July 4th, 2023

An orange zinnia blooming in a hanging planter

First flowers blooming on the hanging planters. Really excited about these, they've all grown very quickly and are handling the hotter temperatures surprisingly well.

Tomato plants several feet tall tied to the garden arch, with young sunflowers along the sides

Tomatoes are all several feet high now and attached to the first bar of the outside arch. You can see some sunflowers starting to spring up on the sides as well.

Cucumbers growing on vines inside a wire cage

First cucumbers are coming in. One thing I need to pay attention to this year is harvesting them regularly so they don't get overgrown and yellow.

Green, unripe beefsteak tomatoes on the vine

First beefsteak tomatoes are coming in as well. These are going to take a while before they're ready for harvest but great to see these plants producing.