Box 4 Disaster!

Don't you hate it when Pessimist are right?

I had a neighbor tell me not to garden because Oklahoma gardens usually turn out in heartbreak. Well, this morning all our corn was flat from the rain last night and I had to uproot all my potatos. They were infected with fungus and rot. I noticed the leaves yellowing earlier, but hoped they could fend it off. No way.

I did manage to get a few potatoes. But I found a few mushy, slimy ones as well (below). They nearly made me gag. I almost don't dare eat the good ones! Infact I threw away some healthy looking ones simply because they were touching the slimy ones. Gross!!

Here is Jane helping me with the Potato harvest. Don't worry, I didn't let her get near the icky ones. On the grass, the good potatos look a little like Easter Eggs don't they??

This is the end of the story for our potatoes this year.

Starting to Yield

The Corn went flat in the heavy rain last week, but it stood back up when the sun came back out. The potatoes in front of it are giving us the tiny, yummy baby potatoes right now.

Last night we decided to have omelets and we picked a banana pepper and cut it up. It tasted great. We also have ripening tomatoes.

May 25 Color

Okay, Anne was out of town the week I took these photos. I planed to posting an update in her absence, but this is now a little out of order since I waited so long to upload the the pictures.

Joy!

The Corn and Potatoes

Our corn is growing well even though Anne has had to place extra dirt around some of the stalks to keep them from falling over. The potatoes also look pretty good.

Our second crop of beans came up good, but the rabbit found them again and now they are gone. Oh well, at least the rabbit is favoring only one crop and leaving the other ones alone. In the same box is our bell peppers:

June Bloom

Well we went away to Wyoming and Utah for a couple of weeks and when we returned, our garden was going strong as ever!

We had to buy some supports for the cucumbers to climb and make more supports for our peas and tomatoes. Just yesterday our squash and canalope blossomed.

We've been eating peas and cherry tomatoes this week. Our spinach is about done and needs to be pulled up. It tastes bitter now and needs to be replanted. Our peas are also struggling with the heat, so we will enjoy the pods while we have a chance and they may be done pretty soon as well. I looking forward to some squash and cucumbers soon!