Tuesday evening in the garden was a cool respite after a long heat spell. You can see the effects of the boys' helping out with watering though. The tomatoes are holding their own, and the summer squash was pushing out little baby squashes in a most encouraging display. We had the company of Alex, who had come out to re-wed an area that will be planted in pumpkins. J.R. was to bring pumpkin seeds later in the week. They are hoping for a cash crop!
Jeff, Chris and Tim and I (Ruth) were encouraged to have Alex really need our help for a specific goal, and between all of us, the pumpkin plot is ready. It is on each end of the second third and fourth rows, between the peas and the tomatoes. The Hubbard squash on the seaside end of the garden is rearin' to go. It is trying to obliterate what few green bean bush plants that have survived the heat. I marked them with some little bamboo stakes.
I planted some chard in the very first row, where the lettuce crop continues to be assaulted by the woodchucks. I covered the new chard seed area with a little row of rocks since I didn't have a garden marking stick.
Jeff was ebullient at the harvest of his first cucumbers- victory!
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