The state of things

It's that part of the season when every time you look at the garden, the plants seem bigger than they were a few hours ago.

The peas are starting to flower.

The heads of broccoli and cabbage are getting big.

something has been tasting it

The potatoes are out the top of their box and need more straw.

Squash has sprouted.

As have cucumbers.

Japanese climbing

Mexican sour gherkin

One of the peppers looks like it's not going to survive.

The tomatoes, however, seem to be doing very well.

I trimmed bottom branches and pinched off some side shoots already.

I wish I could get rid of all of that rock. It's a real pain to walk on. I'm currently moving small amounts at a time to a different area of the yard, putting it along the fence in one of the steep areas. We will eventually have to get someone to haul some of it away, but that's a project for another day. For now I will garden around and over it.