in with the green ones.
I like your zukes grown that way. I might have to try it next year, but I don't have any extra cages right now. I guess i"ll have to get some if I do it.
Everything is so beautiful in your garden.
Your corn is off to a good start. I planted another batch of peaches and cream a few weeks ago. This time in one of my raised beds. I hope to have some pictures to share soon. I like the idea of growing the squash in tomato cages, it looks like they stay contained that way.
Ribbit - thanks!
Thymetogardennow - thanks, I hope the melons turn out well too!
Daphne - so far, green shield bug looks very promising, but I'll still run it by the extension office for a positive I.D.
Japanese Redneck - thanks!
Kris - I figured you might plant a second crop, your first one was awesome!
How about you grow some of these cubed watermelons, EG?
http://backyardfarming.blogspot.com/2011/06/watermelon-cubed.html
Regardless of what kind of bug they are, the infestation is most impressive :)
What will you be doing with all those tomatoes? I'm waiting for the first red one :o) ( seems it's taking forever).
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