The first beans have formed! Once they get started they sure form quickly. Since I took this photo yesterday, the long bean is now thick enough to pick. Not much point eating a single bean but it's in the fridge for when a few of its buddies ripen.
It sure is exciting when you grow a vegetable for the first time and things work out. On the other hand, my melons aren't doing so well this year. You can just see that little dash of green in the bed. I think it's being shaded a bit by the massive triffid taro in the corner. Of course, last year the melons were also pretty small at this time of year. But not quite this small!
I do have one more melon seedling on the porch that I kept back in case the cats or possums dug up the first one. It's actually a wee bit bigger and has a few flowers already, so I might transplant it in and see which one grows faster!
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