Garden Update

Tomatoes are getting bigger everyday.

Squash plants

Tomato Blossoms

All tomato plants are covered with yellow blossoms. This after pulling them for weeks.

Update

Flying Saucer squash.

April 29, 2011 Update

Garden is doing well. Rains are coming at a good pace and amount. All plants are growing and have blossoms with the exception of the jalapenos. They require more hot weather.

Weed-X a no go.

After about a week of placing Weed-X around the base of my tomato plants, I determined the proceedure a no-go. The reason has to do with the fact that water is not passing through the material fast enough. I was going out of town for several days and I also feared that if the heat got very high while I was out of town, the plants might burn-up. So I pulled the Weed-X out of the buckets. Still a good idea to find a way to heat the soil.

Smaller box design 2011

I had an old plant stand I torn down and turned into a smaller box. This is what it looks like. Four Okra, four Marigold and one Ark. Traveler tomato.

Early Girl 2011

Always the first to come in each year. The amazing EARLY GIRL !!!

Early Girls II

Still more on same plant.

Early Girls

The Early Girls and living up to their name.

Weed-X trial

Each year I tried new things. This year I am trying a gound cover of Weed-X. I sure it will heat up the ground which is good, but I am not sure how it will allow water to pass. If it hold water, I will rethink this approach.

Rainwater Collection System

Each barrel holds approx. 55 gal.s of rainwater.

Rainwater Storeage System

The large container holds 330 gal.s and each of the smaller ones holds 275 gal.s.

Garden 2011

Planting is done and time to shoot photos. In addition to tomatoes,(5 varieties), this year I planted Okra, jalapeno, cucumber (3 varieties), and squash (5 varieties).

Early Girl 2011