Although the Black Prince tomato plant had ripe fruit first, it's looking like the Black Cherry tomato plants are going to produce the most. I love roasting cherry tomatoes and smashing them into crust bread. Good for a snack or a meal.
The cucumbers are coming along nicely. Soon they will need some trellising to grow along. I'm planning to have it span across to the dry herb garden since it is also in an elevated planter. I'll need to move the planters around and figure out how to set that up.
So far the squash seems OK. I have been dusting with Bt after every watering, and last watering I used Bt spray. If this doesn't keep the vine borers away, I don't know if I will plant squash again. I'm hoping that by having them elevated, treated with Bt, and surrounded by Dragon Tongue beans (hoping they hide the squash plant and they also help hold even more Bt), they'll be OK. Speaking of the Dragon Tongue beans, they are starting to bloom a lot.
I am seriously wondering where Calendula has been all my life. I love their blooms.
And finally, the native garden blooming continues to progress. The second coneflower bloom has opened, the Lanceleaf Coreopsis blooms are opening, the beardtongue is working towards blooming, and the milkweed is going to bloom soon. Meanwhile, the Coral Honeysuckle and Columbine are fading as Spring advances with temps reaching 90.
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| Butterflyweed (Milkweed) about to bloom. |
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