8/10/11 Garden update

3 plants in the back row are tomato and 3 in the front are pepper.  I planted yellow, cherry and standard red tomatoes.  The pepper plants I planted are red, yellow and green.  I bought plants this year from Kmart and they are doing really well.  I have already harvested some cherry tomatoes.  I haven't had to use as much fungicide on my plants this year.  I think a major reason for this is that I am using my unfinished compost as mulch around the base of all my plants.  I will be doing a seperate post on composting later.

Yellow

Cherry

Cherry

Regular red

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I only had one cucumber seed grow after trying to plant more multiple times so when the top of this plant reached the top of the trellis I "tucked" it back down and kept wrapping the vines so it woul grow down.  When it reaches the bottom I will let it naturally grow up the trellis.   

Cukes

 Plant on the left is summer squash and the one on the left is zuchini.  I had to plant the summer squash a couple times before I got any plants so I don't even have any "babies" yet.  I've already harvest one beautiful zuke.  The female flowers have been opening on their own this year.  So I haven't had to "artificially inseminate" any this year : )

 zuke

I've had one harvest of green beans this year.

Harvests

Would love to hear how all of your gardens are doing.  Sorry I have been MIA for a while.  Busy as a bee!!