In mid-July, we went on vacation, so I got a student we play board games with to water my garden while I was away. I had put too much time into the garden to let it completely die in the 90-100 degree weather we were having. But while we were gone, central Kentucky got lots of rain, and my garden went wild. I still haven't recovered. I have weeded some, but it's a losing battle at this point. Amid the large weeds, my spaghetti squash overgrew the nearby purple hull peas. Tendrils were twisted around pea pods and were trying to wrap around the tomato fence in the front garden, and vines were growing halfway across our driveway. And tomato plants too short to tie up were over a foot high and falling over. It was crazy.
Despite the lush growth, my harvests have been meager. My fennel bolted before the bulb was big enough to harvest. A couple of my eggplants shriveled. My zucchini and summer squash plants never made any squash, and even the plants are dead now. My cucumber plants keep making flowers, but I haven't seen any cucumbers yet. I have gotten two "messes" of peas and will probably pick another tomorrow. I ate the entire last batch all by myself, and they were good. I only get one or two cherry tomatoes at a time, which I pop in my mouth as soon as I pick them. And they've been good. We got a few ears of corn in early July. My second planting of corn is beginning to put out ears. And the spaghetti squash plants are making nice sized squashes. I'm pretty excited about the spaghetti squash and leeks. And I've got some nice beets and carrots going. I'll try to take some pictures soon.
I need to start thinking about fall planting, but I'm already thinking about next year. I've got big plans for walled gardens and compost bins and rain barrels and companion planting and squash trellises.
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