Mine is growing very well, thank you! =)

Looking back over my last gardening post, I see my plants have really come a long way in the last month.

Left to right: May 20 was the day my seedlings went in the ground. The picture on the right was taken June 24. Um, yeah, the tomatoes are way too close to each other, I know.

My tomatoes have really taken off. Next year I’ll space these out better…for sure.

I really haven’t expected much of any of my other plants, but the cucumbers are really coming in nicely too. I didn’t know the flowers would be so pretty.

June 8 cucumbers

June 15 cucumbers

June 15 cucumber flower

None of the pepper seeds I planted came up; the day or day after I put them in the ground we had a lot of rain, and I guess they washed away. But the pepper plant I put between the cukes and tomatoes is hanging in there even though it’s almost being overtaken by the toms.

June 24 peppers

We’ve also been enjoying the lettuce. Just throwing the seeds in a this pot has given us several salads, and the leaves are delicious. Just keeping it in a large pot on a table has worked, too. I’d do a few types of lettuce next year like this for sure!

Left to right: May 25, June 8, June 21

We also added two basil plants (one in a pot, one next to the fenced garden) and a watermelon plant. I don’t know if the watermelon will do anything, but it was an impulse purchase. What the heck. Unless I add on to the fence the critters will get it, anyway.

basil and watermelon

Chloe still won’t try lettuce, but George is hopeful she’ll like our fresh tomatoes. Currently she is enjoying raw red/orange/yellow peppers and cucumbers.

Two nights ago she refused sampling my avocado, but she ate all the broccoli I put on her plate. And last night she ate and liked snap peas for the first time. I was so happy she tried them and liked them!