Spring comes to an end -- Spring Garden Weekly Update 9

This update will be the last one of the so-called titled "spring" updates. I will be resuming updates once my final exams are done under the title of "summer" weekly updates. Since most of everything is grown, I will mostly focus on weekly harvesting and other major changes to the garden.

UPSTAIRS

Corn/Pole beans bin: I snipped off the ends of the pole beans to prevent them from growing onto the roof of my apartment. This caused them to start flowering, which is good. Corn has spread lots of pollen, but there are no silks to receive it.

Corn bin

Middle bin: Many green beans have been harvested, especially today. I was able to harvest both the flat podded Roma variety and some of the bonafide bush beans I planted.

Middle bin

Trellis bin: The peas are dying off quickly due to >90 degree temperatures. The growing bean pods cause the plants to lean over the sides of the bin. I think they are still producing.

Trellis bin

Bean harvest of today

On the left hand side of the garden, my cherry tomato in the kitty-litter box is now massive. Everything else seems to be growing fine, except for the radishes and some bush beans - they look ravaged by the sun. I will need to find a way to keep my 1 gallon pots safe during my absence, or someone to water them.

Giant tomato plant

Lower terrace

I have stopped harvesting lettuce from the small bucket, as it has begun to bolt. I have a feeling that the corn in the hydroponic bucket will produce me an ear.

Desk drawers

DOWNSTAIRS

I had a mishap with my cucumber bin. It turns out that the plant I lost earlier this year was not due to disease; I drowned it. The plants in the bin are now looking wilted and nearly dead because I added back too much water to the reservoir. The roots are very sensitive to changes, so I must be careful if I grow cucumbers in them again. I have plans to replace the cucumbers with 3 cherry tomato plants (clones of some of the upstairs plants) and 3 heat tolerant lettuce varieties if the cucumbers happen to die.

Overview

I rotated the pepper bin to expose the Anaheim peppers to more sun and it looks like the move is working. Many flowers have appeared on my tallest plant (Serrano).

Peppers

RIP Cucumbers. I trellised them just in case they recover. I did manage to harvest a few cucumbers before they wilted. Lemon cucumbers taste oddly like watermelon....

Cucumbers

Massive ACE tomato plant seems to be getting most of my attention this week. I staked it with a larger stick and secured it to the balcony so it doesn't fall over. I lost several eggplant blossoms due to heat/poor pollination.

Tomato/Eggplant

Bonus photo: ACE Tomatoes forming

Last Week's Update