Pole beans are growing.
But ... do you think I should have planted them closer together?
ZONE 8 - SPRING season 2012
When do I harvest those beans?
Shall I feel the beans on the inside?
I have found one Tomato Hornworm on my favorite tomato Gold Nugget and a few Leaffotted bugs too.
But ... I think that the Leaffotted bugs like my Cardoon so much better than my tomatoes .... weeee
The artichokes I planted on the back of the house are growing well also.
In between the artichokes I planted some watermelons and cantaloupes ... look at this babies growing ... weeee
So far so good - growing season Zone 8 in 2012 !!
Aphids attached some of my cucumbers very bad.
I washed them out a little bit with water until I saw the baby lady bugs in action ... and left alone the plants.
Well ... my army of baby lady bugs is in action
Happy feeling gone ...
It is just a circle of life ... poor baby lady bug ...
I found 5 Tomato Hornworms yesterday ... ouch ... I normally have only 2 for season.
I showed them to my DH and he said to try to give them to the Box Tortoises !!
OMG !
Tortoises can run really fast ! My Bazinga run to the worm and she ate them so fast !!
Now, my DH is looking for Tomato Hornoworms for his pets !!
Lucky me !!
Be careful with your cantaloupes that they don't get sunscald. You might want to put some leaves over them to prevent direct burning sun.
Thanks I never grown cantaloupes. I will cover them with some leaves.
What about watermelons? First year also.
Here are some directed seeds of Moon and Stars ... they are growing so slow ... is it normal?
I grew Moon & Stars the first year we gardened. It took FOREVER for me to get any melons! I did have them in a partially shady spot, so that may have contributed to the slow growing. I have found that most watermelon doesn't set fruit until it's quite warm.
My first Okra pod: Okra Bowling Red started on March 14th.
Today I went outside to harvest the cucumbers and the plants where full of lady bugs: my army !!
Almost one lady bug for each leaf !
so cute ...
My vegetable garden is doing really well this year ... apart for zucchini.
The squash vine borer found all my plants ... so I have decided to try again. I just seeded TATUME SQUASH indoor ... this variety has been highly recommend for TX
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/newsletters/hortupdate/2010/jun/tatume.html
I have started indoor more long beans and cucumbers also.
The seeds germinated in 2 days !!
Peppers are producing lot of fruits. Also eggplants and cucumbers.
Sorry posted double picture.
Okra is also growing well. I have harvested my first pod today.
Cow peas about 20" tall. They self seeded from last year.
and woila' ...all this bounty today, without using and pesticide or spray of any kind
I have a couple of ladybugs on my cantaloupe plants. So happy to have them in my garden!
I have started more long beans, cucumbers and squash (Tatume) indoor.
Look at those pictures: barely one week old !
Lots of bounty today and finally enough okra to make some gumbo !!
Okra plants are growing well.
Some have some aphids ... but my lady bugs army is already taking care of them
Cucumbers are growing really well.
Plum and peaches soon to be ready
Tomato plants are amazing this year !
