Garden update.. July.

Just a bunch of regular and a few macro (with a crappy camera) photo's of the garden and how things are growing in early July.

Here's the very first flowers from the Earthbox Habanero's on the deck. The ones in the beds out back aren't popping just yet, but they seem like they're *just* behind the Earthbox units.. so far, I'm happy with the results the Earthbox has given me. It's an interesting idea and it's very easy to maintain day to day. It's also extremely consistent with it's process, it's completely resistant to bugs and pests thus far, and hell.. it's beating the pants off the raised beds. So far, it's only drawback is that it's not an 8x4 sized unit and it costs money to make. But if all you're looking to do is grow a few plants, this is a great tool. Hmm.. didn't intend to make this an Earthbox review just yet. Let's save the rest for the end of the season, eh?

Here's a shot of the Earthbox from a couple steps back..

Here's a pic of the newly forming cones from this years Cascades crop. It's not gona be much of a crop, since I'm still building the soil quality up.. but it's looking to be much beter than last year. Which isn't saying much, really, since last year was a joke. Soil is important, I'm finding out.. 

Here's a pic of the Jalapeno's in the bed out back that are really coming along nicely. You can see two good sized ones on the plant in this shot.. these are the two biggest so far, but the others are packing, too.

Check these cherry tomatos just coming out from the bottom of one of the plants in the lower bed. Nice work, guys!

And finally, a pic of the lettuce, taken just yesterday. STILL cranking out the leaves, hard core..