Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Garden Photos, Early Summer

Nasturtium, from seed.


Another nasturtium, from seed.


Onions, from sets.


John's pumpkins and melons, from seed.


Peas.


Bush beans.


Bush beans.


Our first onions planted, from sets.


Fortex green bean, climbing up the post.


Our plot neighbor's poppies.


More from our neighbor's plot.


Roses and poppies at the garden gate.


The front fence line of the community garden.




Patio Veggies

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A perfect pea.


A terrific tomato. This one will be a little orange one.




Saturday, June 25, 2011

Iceberg Lettuce Harvest

John harvested the first head of iceberg lettuce yesterday. It was crisp and sweet. To see more photos, go here.




Patio Garden Photos

These two DIY topsy-turvey planters have little pepper plants.


Pepper blossom . See the little pepper growing inside?




Monday, June 20, 2011

Garden Photos, Mid June

John's iceberg lettuce.


Look in the center and see the pea.


Beans.


Onions.


John's pumpkins and melons.


Straw mulch around new tomato and pepper seedlings.




We were okay'ed to use the other half of the garden plot (5W) because the originally-assigned gardener was a no-show. We've planted tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, bush beans, corn, peas, cucumbers, and summer squash. Let's see what happens!




Baby Mantises Have Hatched!

Click on the photo to enlarge and see detail. For more mantis photos, visit John's Garden Merit Badge blog here.




Monday, June 13, 2011

Pumpkin Seedling Transplanted

As part of his Gardening Merit Badge work, John started three different kinds of vegetable seeds. One of the pumpkin seedlings was ready to transplant and is now in Plot 5E. Here's hoping it has a long, healthy life with many big pumpkins.