I haven't thinned out anything (which I'm supposed to) but I got greedy. The radishes are like a small forest in a rectangular pot. In fact, the first radish I reaped was basically because it was pushed out of the dirt by the others. I'm not really a radish person, so mom & hunter sliced it and ate it.
The okra is taking its time but that's okay. I've got a buttload of the little guys at their pointy ends growing and showing.
The corn is the craziest of all. Some of the stalks are now as tall as I am (not that that's hard to do, but...) in this short amount of time. They have multiple fuzzy ends which will become the cobs soon. You can see the cob shape developing under cover of greenery.
The cucumbers have been the most abundant and the fastest. We've already had several of the guys to eat already. In fact, the plant itself looks like it may be dying out. Pam, one of my garden mentors, says it would not be too late to start another batch in the same pot.
The crookneck squash has been a close second as far as giving us goodies. I'm going to try to freeze/save some of those unless I find people who really want our leftovers. Julie, my other garden mentor, says I can slice and freeze them with no problems.
I started a couple of shallow pots of mixed spring greens and 2 rectangular pots of spinach. The results are varied.
The squash patch started sprouting pretty quickly, and now has a ton of flowers which will become goodies. The only thing in the squash patch that has produced so far is zucchini, but those cheated - that was the only thing in that patch that went in as a plant; everything else started as seeds. The zucchinis are in the front; then there are straightneck, spaghetti & summer squash, then canteloupe, then pumpkins at the far end.
Last week, we had a stir fry for dinner. It contained, directly from the garden, crookneck squash, cucumbers, basil from my basil plant, tomatoes from mother's already-established plants, & one tiny green bell pepper.
This last weekend, we had a salad and were able to add some of the goodies to it too. And, I made homemade Mac & Cheese with my own chives decorating the top! (Don't have a photo, sorry)
I will get back to you very soon with some newer photos, especially of the corn!!!
