Dug out 6-8 plants for around 13 pounds of potato. Also got all my onion out - most are quite large, and did not want the others to stay in the wet ground for too long lest they rot. The total harvest is ~56.
The gladioli bloomed! Got beautiful red and white flowers. One flower stalk on the red plant broke, but some flowers still bloomed on the broken stalk. Thankfully the plants have two flower stalks. Reading tells me that it is not uncommon for heavy flower stalks to break, especially when the weather has been as rough as it has here. Speaking of stormy weather, the okra are still at home because the past few weeks have been cold. Am looking for a sunny stretch to get them out.
The zucchini plants have grown much larger in the meantime. And many tomatoes have come out, all green as of now. But the rains have bent some of the plants despite their supports. The beans on one side have grown quite tall, and are beginning to flower, but the later transplants are still looking small. Maybe the cold weather stunted their growth. The spinach were finally pulled out last week (mid July) for one last delicious meal. The peppers unfortunately contracted some kind of disease during the last long spell of rains. The flowers withered away without fruit and the leaves turned black near the edges. I ended up getting just 3 pepper pods. I decided to leave the plants there, after two weeks they look leafy and slightly better I think. I hope they flower again.
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