My eggplants are behind, mostly due to being in a shadier spot. I staked and tied 3 of them today, along with a pepper plant. The peppers in the raised bed are also behind. The saddest of the bunch is the purple bell.
Meanwhile, the Serrano in a container is done producing fruit. The rest of what it has is continuing to ripen. I really loved the Serranos-- they've been great for cooking with as they have a very clean flavor. The plant, which I bought from Native Nurseries, produced quite a lot of peppers, so one plant is definitely enough for me (and a bit of sharing).
The purple bell pepper in the container is still producing some blooms and fruit. There are 3 nearly mature peppers on it now (I've already picked 3-4), and I am waiting for them to get a bit bigger. I saved some seeds from this plant for next year. This has the best bell pepper flavor I've tried. Very good in stir-fry.
The summer squash are completely dead. I will work that area of the bed soon for planting.
The thai beans are definitely picking up production. I picked 4 beans today (enough to go in stir-fry), leaving the rest to mature more. I left a huge bean just to see what it will do, with the potential of seed-collecting.
I picked half or more of the remaining tomatoes. All tomatoes in containers have stopped producing blooms & fruit, and are starting to die. The fruit that's still ripening is showing signs of over-watering (splitting) so now I am watering them less. Still waiting for the 2 roma plants in the raised bed to produce ripe fruit. One plant has a handful of green fruit.
The one okra plant I have is completely shaded out by the bean trellis. I will have to plan that better next year.
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