Apothecary Shed

Listen up now, swag daddy speakin’.

Yo, summer over. Finished. No mo vegables in da garden.

Proof? Ok then.

Last haul of summer loot. Heavy on the peppers.

Not any peppers. Hot ones.

And cool ones too.

[the hazards of sporting you son’s sunglasses in Charlottesville.]

How does your garden grow? Mid-June is here. July is below. Amazing difference.

Post-beach garden gestalt. Much taller.

Tomatoes…or is that tomatos?! Dan Quayle would know.

The tomato pile has produced 8 or so fruits. 80 to go.

Cantaloupe and watermellon. These guys will take over the entire garden given enough rain.

First cantaloupe is almost ripe.

Watermellon. Already a couple of fruits going.

Giant pumpkin and hot pepper pod.

Giant Pumpkin [1 of 2]. The second is a volunteer that self-seeded.

Hot peppers have been producing for several weeks.

The corn is no longer tiny! In fact, plantation #3 was properly “knee high by the 4th of July.”

Corn low to high in three plantations.

Beans and squash. Essential garden products. Well, we thought it was squash. Make that a musk mellon instead!

Zucchini, sweet peppers, late lettuce, carrots, weeds and sunflowers rounds it all out.

And a bonus shot of the morning glories (well what’s left after the horse got at it).

Morning glory. No flowers yet, but probably next week if it starts raining some more.

Every year when we head down to The Stick for two weeks, I leave my garden in pristine condition. When I come back, it is always amazing how much things have changed. Lets find out how this unfolds using some pictures!

The pre-beach garden gestalt. The screen door better keep the bugs out!

Tomatoes…or is that tomatos?! Dan Quayle would know.

Tomato pile pre chaos.

Cantaloupe and watermellon. These guys will take over the entire garden given enough rain.

Cantaloupe mound.

Watermellon not even off the hill yet.

Giant pumpkin and hot pepper pod.

Giant pumpkin.

Hot pepper pod (up by the tomato plants).

The corn is tiny! In fact, plantation #3 just went in today.

Corn. Low to high in three plantations.

Beans and squash. Essential garden products.

Zucchini, squash, sweet peppers, late lettuce, carrots and weeds rounds it all out.

Tini zucchini and squash.

Sweet peppers and weeds.

Can’t wait to see what happens!

After 5 hours and a bunch of two-stroke exhaust, the garden is ready for 2012.

Screen door keeps the bugs out.

Bottom land where most anything will grow.

Dirt.

Amy’s Spring flowers.

Steppables (after two years getting established).