Lots and lots going on and everyday brings a new discovery and progress from ground to table.
My absolute favorite plant out there is this enormous pumpkin that came up from last year.The first pumpkins was there this morning but was not there last night. That's just amazing to me that it can grow so fast!
I still don't know what kind of pumpkin it'll be so I'm looking forward to the surprise but I'm really wanting a "Big Max" which can weigh hundreds of pounds. To insure an abundance of pumpkins I planted an assortment of three different kinds on a strip on the back part of the garden that had been dug up with the plumbing issue from January. I'm calling it "Pumpkin Alley".
I have critters that come out at night and eat my seeds so I keep them covered at night with wet newspaper. Once they've sprouted I'll remove the paper and bricks.
This is a close up of the corn tassels. I just learned about tassels yesterday when I had to come in and look up how a corn plant actually develops. According to the chart below, we're at the 6th or VT stage of growth. In the next few days we'll start to see the silk of the actual corn. I also learned that that the silk is the female flower and the tassels are the male flower. Once pollinated each corn silk corresponds to a corn kernel.
First flowers on the squash plants with lots of buds ready to start blooming at the base.
Stats:
Planted on May 18th - pumpkin alley and yellow onions
May 19th - Cantalope and Watermelon germinated, 1st pumpkin
Corn Cobs!
Zucchini
White Pumpkin
The first red tomato
The joy of night time in the garden.
