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First suburban cantaloupe

Tuesday, 27 Jul 10 Sunny 31°C / 88°F

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My first two cantaloupes nearly popped right off the vine today. It marks the first time I’ve been able to protect the cantaloupes to maturity. I also gathered a few cherry tomatoes which have made a stunning recovery since the deer damage. As always I gathered a sack load of cucumbers.

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Day 100

Hearts of Gold #1

Cucumis melo

Harvesting 2.0 x item [4.0 lb]
Day 88

Fountain Slicing Cucumbers

Cucumis sativus

Harvesting 6.0 x item
Day 98

Cherry Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum

Harvesting 6.0 x item
Day 78

Black Eye Susan

Hibiscus trionum

Flowering
Day 80

Impatiens & Ivy

Impatiens x hawkeri

Flowering
Day 109

Shasta Daisy II

Leucanthemum x superbum

Flowering
Day 109

Shasta Daisy III

Leucanthemum x superbum

Flowering
Day 1785

Shasta Daisy

Leucanthemum x superbum

Flowering
Day 109

Purple Wave Petunia

Petunia

Flowering
Day 116

Rogue Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum

Flowering
Day 82

German Johnson (Bonnie)

Solanum lycopersicum

Setting Fruit
Day 125

German Johnson (seed)

Solanum lycopersicum

Setting Fruit
Day 1573

Tropical Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Flowering
Day 1573

Tropical Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Under Attack
Day 1785

Shasta Daisy

Leucanthemum x superbum

Pruning

Removed dead flowers, cut back major overgrowth

Day 109

Shasta Daisy II

Leucanthemum x superbum

Pruning

Removed dead flowers, cut back major overgrowth

Day 125

Mortgage Lifter

Solanum lycopersicum

Harvesting 8.0 x item [7.0 lb]

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