As, promised, here is the second garden photo update. Hope you all like pictures, because there's going to be a lot of 'em. ;)So, apparently, to escape the heat, our old female cat, Mousie, likes to hide behind my giant, yellow pear tomato bush. This is all fine and good, and well, charming, except, when I watered it this morning, I, um, forgot she was there.I felt bad after I had done it-I hope she goes back there-she genuinely likes that spot, and I'd hate to deter her from it.
And, as I have found, marigolds are very tolerant of all sorts of conditions, but they really appreciate a good hosing every once in a while.
Here's my patio bell pepper pot.
Also, a nameless patio pepper and some tomato that I've forgotten the variety of...
And a macro shot of my patio banana pepper plant (can you tell that I'm really into patio plants this year?).
A photo of a patio jalepeno...and...I want to say, yellow pear tomatoes? I think?
Macro of my Jalapeno plant.
A month back, I went into the pantry and found that sweet potatoes do indeed sprout, however long it takes them. So, on a whim, I decided to plant the two of them near each other. I had no idea what to expect. What I didn't expect was for them to look so...attractive. They actually resemble hostas, almost, don't they?
Speaking of mysterious things, apparently I planted some pink Easter lilies a ways back, which is strange, because I don't remember having ever planted them. And however pretty these are, I have to admit that pink is not usually the first color I have in mind when picking bulbs.
So, nearby, there is a random gourd plant growing. This is strange enough, but I dismissed it with the idea that maybe pumpkin seeds from carving had sprouted there...even though it's on the wrong side of the house for that. Upon closer inspection, I found that it was not an ordinary pumpkin vine. Indeed, it is a turk's turban! Talk about random. I guess a bird could have dropped one there? And it grew in the thick grass? Or something???? Weird.
Here is a picture of some unripe slicing tomatoes. They still have a ways to go before they're ready to pick, unfortunately.
Also, they happy sweet basil next to it. I learned a valuable lesson in growing sweet basil this year. I don't know if this applies to all basil, but mine thrive in partial to full shade and hate full or mostly sunlight. If mine are in sunlight, they turn yellow, small, and they die. If in shade with lots of water, lush, dark, and green. Who knows?
Here's another picture of the slicing tomatoes-which also get a considerable amount of shade, and seem to be doing well, surprisingly, with Frodo laying on the steps next to it.
And yes, yes, I know that he's kinda scary. People with spider phobias should look away right now. But know this: this guy, however scary and giant he is, helps me out a lot. And I do mean a lot. He eats all the bad bugs. He is known simply as a garden spider. Pretty simple name considering his colorful profile, huh?
Here's a lufa gourd vine running up my fence.
Some sprouting burpless cucumbers for a late year crop (pickling, yum).
A hanging watermelon:
Also, my happy cantaloupe patch, which, last time I checked, had no less than fifteen cantaloupe fruits going. I need to check again today. I think with all of the sudden rain that we've gotten I may have a ripe cantaloupe. As you can see by that one yellowish fruit in the picture, it was almost done then.
And that's it for now. I'll let you guys know soon if that cantaloupe (or possibly cantaloupes) is done. Plus more to come, like corn flower and coriander seeds, and updates on my other plants.
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