July 4th Garden Update!

Lots of stuff going on in the garden right now. Please note that I've added a sidebar widget to track the rain water collected & used. So far, it's about 400 gallons!!! The barrels technically hold 55 gallons, and with the overflow valves it's more like 53 or so, but I rounded down to keep the math simple. I have had to use the hose to water everything once in May and now 3 times in July. BUT---I used to always use the hose, so we've significantly cut down our city water consumption.

Ok, on to the garden. First, here's the veggie garden in it's entirety:

It's really starting to take off! Pardon the weeds in the rows...I had intended to score some old carpeting and lay that down, but none has crossed my path as of yet. So I just leave the weeds. Whatev.

Look at this cute itty bitty watermelon!!!! I have found 5 of these little guys. Adorable!

Canteloupe. Lots of blooms, lots of growth, no melons--yet!!

Garlic chives & chives, with a little alyssum for color.



Here's some cherry tomatoes (heirloom) doin' their thing!



A nice looking jalepeno!

Brussel Sprouts--the 3 surving plants. I hear that brussel sprouts are pretty cool looking when they grow. Right now it just looks like a cabbage or broccoli or cauliflower. Huh.



My largest cabbage. It didn't get eaten by the rabbits and I believe that's because it has tomatoes on one side and a rosemary plant on the other side. I'm thinking rabbits don't like tomatoes.

Onions! I planted these last summer from seeds dried from last year's plants, overwintered them right in this bed and here they are in July. They have pretty much all bloomed and I'm just waiting to harvest!