Let it Pea

Last week our pea plants outgrew the supports that we built, stretching out much higher than we imagined they would, and toppled over. I thought the plants were going to be in trouble and was trying to figure out a way to increase the support and push the plants back up. They were much too heavy and everytime I pushed the plants upright I felt like I might break them, so I opted to just leave them be and see what happened.

As you can see from the picture above, they've kept growing and we have a ton of peas ready for picking.

The pea plants basically hit the ground and then started growing up from there, so they all have this funny sideways Z shape to them. It'll probably be tough to harvest but seems to be okay for the plants. They have a lot of flowers still, and seem like they're doing okay.

The Cherokee Purple tomatoes are getting larger and larger ...

... as are the Brandywines ...

... and the Romas ...

... and the first cluster of Sweet 100 Cherry Tomatoes have probably reached maximum size. Just waiting for them to turn red now.

The Super Chili peppers seem like they're going to give us a ton of peppers to use. Hopefully the timing synchs up a little better with the cucumbers, so we can use them in pickles.

We've picked a few of the peppers (including Joe Camel) already, and used them in grilling. These three are still out there, although they're looking a little brown and weak. I'm afraid they may rot and fall off before they get to a nice edible size.

Squash plants have pretty nice flowers, actually. Who would've guessed that?

The inside view of one of the squash plants shows a bunch of little finger size squashes. We picked a few fat fingered ones this past weekend for use in some grilling.

We need to start making some pesto ...

The dill is looking very pretty with it's yellow flowers. It's all mostly gone past already, and we haven't used any of it for anything. Come on cukes, we need you for pickles! You're holding everything up!

We pulled one head of lettuce this past week. Very tasty.

Onions, like most of the rest of garden, need some weeding. Who has time for that?

I take this photo as a sign that the carrots are growing well. They're causing fissures and earthquakes in the garden as they crack through the soil. It's probably time to start pulling and eating some. I'll bet they're sweet and tender.

Here's a view from the front right corner of the garden, looking back along the tomatoes, peppers and squash.

A view from above towards the squash end of the garden.

A view from above towards the pea end of the garden.