Thursday, June 19, 2008

Garden update

I took some pictures the other day and since then my first nasturtium have bloomed! the first is a yellow one and a red is just starting to open. There are a bunch in bud next to it under the peach tree. Guess that is the ideal location as none of the others around the yard have any hints of buds. The ones near my lilies LOOK the healthiest, however, they are just leaves so far. I have a single marigold in bloom and a bunch more buds in the driveway pots.

Below are some of my cucumbers. Corn is nearing 2 feet tall.
Carrots are looking really good. Might actually get a meal out of them!
Tomatoes are gorgeous (to me). 5 different varieties. newly staked.
Herb garden is there, not the star of the garden, though. Basil barely breaking ground and parsley is pretty sparse. I didn't realize, either, that cilantro isn't a continuously re-leafing herb like basil is. Once you snip it, that's it, baby.
Flower patch is coming along. Cosmic oranges in the back, Zinnias in the middle, and 4 o'clock mix in front. Seems like summer is half over already and they still aren't in bloom. Is this normal? They are even on the sunny side of the house!
Lily and flower mix (nasturtium and 4 o'clocks). These are the ones I thought would have flowers by now. Sigh...
Raspberry bush is looking fine, lemon balm is getting really bushy, zucchini has GIANT leaves. Yikes.

1 comment:

Gramily said...

IMPRESSIVE, CINDY!!! I have never had any luck getting nasturtium to grow from seeds. Maybe it is the zone and maybe it is me. At any rate, I am impressed!