Garden update end of July

I trimmed a sucker off one of my tomato plants then put it in a bucket of water for about 2 weeks.  These are the roots that developed.  I planted the rooted sucker in the pot shown below - it'll be interesting to see if it produces any tomatoes.

See the zucchini hidden in the center of the photo above?  It's round shape is quite unique.  The zucchini is shown below with 3 cucumbers.  Perhaps I should have let the zucchini grow larger before harvesting it.

The sweet peas are finally blossoming and are mixing nicely with the climbing nasturtiums.  Nasturtiums are easy to grow from seed but they sure attract the aphids.  I'll have to think about whether I want to plant them next year.

This borage plant growing in the pot really attracts the bees.

There is a huge hollyhock at the back of the vegetable garden.  As you can see it also is a bee magnet.

Sweet Alyssum is my favourite flower for the veggie garden.  These were started inside are are the result of only one plug in the seed tray.  Allysum requires very little water and blooms all summer.  It's fragrant and attracts beneficial insects.

This is a ladybug on a giant pumpkin leaf.  At least the aphids on the nasturtiums attract the ladybugs.

Potato harvest

Today I harvested the first half of the potatoes. I was quite pleased with the result, which was much better than last year. I think the variety, using bagged compost, fertilizing, and regular watering all helped. I've got the potatoes drying on a bed of newspaper in the workshop where it's dark and cool.

July update

The weather's great right now. The hollyhock, clematis, pumpkins, cucumbers and tomatoes are all blooming. Today I pruned the tomatoes, getting rid of some of the suckers and lower branches. Hopefully more of the tomato plants energy will go into producing fruit. You can see tomatoes beginning to form in a few places.