Wow! what a difference in just three weeks! My last update was on June 14th. We had just had seen our first tomatoes – little tiny Oregon Stars. The weather turned a little cool about two weeks ago but soon it warmed up again into the 70’s. This week it is hot. Today we were up to almost 86 degrees – tomorrow more of the same. I’m lovin’ it. And so are the tomatoes.

But first let’s look at how everything else is doing. We’ve harvested about 1/4 – 1/3 of the lettuce. I really like the Nevada. The Red Sails and Merlot are fine but I’m certain that I do not like the Mascara oak leaf. It just doesn’t do anything for me. Also both the Merlot and Mascara have little spines on the stems. Just like little slivers – I cut off the rib/stems. I’m a very fussy greens eater.

We got about 1 more serving off the Sugar Sprints. They produce well but we just don’t plant enough. The pole Sugar Snaps are still producing although one has been yellowing and is almost past. The Grey Sugar Peas are so-so for me. They produce a lot but they are not real great in taste. You can also use them as a shelling pea and I noticed that they seem go to seed fast. You have to get them really young for snow peas. Another gardener didn’t like them either – but I found the history interesting. I can see why they were favored a century ago since they could be rather versatile since you can eat them at several stages. I probably won’t grow them again.

The bush beans – a haricot vert variety is just blooming and just starting to put on pods. Soon. The pole green beans still have a ways to go.

The squash are coming along great. Cavili is doing great. It is parthenocarpic (self-pollinating) summer squash – lighter than a zucchini. We harvested a small one and it had good flavor. Another one is starting to turn into a short stubby baseball bat – got to get it off soon. The yellow zucchini – Butterstick is also starting to produce. What is so weird is the first few butterstick squashes have ended up looking similar to the Cavili even though they start out yellow. One is even half yellow half light green. I’m wondering if it is getting pollinated by the Cavili. The cukes are also starting to fruit.

The determinate tomatoes are going gangbusters. The Oregon Star is fruiting like crazy and so is Siletz. The indeterminate are still coming along – just one fruit on Momotaro and not a lot on the cherry tomato -yet. The other determinates – Stupice and Taxi – are fruiting but a little less. If this hot weather continues – homegrown tomatoes soon.

Cavili Squash	Butterstick – Check out the two colored one
Toms in the greenhouse	Toms & Cukes
Driveway tomatoes	Oregon Star
Grey Sugar Peas	Siletz

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