Thriving in Excess

Success in Excess... rain

Larger cantaloupe in the container. The skin of the cantaloupe is changing to resemble a full size melon. It has wrinkle and line in beige, all over.

Smaller container melon has started to change but its skin is changing in patches rather than producing lines all over. I don't know if the skin changing means they will stop growing. That may be the case. 

Cantaloupe plants in raised bed. Have climbed the 4 foot trellis to the top and spread out over 4 feet wide and 2 feet deep. Blossoms and small melons starting to grow. Planted weeks after the container. 

Pearl onion from PS and the biggest berry I've gotten overall and only berry I've gotten in over a week. Plucked from the 5G container. The Topsy turvy is basically dead. I wish I hadn't wasted so many plants on it.

I'll post a video update of everything thriving and not so thriving tomorrow. The excess rain has affected the garden, my hopes not so high anymore. 

Watermelon

Bush Sugar Babies...

The recycling bin watermelon container is overflowing with branches and leaves but it has only had very few fruits and the few fruits that have made it from flower to stage one fruiting all shriveled and died until now. We finally have a small plum sized watermelon that seems to be strong and continues to grow. It's very exciting to see the melons move forward in there containers. 

Cantaloupes...

The cantaloupes skin are starting to turn that beige color and have that rough texture. I'll post a picture tomorrow. I didn't have my phone with me as I gardened in Patch.

Hot Chili Peppers...

The pepper plant have tiny green chilies that are standing straight up. They are so cute. It's obvious that everything was dying for a few straight sunny days but sadly the rain is coming back. If we don't start to get sunny days more often and for stretches of time we'll loose the melons, peppers, and anything that required long hot days. I'm still hoping this summer will turn around.