I didn't think it was going to do very well. Slugs swept in and started chewing my tender new cucumbers. They feasted on carrots sprouting through the ground. They tried eating my zucchini. Then I got mad and brought out the old pickle jar full of beer. Death to the slugs!
It is only the end of June and look at how well my pretties are doing!
(And please ignore the weeds)
Zucchini, so thick with flowers I can tell where one starts and another begins.
Tomatoes, already up to an elephant's eye.
Yes I know that is the marker for corn, but these plants are massive.
The only surviving cucumber and my jalapeno and bell pepper plantsYes, yes I am proud and yes, yes I am bragging.
Everyday a few more ripe cherry tomatoes pop up, which Gracie demands and quickly devours. I don't think there will be bags full of spare tomatoes this year to deliver to the daycare teachers despite the addition of 2 more plants.
Zucchini will be a whole other story though. I counted over 40 blossoms tonight and know I must have missed some. If you want dibs on any please let me know before I start walking up and down the street passing them out to neighbors and strangers alike this summer.
Thank you rainy spring!
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