Hot Garden Update

The cotton seems to be thriving, maybe it is the 105 temps?


This odd looking thing is what shows up once the bloom falls off. I am new to seeing cotton grown, but this just looks really funky.


The blooms are all a pretty soft pink.


When we moved into this house May of 2006, I dug up our miniature rose bush and put it into a glass of water. Sadly it stayed in that glass for a good year before it got planted. The weak little thing bounced back though, and is now blooming.


Pumpkins are ripening far too soon to be used for Halloween.


One type of the ornamental gourds



Cantaloupe, itty bitty and oddly enough started out a green fuzzy thing we thought was watermelon. Some disappeared last night, hoping it was raccoons and not neighbors.


Maters are filling out nicely. Cleaning them off tonight and letting them ripen inside since last group disappeared due to critters.

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)

June 13th Update It's still alive!

This patch just keeps growing and growing. Something is starting to nibble ont he blooms, I suspect it's rabbits.


Cherry 'maters a growin'


'Regular' 'maters


Blooms everywhere!



I don't know if this is a melon starting or if it is just part of the bloom?