It’s hard to know what’s going to happen to the garden. Everything is struggling . . some will survive, some will not, but nothing is going to thrive. Two years in a row I’ve done the same things I’ve done for 30 years and even though I’ve never had a really bad garden, last year’s garden was just awful and this year’s is not going to do much.
I’m hoping to keep the tomatoes alive and maybe get some tomatoes in the fall. It’s pretty late for them to blossoms to set fruit and there’s no fruit . . and very few blossoms.
Pumpkin
I keep watching this pumpkin. It’s growing and doesn’t seem to mind all the water. I propped it up on a little wooden strip just to get it off the soggy ground.
Bees
This isn’t a bee but it can pollinate and that works for me.
Bee
This is a blurry picture of a bee in a blossom. When the pumpkins first began blooming, I went out and picked a male blossom and was going to do some pollinating. The first female blossom I went to pollinate had a bee already in it. The second one had a bee already in it so I said . . Good job, guys! Y’all can handle this by yourselves!
Pie Pumpkins
I have grown pie pumpkins before and I really thought they were more compact than regular pumpkins. Not these! They are about to completely take over the raised herb bed.
Clouds
Clouds were rolling in so I grabbed a few veggies for the weekend – dug a few potatoes, pulled a few beets, picked some squash and a red onion and came inside.
Veggies
At least we’re getting enough for a few meals from the garden.
diana in RR, TX says
Talked to our veggie stand guy today. He is having problems getting produce from just about all the farms he gets produce and fruit from. His friend with the 100’s of tomato plants is flooded. Pretty much the same every where. Did get some wax beans for tonight’s dinner.
Rebecca in SoCal says
Looks so tempting!
That pumpkin looks like it’s spreading to the rest of the yard, not confining itself to the raised bed, and like it’s taking advantage of your limited outside time to keep it in line.