Things continue to grow. I am so excited about this little guy. When I asked my youngest if she wanted to see the cantaloupe this morning, she asked, "Did it grow overnight?" Hmmm.... Was she excited or sarcastic? Doesn't matter... she smiled, grabbed my hand, and strolled with me to the garden. I love my kids!!!
Yesterday I rooted several suckers from my cherry tomato plant. I love these little tomatoes and I am amazed at all the tomatoes on this one plant. I wish I knew how to save the seeds (if possible) for next year. I also transplanted 3 green bell pepper plants and 1 eggplant that I bought at Lowes. I was also surpised to see that the cucumber, crooked neck squash, and the white scalloped squash seeds that I planted 4 days ago were already peaking up at me from their underground nest. WOW! That was so fast!!
Today I planted 12 squares of bush beans. I hope that the heat will not be too much for them. We shall see. If they do, super. If they don't, nothing lost really. I can replant again for fall.
Over the weekend, I planted these flowers! They seemed perfect to celebrate Independence Day!
Blessings,
Debbie
Boy, I wish it would rain here. I can't remember the last time we had a nice rain.
ReplyDeleteIt's easy to save seeds. You just have to make sure that the plant is not a hybrid. If it is, it will not grow the same fruit.
Hi Debbie! What does "rooting" your tomato suckers mean? Do you just clip the suckers and stick them in soil? How long were the suckers?
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you were able to get some transplants from Lowe's. Because my peppers didn't germinate so well, I went to a local nursery last weekend to find some hot pepper plants to transplant. The lady at the store told me she didn't have any, and said, "it's kinda late in the season for that, you know." Hmm. I thought she was a little mean, but maybe I was just being sensitive.
Robin, it has been a long time here since we had a nice rain. This time of year the rain is so hit and miss. My husband took our son to play golf to finish his Boy Scout merit badge and they didn't get any rain and it is still raining lightly here.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure if the plant is a hydrid. I lost the little tag that was with it when I bought it. But I think it wasn't labeled incorrectly. I thought the tag said it was a bush variety and it is growing all over the place!! It is taller than I am. I think I will try and save the seeds to see what happens. So... how do I save the seeds? Do I just let them dry? I have so much too learn!! I hope there isn't a limit on questions... if so, I am in trouble.
Thyme2garden, EG has an excellent post explaining pruning suckers and rooting them on his blog.
ReplyDeletehttp://engineeredgarden.blogspot.com/2010/06/rooting-and-pruning-tomato-suckers.html
debbie - I sure hope that cantaloupe grows big for ya!
ReplyDeleteThanks, EG! I need some pointers on the best way to "sling" the cantaloupe. I would think that I need to do it soon. I read somewhere on a forum post by you from last year that you use panty hose. Do you wrap it around the cantaloupe similar to a hammock or more like a sock or something else? Also, how many cantaloupes do you allow to grow on each vine?
ReplyDeleteLovely garden!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you can google how to save tomato seeds. You'll want to let a tomato get VERY ripe. Then cut the tomato and squeeze out some seeds. Let them sit for several days, they will get rather slimy. Rinse the seeds with water and let them dry or a paper towel. When VERY dry, save them to plant next year.
Gina
What a cute little cantaloupe! I am still waiting for my cantaloupe plants to put on tiny fruit:( Waiting is the hardest part of gardening!
ReplyDeleteIt is raining here just about every other day, so I know my garden is loving it!! Your garden is looking good!! Can't wait to see more!
ReplyDeleteGina, thanks for stopping by my blog and the info for saving tomato seeds. I will give it a try. I think the hardest challenge will be to convince my youngest son to leave a ripe tomato on the bush because he loves eating them!!
ReplyDeleteTosha, you are right! Waiting is the hardest part!! It is like waiting for Christmas morning!! Or labor to being!! (smile)
Just Trying to Save Money, I am enjoying a soft rain this morning. It sounds so peaceful listening to it fall. My garden looks so happy!! I found your blog yesterday with TGP and have enjoyed reading it. We have much in common and I look forward to reading more.
I, too, LOVE when it rains and I don't have to water.
ReplyDeleteWendy, thanks for stopping by my blog. It is a nice break.
ReplyDeleteWell, we've only had about three weeks without rain here, so I'm not so happy that it's cloudy now and may rain. Oh, well. Thanks for sharing at the TGP!
ReplyDeleteJami, glad you stopped by my blog and thanks for leaving a comment. Yesterday we had more rain a little over 2 inches in a couple of hours. There was water every where. Thankfully, my garden drains well.
ReplyDeleteHi Debi...love your header photo and saying, perfect;)
ReplyDeleteYour garden is looking good! One thing to consider when saving seeds is that a hybrid plant will likely not produce true... not sure if your cherry tom. is a hybrid.
It is a treat when it rains (once in a while) during the summer isn't it? I always appreciate the watering break too:)
Heather, thanks for stopping by my blog. I lost the tag for this tomato plant so I don't know if it is a hybrid. I think I will go ahead and experiment and see what I get. It will sort of be like the surprise you get when you buy a "grab bag" item.
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