Our garden has really taken off. The tomato, cucumber, cantaloupe, squash and fig trees are at least twice the size of my last update. And the tomato plants are flowering quite a plenty. I’d estimate we have about 50 or so flowers right now. And what’s really exciting is that we have our first little green tomato.
My sister, Stephanie, informed me last week that we’d start seeing these small green “balls” in a week or two. I guess she was correct, because that’s what we’ve got. And if the dying off of the flower and emergence of fruit is what’s going to happen, we’ll surely have tons come next week. She laughs because she’s grown tomatoes for that past few years. She tells me that we’re going to be inundated with tomatoes – all at the same time. In my opinion, that’s not a bad problem to have.
I’m not sure what’s going to happen with the rest of what we’re growing. While the remaining plants are getting larger at a healthy rate, I’ve never actually seen anything like this through before. I suppose they’ll follow the same pattern at the tomatoes – flower first, then have a small green ball appear. It’s going to be exciting.
While I was in the garden this afternoon, I did a bit of pruning on a few tomato plants and soil replenishment for some of the buckets. The rain compacted the soil and it was getting kind of low. I could see small white roots beginning to grow at the base of the tomato plants. They were crying for something to root into, so I gave them what they needed. I also saw some really cool new growth on a few of the plants, so I ran to grab my camera. What I have below is simply an up close view of the way things look this afternoon. As time passes, I’ll take some more photos of the entire garden from a distance.
Check Out These Related Posts
Baby Squash, Strawberry, Tomato Flowers & Cucumber Leaves
Beans, Tomatoes, Squash and Cucumbers
Fig and Mulberry Trees, Tomato Update and a Whole Lot of Seeds
Soil, Pots, Planting and a Papaya Tree
Lily of the Valley, Our Fig Tree and Strawberry Plants
Backyard Update For July 2017
Covering Up a Stump With a Garden
Our 2017 Vegetable Garden is the Best One Ever!
Flowering Tomatoes
Flowering Strawberries
Gardman Fruit Cage To Keep the Animals Out
The Gardening Has Begun
Ah, to be back in July with the summer garden at its peak! Beautiful shots of your veggies. I must admit that, like you, I’ve had to pause before in my garden surveying to run and grab the camera.
Are you growing a winter garden? What can you grow with all the snow you’ve got these days?
Hi Sarah,
Actually, those shots were taken when we lived in Florida over the past Summer. The garden began very well, but by the time Autumn came, a few of the plants got some sort of disease from the humidity. We’ve recently moved to Western Maine and haven’t had the chance to set up a garden yet (only here a few weeks now). But it’s in the plans. We’ve got some pretty nice area for some serious gardening.
Please check back and keep tabs on me. I may need your advice come Spring!
Jay
Oops, big difference between Florida and Maine! Being rather spoiled by a lifetime in the mild, coastal California climate, I imagine gardening in Maine might be a bit of a challenge–especially in winter. Perhaps a big greenhouse is in order.
That’s not a bad idea. Right now though, I’m up to my ears in repairs and getting the house up to speed. I’m hoping that Spring will give me the time to set up a proper garden, big fence posts and all. I’ve never done it the right way and now that I have the room, I want to take my time with it. By July, this blog should hopefully be full of pictures of big green bushy plants.