vegetables

I hope this baby pumpkin will grow to maturity.  The rain last night, after a hot Christmas day, should help the vegetables to grow well.  Nothing like a good downpour to refresh the garden.  I have been picking some vegetables from the garden.  This year one of the big planter boxes is dedicated to four varieties of tomato.

Not ready for picking but these tomatoes should be sweet when red and ready.

The beans are doing well and producing more flowers so I can expect more for the table.

The zucchini when picked at this stage is even good eaten raw in a salad.  I tend to forget to pick them and they do grow very quickly.  It is a versatile vegetable, easy to cook.  I am watering the plants with seaweed solution.

Given the right conditions cucumbers will flourish.  This pot gets maximum sunshine.  I have to remember to keep it well watered.