One of the winners . . . and two also-rans
Babies Growing Up
Zucchini. Looking a bit battered- hopefully it won’t make a difference when it gets a bigger.
Tomatoes changing color. I think these are the grape tomatoes, in which case they are turning red, or maybe they’re the Sungold cherry tomatoes turning yellow.
Peppers- these look like chili peppers rather than bell peppers.
Shell peas, finally. Yummy.
Peas for the visitors
Tuesday, I opened the Garden for about an hour and a half, and we had about a dozen visits in that time. One group had 3 adults and five children, all of whom I gave a pod pea pea or two. Michael came by at the end to off a few weeds and talk to one visitor. Emma (his dog) had a drink. This time I tried drawing a squash plant, definitely a challenge. Spied one blossom!
More on Soybeans vs. Bush Beans
On Wednesday, it was amazing to see no leaf damage in the soybeans. They are actually looking better than the bush beans! Did the soybeans regenerate leaf-parts eaten? There is a theory that plants respond vigorously to stress. Maybe a mild pest attack inspires soybeans to greater productivity? It would be ironic then, that pesticide-happy farmers might actually be hurting their crops by eliminating natural sources of stress. On the other hand, many of the cabbage plants succumbed to -something-, so stress may not be a good thing for all plants.
Meanwhile, the bush beans have started flowering. Maybe they look less explosive because they are now putting less energy into leaves and more energy into beans.
1st Beet
Are the Nadias coming back strong ?
Just a week ago, the garden’s Nadia eggplants were beginning to look like a lost cause. They were flat to the ground, at best just 1/3 the height of the Mangans. Plus they had no blooms, where the Mangans had bloomed early.
Happily, however, the Nadias are now catching up. Several display gorgeous blooms of their own. And they’ve shot up, doubling their height. They’re not the height of the Mangans, to be sure, but they are now at least half way.
Let’s not count the Nadias out yet.
