Gathered a lot of tomatoes this morning. Had some rain over the weekend. No glads--they seem about played out. The second planting of glads in late May? didn't do well at all. I think planting over a month between mid March and end of April is best.
The leeks are doing very well, Lisa pulled the stocks, the asters have buds on them, the Italian squash is bearing well, the okra is shading the beans and peppers, which aren't doing well at all. Lisa says she won't allow volunteer sunflowers next year.
On tomatoes: first, don't put basil and tomatoes in same bed--the netting interferes and isn't needed for basil. Second, watering the center of the bed is difficult with the netting. Third, take out poles that go higher than the netting posts. Fourth, secure the cages well--a number leaned this year. Fifth, cut short pipe pieces to hold the horizontal pipe within the bed. Sixth, have the sides of the bed higher than the soil if possible.
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