First we have the lettuce I was growing inside under a grow light. It did very well and we made several salads from it. I turned the light on for about 10 hours every day and kept it dark the rest of the time. The lettuce did not bolt and was very tender with no bitterness. Now i know how to grow lettuce in the summer here and get something edible.
Since my Colorado Rose potatoes did so poorly I decided to try again with some red potatoes that began sprouting from the grocery store. I cut the sprouting eyes off of them before cooking,
Then dug some holes about 10 inches deep in one of the beds. I then placed one eye in each hole and covered with about an inch or soil of soil. The last time I tries this in large pots it worked out real well.
The sweet potatoes are growing real well. They should be ready around the end of July. Last year grubs destroyed most of my sweet potatoes. This year I sprayed parasitic nematodes in all the beds to hopefully eradicate them. Now when digging in the beds I have run across very few grubs which is encouraging. This is the first time using the nematodes ans so far they seem to be working well.
Here we have the Juliet tomatoes loaded with fruit. The carrots in front of them are getting close to harvest size and will be the last until fall kicks in.
Lastly here is one of the Moon And Stars watermelons. This one weighed over 40lbs and was pretty good. It was not as sweet as the Crimson Sweet melons I have grown in the past but good none the less.
That's all for now.
