Charmaine built a custom drip system for the garden this week. She started in the back to see if it would work. It totally works. No more spraying water on the leaves (and potentially causing problems for the plants). After such a success she moved to the front yard and built an even more complex system. Both of the systems start from a regular hose bib with a timer that runs on batteries. It’s awesome. We may even be able to spend some time away from home without killing all the plants. It would be a shame to lose some of these plants now that they’re starting to produce.

We picked our first three perfect zucchinis this week (no pictures). We just cut the first one up and ate it. It was really good, but very interesting. It hint of a sour kick like a radish, but much milder. I enjoyed that a lot. The plant itself is growing like crazy. I inspect it for squash bugs every few days, but haven’t seen any signs at all so far (knock on wood).

The rest of the garden is doing really well too. The peppers are blooming and growing like crazy. The one exception has been the Poblanos. We’ve had a few blossoms, but so far no peppers. One of my favorites right now is the Thyme. I haven’t actually cut any of it yet, but I grab it and pull on it from time to time and then my hands smell good for hours.