As mentioned in the last post, my tomato plants have become monsters. They are setting fruit like crazy, especially the Juliette, which is pretty typical. There are a couple starting to turn red, I am very excited. My zucchini seems to be luring me into a sense of complacency. There are baby fruits that aren't growing and I think the plant needs more water but really, I haven't had a single fruit off that plant. I doubt I will be planting Patio Star again next year. All my other squash are making fruits. It looks like I am going to have a bunch of butternut squash this year, a great victory over last year, I didn't get a single one last season. I've harvested my garlic, moving it all to the edges of the beds has made it so I could find it when it was time to collect. It is being stored in the basement so I won't be needing to buy any for a while.
The purple bed is cruising along, there isn't a lot to look at yet, I didn't want to overfill the bed this year. There is a curious thing though, the bag of mixed purple gladiolus seem to be all a dark magenta. It's a really pretty color and I like it but, it was not what I was expecting. It was a ten dollar bag of gladiolus bulbs I got from Home Depot so, go figure.
