Closer to the Finish & More Garden Pics

I got my friend’s quilt all the way to the last row.  It should be done and returned to her this week.

I also took a few more photos of the fun stuff in my garden. It seems I spend so much time there these days. 

Below you can see that the acorn squash is seriously utilizing an old repurposed swimming pool ladder. There is also an ornamental purple bean stalk growing up the ladder. I got the bean seeds from the friend that owns the quilt on the frame in this post. The bean should grow to the top of the ladder. I wasn’t expecting my acorn squash to do this well when I planted it. There are only two plants here!

Below you can see one of the tomato plants utilizing the repurposed tv tower that I cut up with the torch when Owen was in pre-school. I can’t believe that was about 8 or 9 years ago. These tomato cages should last a very long time. They are not perfect or uniform because I cut them so that the cross supports could be utilized, but boy do they do the job paired with a few fabric scrap strings.  You can see the difference in height compared to the ones behind it in the next row. This plant has a lot of blossoms coming. I planted my tomatoes in Mid May. They are a little behind my friends’ harvests. I like to wait so that I don’t have to worry about this frosts that we sometimes have in May. 

Below is a young zucchini plant. Hopefully it continues to thrive and will produce zucchini in a week or two. I’m excited to try seasoned zucchini chips in the food dehydrator this summer. I put my hand in there for a size comparison. Blossoms are down in there. 

And yes, you can tell by my fingers that they are somewhat swollen.  The heat and humidity does a number on my hands and feet.  I have been watering and watering my garden almost every day.  Sometimes it's twice a day.  You can see how dry the ground is around this plant.  My garden is on a slight slope.  But look at all these tender leaves.  Hopefully the rabbit doesn't notice them.  Shhhh.