Sunday, May 17, 2009

day 22

This week’s winner for Most Grown is the squash, with the green beans a close second. The tomatoes were ready for their cages, which I managed to disentangle from the heap behind the shed. J.Lo claims the okra looks like it’s stopped in its tracks, but each plant has more leaves this week, so the difference is subtle, but definitely there. The chives look especially hardy, and the plant K.Lo brought home from the Outsourcer looks healthy. Who knows what it will be… flowers, I’m pretty sure.

 

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okra, growing

 

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mutant squash, next to a transplanted… zinnia? or something

 

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chives, cucumbers

 

 

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healthy basil!

 

 

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K.Lo’s plant

 

 

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children in the distance, just before a rainstorm

6 comments:

Somebody's mom said...

Right you are about the plant from the outsourcer...
nasturtium (năstûr`shəm)
They produce edible flowers that make a nice addition to a salad as long as you haven't used pesticides on your crop.
I'm happy to see how your garden is growing.

penelope said...

cool! are they like pansies?

mendacious said...

i was going to say that too!
they are actually very peppery.

erin j said...

note on the okra... if you thin them out to about 1 per 3-6 inches, they will grow a bit faster. also, with okra, every time you cut one okra another will grow. the last time (that the f@#$ing deer didn't eat them) i had 6 plants and had more okra than I knew what to do with... they grow fairly tall, but don't need cages. overall, if you can get them going... they will not let you down!!

somebody's mom said...

The nasturtium flowers are stubby trumpets that open wide, somewhat crepey. Most often orange or yellow, but there can be red and some pastel of these three colors.

penelope said...

can't wait to see those flowers!

i have such trouble with thinning... but i'll do it. must be brave for the sake of the okra!