Harvesting

The recent rains and our housemate Bekoli's faithful watering has done wonders on the garden. The basil thriving and we are having several cantaloupes growing on the lawn. This morning we had eggplants, beets, a bowling pin size zucchini and a cantaloupe. I had a nice bunch of baby carrots from thinning out the row of carrots. While at it, I also eradicated an infestation of harlequin beetles which decimated the kale. I discovered that a spray bottle and a strong solution of dish detergent worked wonders.

In one photo, you will see a cantaloupe hanging off our chain link fence. It's anybody's guess if the vine will be able to support a full-size cantaloupe. I allowed it to climb up the fence thinking it was a cucumber plant.