Nice. My TX Ledge are putting on some size right now.

Is anyone else already dealing with aphids on their plants? I just went to look at mine and I'm already noticing them under the leaves etc. How do y'all get rid of them without harming your plants? Also once you deal with them are you going to have to deal with them again a month later? I've seen a couple lady bugs on the plants so I know they're helping, but not enough. I got them on both jalepeno's, both poblanos and the bell. Didn't even check the tomato but assume they're on there as well.

Some people like Neem. Not a bad option. I like Horticultural Oil. I've heard of people having success with a real soapy solution of blue dawn and water.

My wife uses Neem Oil on house plants. I don't bother much with the garden plants unless it gets bad.

Derek, I think I put my onions in too deep. They're not topping like yours. I was worried about hydraulic pressure from spring rains pushing them up.

Thanks guys! When it rains it hails. Now after that hail storm yesterday it tore up a couple of the pepper plants. Think they'll be good?

If anything the peppers will come back stronger lol. Kinda like when you top them. When they get damaged like that they tend to send off more shoots.

We shall see! I sprayed them with soapy dawn water yesterday for the aphids. Suppose to get another possible round of hail today so we'll see lol

Got the reds out and the sweet potatoes in their place. Averaged 14 per plant this year.

That's a bunch of taters.

No potatoes this year (yet) but I gots 'maters coming in already...



Pulled almost all of my onions this week...



Volunteer sunflower looks like it might be a giant by August...

It has been a banner year for tomato's. Have not counted but probably over 100 pulled from the vines. Had a good crop of onions as well. Onions grow to be large> Mne are always smaller than I like.

Me too. Think I put them too deep to start.

I planted some yellow spuds a couple of months ago and they seem to be doing fine. Also just planted a sweet tater that was sending up shoots in the kitchen just to see if it reaches maturity. I've never grown them but am thinking there is plenty of growing season here.

I just planted my sweet potatoes too. Be sure to protect those shoots for the next few weeks as the rabbits and others will clean them out over night. They’ll probably be ready around September, early oct I believe