Garden Update

Ross and I started a garden this past May and have really enjoyed watching it grow. We've been pretty faithful to water it everyday, but lately have missed a few days. It's a small garden, just 4'x4' in size. We planted four cucumber plants, one raspberry plant, one strawberry plant, one pepper plant, several green bean seeds, and cilantro.

I'm afraid my Grampa Ward, who has an amazing garden, would not be very proud of our garden! The cilantro has died off and what's left is growing out of control. Out of about 15 green bean seeds, only three have sprouted. The strawberry plant looks like it's dying. The raspberry plant hasn't produced any fruit at all. The pepper plant looks very healthy, but no peppers yet. And the cucumbers . . . oh the cucumbers! They are growing out of control. We didn't realize how big they would get once they started growing. Apparently, cucumbers need a trellis, or something of the sorts, to grow up. (Note to self for next year's garden.) I bought garden poles and tried to train the cucumbers to grow up the poles, with no luck. The weight of the cucumbers was too much for the little, flimsy poles. The cucumbers seem to be the only thing really growing in our garden. The ironic thing about this is that Ross does not like cucumbers and I only like them a little. Go figure! It has been really neat, though, to watch the cucumbers grow. I can't wait to finally pick one from the vine.