first melon
My first successful melon, and it was picked and chewed by someone other than me. (I'm guessing a racoon.) I don't have the balls to eat it, but I had to at least cut it open and admire it. I tasted a little bit of it too. It was definitely ready. I should've picked it yesterday, dammit!
Moment of silence for the beautiful, sweet melon. It had so much potential.
My other babies.
On this mother's day, here's an update on my other babies! Just counted about 100 tomatoes and a third as many peppers (but double the plants, many of them recently planted). Basil is going nuts, eggplants and cucumbers are finally starting to flower, melons are thriving too! Counted at least 5 squash. Grocery bill for the next 2 or 3 months should be much lower than usual!
#gardening
I tried making my own compost tea and fed it to the leaves and roots of all my plants today. Should see some improvement soon if it worked! If so, I will do that all the time because it's cheap and easy! The compost tea I bought at the farmers market worked wonderfully, but I like to learn how to do things myself, and spend less money of course.
Also hung xmas bulbs on the tomato plants today. (To deter birds.)
I pulled my still growing kale plant because I found tons of worm larvae underneath the leaves. I also kept some lettuce in too long, because it turned disgustingly bitter. Pulled that too.
Other than try two for okra (which I decided to start/transplant this time) I am done planting things for a while! I really hope all my hard work pays off in a month or so. Everything looks great so far!
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