What's Growing in the Garden

I thought I would give an update on what is currently growing in the garden.  With all the rain we had last week in our area my plants are growing nicely.  The heat a couple weeks ago ended my broccoli and spinach crops.  My peppers and eggplant are off to a slow start, but they will hopefully pick up the pace.  My pole beans, malabar spinach and popcorn are coming up nicely, I planted them on June 9th.  This is my first year growing popcorn and malabar spinach and I can't wait to try them.  I am using straw this year as a mulch in some of my growing beds.  So far it is keeping down the weeds and it is also keeping the ground moist.  I noticed my peas are going to be coming to an end soon, but I did have a good crop this year.  I harvested 2 heads of cabbage, cauliflower and romaine lettuce the other night.  I ended up harvesting my cauliflower early because they were starting to look like they were going to flower soon, so they are on the small side.  Quite a few of my tomato plants are producing tomatoes which makes me a happy girl.  I will be even happier when they are ripe!    Here are some pictures of my current crops.

 

 

Pepper Plants

Flamingo, Purple Beauty, Sweet Banana, Horizon Orange, Anaheim Chili, Red Roaster,

Cubanelle, Lydia Paprika and Aji Dulce (Dill & Garlic in the background)

 

 

Eggplants

Violetta, Listada, Rosa Bianca and Lavender Touch

 

Cauliflower, Parris Island Romaine & Red Iceberg

Golden Sweet Snow Peas & Carouby De Maussane Snow peas

Red Iceberg

Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage

Asparagus Peas

Onion sets are forming bulbs. I planted yellow, white and red onion sets.

 

 

 

Harvest from Friday night.  Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage,

Snow Crown Cauliflower, Parris Island Romaine & Snow Peas

 

 

 

Beets & Turnips

(Golden Beets, Chioggia, Detroit Red Beets & Golden Turnips)

 

 

Cherry Tomatoes

(Chocolate Cherry, Green Grape & Red Pear)

 

 

Tomato Bed #1

(Jaune Flamme, Basinga, Moonglow, Mr. Stripey, Box Car Willie, Dr. Wyche's Yellow,

Coure di Bue, Purple Passion, Spudakee, Pink Berkeley Tie-Dye, Beauty King & Cuostralee)

 

 

Tomato Bed #2

(Lemon Boy, Marianna's Conflict, Indigo Rose, Bloody Butcher, Emerald Evergreen, German Pink, Russian Rose, Black Zebra, Wapsipinicon Peach, Grandfather Ashlock, Black Trifele, Black Emperor, German Pepper, Amish Paste, White Beauty, Homer Fike's Oxheart, Black Prince, Kellogg's Breakfast)

Gigante Tomatillo

 

 

Purple Artichoke

 

 

Winter Squash & Pumpkins

(Sweet Dumpling, Golden Nugget, Kakai Hulless, Peanut, Speckled Pup)

 

 

Cucumbers

(Armenian, Suhyo, Salt & Pepper, Garden Sweet, Boston Pickling & Crystal Apple)

 

 

 

Bitter Melon

 

 

 

Summer Squash

(Butta, Green Tiger, Sunburst Patty Pan, Green Patty Pan & Zephyr)