I made it to the plot today for an hour to apply bug dust (we had a lot of rain last night) and reroute bean runners. Also, the runner bean tendrils have stretched 3/4 of the way across the arbor. Still trying to engineer their expansion to provide some decent shade under the arbor. Most notably we have a few tiny runner beans on the vine! They're approx 1" long, but are a great start.
I turned over the southern-most shallot box and planted a new crop of beans in there. Once the garlic is all harvested from their two beds, I'll do the same with them. Also worth noting is that we've had green bean flowers for about a week. I finally managed a good picture, too.
I was happy to see that the watermelons are growing up their trellis nicely. I still think it's too early to see if their predator has come out of the ground, yet. I'll be watching the ground under/inside their collars for indications of activity.
Nearby, the cucumbers are also growing. It's exciting to see a bunch of flowers on them, too! I didn't see any cucumber flowers last year until late August or so. Perhaps I did the right thing by planting them earlier this year.
I turned over the other shallot box, too, and planted a second patch of tomatoes in their place.
The older tomato plants are generally looking well, too. That's somewhat surprising considering we've had bouts of heavy rain and wind a few times in the last month. Although I prefer the San Marzanos, Old Virginia tomatoes are also growing nicely. These are about 1.5" across.
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