The prolonged pleasant spring weather is about to turn ... right in line with the calendar! We're heading toward the mid-90's today. Heat and humidity, here we come! I got out into the garden early this morning to complete my chores:
- picked jade bush beans and rattlesnake pole beans
- checked squash, cucumbers, and peppers for ripe fruit; found a couple of each to pick
- secured rapidly growing tomato plants to newly installed supports; trimmed suckers
Items to watch for:
- recently sown sunflower seeds have sprouted
- squash seeds planted in the new raised bed have sprouted and are growing well
- melons, limas, blackeyed peas are blooming
- edamame beans are set and maturing; trying to keep kudzu bugs and caterpillars under control
- sweetheart peppers have set fruit
- basil is starting to take off; needs to be pinched back to encourage branching / growth
- okra is stretching out above the beets; beets must be harvested soon to make way for okra
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