Harvest Aplenty

Plants are still growing...some have surpassed 7 feet in height. Everything is loaded with fruit. The Sungolds are the most prolific and ripe at the moment, with about 10 more ripening every day. The Black Cherries and Snow Globes are very close behind.

I hit everything with Miracle Grow on Saturday - leaf spray and root treatment. This was the first feeding they have had. We'll see what happens. Things could get interesting if these plants keep growing taller.

Ripe Fruit Welcomes Us Home

We returned home today after a week at the beach. We were a little nervous about what we would find with our tomatoes, since the last time we went away like this (two years ago) we almost lost the entire crop. Much to our delight, the plants looked healthy and robust, and as a bonus we had a dozen or more Sun Golds ripe and ready to eat. Thanks go to our house sitter Denise who took care of our plants and cats while we were away.

Another Dose of Soap

I gave everything another good shot of soap solution on Wednesday. There were still a few mites hanging around, but not nearly as many as a week ago. The recent rains have made everything grow like crazy. Several plants are either approaching or topping the trellis already.

Impatiens Celebrate July 4th

All of the Impatiens showed their best patriotic red and white blooms this weekend. These pictured here are in the flower boxes around the carport posts.

Lots of Tomatoes, and a few Aphids

The rainy weather we've had the last few days has really beefed up both the plants and the young fruit. The Green Grape tomatoes are getting close to an inch in diameter. Unfortunately, the rain brought out a few aphids as well. I gave everything a good spray of soap yesterday; hopefully another dose or two of that will drive the aphids away.