The growth plants put on at the end of June and through July is pretty incredible.  The picture above was taken June 22, about 14 days after transplanting tomatoes and peppers.  The next photo shows the same beds (although from the opposite side) on July 1, nine days later.  I you look at the beds furthest away, where the posts are, you can see that they’ve already grown quite a bit.  (The closest two beds have just been planted to cucumber.)

This final photo shows the same beds on July 24.  Here, the growth is pretty amazing.  A single month can make an amazing difference.

In this picture, you can also see how much growth the cukes (the two beds closest to the camera) have put on.  While there’s no fruit yet on the cucumber plants, the tomatoes are starting to blush, and the peppers are already sizing up, with quite a few about ready to be picked green.

While all of this growth was occuring, the peas were declining.  The hot weather (and probably not enough water) has put an end to their production.  The few pods being produced are tough and not very yummy.  That’s the way it goes around here in July.

Amazing and fun!