The 135 Jutras long gourds are still struggling a bit but are still alive.

June has finally warmed things up for us and the plants look ok for the most part. In looking at the past few years diaries, we are almost 2 weeks behind growth wise. Still enjoying the grow! Let’s hope Mother Nature stays kind the rest of the summer.

The long gourds are starting to green up. The leaves are still small. Hopefully another week or two will kick them in gear. I am not going to try to push fertilizer as the plants have not shown they are ready to be pushed. 144 MacDonald under 2 feet long. 135 Jutras 2nd pic.

Tomato alley is starting to look greener. Patch leaders so far are 9.06 Brown’s and 6.48 Young’s.

Here is our 1552 Young. Healthy so far but our slowest grower. Currently around 4.5 feet.

Here is our 1416 Young. Just under 5 feet long today.

The sunflowers are finally starting to kick in. I believe our soil temps were so cold that they just stalled out. Let’s hope the temps stay warm for us.

Next up is our 1503 Young. This plant is a bit over 5 feet long today.

Still our best grower so far is the 839 Sandercock at a little over 7 feet long today.

Happy Father’s Day to all of the fathers out there. This Sunday update will start with the official Vermont State vegetable which is the Gilfeather turnip. These are supposed to get to the size of a softball and have a nice mild flavor.

June has been much kinder than May so far but we really haven’t seen any heat. This week we are supposed to have a few days in the 80’s that will help. Night times have been great for sleeping in the high 40’s and low 50’s. But not so much for growth.

The 144 MacDonald is still showing signs of being pot bound but are starting to stretch out. Who knows if the will actually do anything but we will give them time.

Tomato alley south is looking good. This is where our fair pumpkin was grown in the past. Our 6.48 Young appears to be the most vigorous grower here so far.

The 135 Jutras long gourd seems a bit happier than the 144. Soon we will make a decision on which one to keep.

Here is tomato alley North. The 9.06 Brown is currently the best grower of this group.

The sunflowers are starting to grow a bit better. Even these are quite smaller than our sunflowers at this date last year. All are healthy though!

The 1552 Young is a bit of slow secondary giver but they are starting to come. The plant appears happy but is our slowest grower. The plant is 7 feet long today. Last year our shortest plant at this date was 12 feet long. Let’s hope at least they are beautiful!

The 1503 Young is starting to pick up the pace and is 8.5 feet long today. Secondaries look good.

The 1416 Young in our 400 square foot space is developing nicely and is at 8 feet in length today.

The patch leader remains the same which is the 839 Sandercock. It is a little over 10 feet long today and has first baby showing at 9.5 feet.