We have had so much rain that my garden has turned into a swamp. So far, there doesn’t seem to be any damage except the lower leaves of my tomato plants are turning yellow. That could become a big problem if things don’t dry out. It may even be too late. Still, I should get enough tomatoes because I planted so many of them.
I did pick my first one, yesterday. It is an orange cherry tomato. I am going to make a salad with it, today.
My peppers look fantastic. I thought the overabundance of rain would hurt them, but so far, they don’t mind.
I am excited about my ground cherries. I tried growing them, last year, and they had a terrible germination rate. To make matters worse, I had them with the rest of the tomatillos, and they were too crowded. I only got a handful of them, but that was enough for me to know that I like them; alot.
This year, I tried starting them in the house. I still got a horrible germination rate--but it yielded 7 healthy plants. They transplanted in the garden beautifully. I gave them their own section and spaced them out correctly. They are now blooming and soon, they will fall to the ground--hence the name. That is how you know when they are ready to pick--or I should say--pick up. I am looking forward to eating them, soon.
My tomatillos are blooming, too. They are related to ground cherries, but are much bigger plants and get much bigger fruit.
The cukes and zukes are blooming. I don’t see any female blossoms, yet. The few bush beans I have are blooming, and I bet I will be picking in about a week. The pole beans are looking particularly healthy, though they haven’t begun to bloom, yet.
Overall, things are progressing well.
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