Vegetable garden progress
Posted on 07 June 2009
I picked the first five sungold tomatoes June 5! Some years I’ve picked the first tomato as early as June 1, but I don’t think I’ve ever had as many fruits on the plants this early as I do this year. All six tomato plants have reached the tops of their cages. In just a couple of weeks, we’ll have all the tomatoes we can eat.
The beans have reached the top of their 7-foot fence and are reaching for the sky.
The pole beans also tried to sneak into the adjacent rose bush, but I did a little judicious pruning yesterday to discourage that. They’re all blooming, and I’ve spotted many little threadlike, inch-long beans.
The lemon cucumber, peppers, bush beans, leeks and herbs are all doing amazingly well. And the carrots I planted as an afterthought in two earth boxes are just showing their first true leaves. I’m not sure how well they’ll do in Sacramento summer heat–we’ll see.
The stone cat, positioned to catch the first rays of sun in the morning, watches over everything, as she has for the past 20 years. Lizzie, on the other hand, snoozes on the job.
4 responses to Vegetable garden progress
Your vegetable garden progress is really nice. Your beans are looking good. and the stone cat is so pretty. I also like gardening. Thanks for sharing us.
Your garden looks great. The stone cat is incredible (and the live one isn’t too shabby either . . .) I generally get the first tomatoes from my plants in August.
Most of the nasturtiums are vanilla berry, which are more yellow than the cream color I expected, but still pretty. And tasty! The rest are raspberry something-or-other. Nasturtiums don’t do well once it gets really hot here, and I don’t seem to be successful growing them in pots here. I’ve always loved the look of the leaves, so I wish I could grow them more successfully.
Congrats on the first harvest. Doesn’t it feel great to be able to step out and harvest what you raise? Not only does it taste great but it is good for the earth.
It looks lovely. Your beans are so large. I also like how you’ve planted the nasturtiums. Do you remember what variety? We have some in pots with our cannas. We have to grow cannas in pots so we can bring them inside. They do not winter over her.
And both of the kitties are beautiful. My kitty snoozes also. Her favorite place are the beds with the sun warmed mulch.