Grapes!

My other blog on myspace now has cell phone posting, so I'm taking this one back to being more focused on gardening. The other one is more personal.

Grapes have started ripening. They're still small, though slightly larger than last year. They're also seeded but taste good. They should make good juice, wine or vinegar!

Some tomato plants are looking better and getting larger. Others not so much. Several I dug up and brought inside are looking much better. So I think I'll dig some of the weak ones up and bring them in tomorrow. Walked through and counted surviving plants today. Have 21 in the garden. One hanging upright. Two inside looking good and two more inside I'm trying to recover.

Amazingly, small pepper plants have started growing. They were planted months ago and had not grown. Not sure they'll have time to produce anything at this point.

Cucumbers have shown themselves hardier than expected but no cucumbers yet.

Some melon vines still survive but have stayed the same size for months.

Green bean vines have started growing. If weather cools a few degrees, I'll have time for a decent harvest.

Pumpkins are once again my biggest hope. Number of new vines coming up and existing plants gaining decent size. Not seeing ones under the trees yet but only planted them a few days ago.

Corn looks pathetic. Not much else to say. Giving it this week, then going to dig out the completely bare or severely weak sections, dig in compost and mulch and replant. Even if it's late, anything which even partially grows can be composted or dug back in to improve things later.

With stable employment, by April or May, I can have a significant portion of the solarium built, along with a solar powered well pump in place. By sometime next summer, I can have the solarium completed, though probably not the shed (which may evolve into a new house). I doubt much of it will be glazed but can have partial shade and wind portection built in. That will help maintain soil moisture and regulate temperature. Glazing may have to happen gradually. I'm fine with it if it has to be one panel at a time until it's finished. My other blog on myspace now has cell phone posting, so I'm taking this one back to being more focused on gardening. The other one is more personal.

Grapes have started ripening. They're still small, though slightly larger than last year. They're also seeded but taste good. They should make good juice, wine or vinegar!

Some tomato plants are looking better and getting larger. Others not so much. Several I dug up and brought inside are looking much better. So I think I'll dig some of the weak ones up and bring them in tomorrow. Walked through and counted surviving plants today. Have 21 in the garden. One hanging upright. Two inside looking good and two more inside I'm trying to recover.

Amazingly, small pepper plants have started growing. They were planted months ago and had not grown. Not sure they'll have time to produce anything at this point.

Cucumbers have shown themselves hardier than expected but no cucumbers yet.

Some melon vines still survive but have stayed the same size for months.

Green bean vines have started growing. If weather cools a few degrees, I'll have time for a decent harvest.

Pumpkins are once again my biggest hope. Number of new vines coming up and existing plants gaining decent size. Not seeing ones under the trees yet but only planted them a few days ago.

Corn looks pathetic. Not much else to say. Giving it this week, then going to dig out the completely bare or severely weak sections, dig in compost and mulch and replant. Even if it's late, anything which even partially grows can be composted or dug back in to improve things later.

With stable employment, by April or May, I can have a significant portion of the solarium built, along with a solar powered well pump in place. By sometime next summer, I can have the solarium completed, though probably not the shed (which may evolve into a new house). I doubt much of it will be glazed but can have partial shade and wind portection built in. That will help maintain soil moisture and regulate temperature. Glazing may have to happen gradually. I'm fine with it if it has to be one panel at a time until it's finished.