In the garden - May 12

With most of the two 10' x 20' beds planted, this weekend was primarily about maintenance. That means everything from beans, blackberries, and cucumbers to onions, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, and watermelon received a healthy dose of compost tea.

We removed the plastic from the cages surrounding the tomatoes that were planted on March 17. All of the plants seem to be doing well. The two wild tomatoes from Hunt County, Texas and the additional two tomato plants we recently added to the bed are all lagging behind. 

The onions of every variety are starting to flower. So it shouldn't be long before we're harvesting in earnest. 

Next weekend, we'll probably till some of the marigolds into the earth--in an effort to control nematodes--and then plant the long beans, squash, and pumpkins.