Garden Update July 22 2007

Melons

Bloom on Okra

Obvious Cucumber - one of many

These little 'pods' are on all of the cotton plants. I don't know if they are the pods for cotton, or if they are new leaves. I am hoping for the former.

Decided next year there will be more gourds! I have a few showing up on the plants, but I am greedy and want more :0)

No rain in a while, so today I spent time watering. Hoping the sky opens up soon.

LOST - All Tomatoes - Sad Art Chick

I was rather shocked when going out to check on my tomato plants when I looked down expecting to see the usual round green shapes. What I saw instead? Nothing. They are ALL gone.

We are assuming that a raccoon hit pay dirt. Fortunately for me there are still blooms on the plants so all is not lost, there still is a chance I will have my homegrown 'maters this summer. Just have to try fencing them in now. (Since I initially posted this my husband saw the culprit. It is a HUGE doe. Was 'hissing' at our dog on the other side of the garden)

After the initial shock of loosing all my tomatoes I turns and say this moth/butterfly a few feet away. Sorry it is a bit blurry, was the best I could do. It flew off right after I took this pic.

A MELON! the only one I see in my HUGE patch. Perhaps it needs fenced in too?

The lone gourd is still growing.

The cotton plants are continuing to grow taller each time I go out. Sorry no pic today, next time :0)