Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Bamboo bean trellises, cayenne peppers, a growing watermelon, more garlic

I enjoyed 2 hours at the plot after work today.

I tied the mesh on the trellis that I started yesterday and lashed the spars together that I had only put in place.  For the third trellis, I didn't have enough of the plastic mesh left so I used some wire fencing material that I'd salvaged and had out at the plot.  Unfortunately, I only had enough of that stuff for one side of that trellis.  I'll finish up with some leftover fencing material from the watermelon trellis.  Pics of that when I finish it.  Here are the trellis from yesterday and the one I finished today, though.
Once that work was done, I applied bug powder to the beans, ground cherries, and a few of the flowers in the plot.  I did some weeding in the second flower box, harvested more garlic, and watered.  I'm also happy to report that the watermelons are growing (two are racketball-sized), there are a few San Marzano tomatoes worth looking at, and a few decent-sized cayenne peppers along with a few smaller ones, too.
 
The next time out, I hope to tear down the snow peas and plant beans in their place.  More radishes will be planted.  I also need to finish trellising the existing beans and establish a trellis for the cucumbers.

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