Stopped by the garden after work. Wasn't planning on picking anything as I was just there yesterday. But I wound up picking 3 more cucumbers, bringing the total to 63. Also picked 2 more zucchinis, bringing the total to 13. There are red ripe tomatoes of the Delicious and the Brandy Boy. There look to be many tomatoes that will weigh in well over a pound each, but they are still green. Of the large varieties, the Brandy Boy has ripened first, followed by the Delicious. Of the cherry variety, the Sungold have ripened first, followed by the Red Currant. Here is today's harvest:
And there are many sungold cherry tomatoes ripening daily. These are so good that they rarely make it out of the garden. They are best to eat vine ripe. Here is a photo showing just how many are in various stages of ripening.
Also picked a few purple podded pole beans to munch on while looking for veggies to pick.
The new cucumber trellis is holding up fine and some of the vines are already attaching to the new bamboo poles. There are at least a dozen or so small cukes that are too small to pick yet, but will be ready in about another day or two. Also picking lots of the small cukes as well, but I haven't been keeping count of how many. Those vines are just starting to go into full production. There are about a hundred flowers on the small cucumber varieties.
It hasn't rained in quite some time. Since I watered everything in yesterday, my next scheduled watering day will be Sunday. I'm trying to water just twice per week, and I see no drought stress whatsoever. I credit it to the soil being able to hold water/moisture and to the mulch, as well as the 8 inches plus of rain we had several weeks ago.
Have been able to pick fresh produce just about every day for well over 2 weeks straight.
There are also at least a dozen, and soon to be much more, eggplants setting fruit. All of the eggplants (8 plants in all) are of the Black Beauty large variety and it should be quite a harvest. I anticipate that I'll be giving away many eggplants from this garden.

THE HAPPY FROG GARDEN PATCH is dedicated to the fun of growing an abundance of fresh, organic fruits and vegetables. Located at the Common Ground Community Garden in Safety Harbor, FL, the garden was started in April 2010 by Dr. Shawn Hollander, an optometrist, and owner of Safety Harbor Optical. Lending a tremendous helping hand is garden assistant Sandy Kracov, whose help has enabled the expansion of the garden to almost double its original size. The raised bed garden now measures 36' x 10'.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
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