This week has brought a lot of rain and sunshine and the combination has made the garden really grow. The picture of zucchini was taken on 5/15/11 and the bed is 4’ wide. The cucumbers have trellises now and they are already climbing them. A small start has been made on the tomato fence.
2 5’ 3” schedule 40 plastic pipes were purchased and cut into 20” sections. 5 of these were planted in the tomato row about 15” deep. The large bamboo shafts are placed in the pipes. The laterals on the trellis are tied to these. Last year the bamboo shafts were too unstable when they were sunk into the dirt. It is hoped that the pipes will be more solid. It is hoped as well that they will carry a huge weight of tomatoes.
The broccoli, cabbage and herbs are doing really well this year. We have been eating broccoli about twice a week and the cabbages are forming firm heads. It has been raining for about a week, so all of the BT has probably washed off of the plants and will need to be re-applied as soon as the rain stops.
David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://davidsegrest.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/
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