Them 'Maters, They Like the HEAT

*chuckle* 

The tomatoes are making their slow progress towards ripening and turning red. Lots and lots of green 'maters on the vine, only a handful ready to pick. Patience, patience.... The garden is continuing to produce cucumbers, salad greens, wilting greens (I need to make a quiche with some of those this weekend!), squash and more hot peppers than we can shake a stick at. And we’ve *tried* shaking sticks at them!

 

Cantaloupe are not really developing all that much, about the size of my two fists pressed together. Lots of blooms, but only a few fruit; perhaps they will do better next year when I get them separated out sooner from the suspended cucumber trellis.

 

With any luck we will be hitting up some folks at the local Home Depot sometime in the next few weeks for installation advice on drip lines. Moving our taps to the garden sites and getting some drip set up on timers will go a long way toward making the maintenance on the overall garden easier. I do love spending time in the patches every morning and evening, but I would rather be weeding/harvesting/pruning than hand watering.

 

Already making plans for more peas and beans next year….*grin*