The Corn Box on Day 61. The tallest measured 48 inches/ 4 feet tall. I'm starting to see the fronds of corn 'flower' at the top of some plants. Daily high has been record-breaking lately with triple digits on consecutive days and the leaves show signs of heat stress. Today is a bit overcast, so they get a bit of a break from the harsh western Colorado sun.
The view of the four SFG boxes in our backyard. I was giving the plants something extra in the form of the kelp solution this morning. You can see one of our adopted cats, Loki, sitting between the spring SFG box and the corn box. The kitties love hanging around the boxes. Luckily, most squares have filled out enough to discourage them from going in too much. The one bare square in the middle of the spring veggies SFG box where I pulled the bolting spinach is still being targeted, though. The peas, amazingly enough, have still not died out, but producing some tiny pods still.
The summer veggies SFG box is looking nice and lush! I really like the way this box is looking. The different shades of green from yellow green to grey green and all the different textures are so beautiful! The eggplant, broccoli, bell pepper plants are really getting big and looking healthy and so are the string and soy beans. The basil (There are 3 plants in one spot.) is overflowing its square. The once-lanky Italian parsley has gotten greener and more compact. I still have a few empty squares in the picture. I planted more Swiss chard and soy beans this morning so all squares are being used as of today. I like leafy greens and I am not quite getting enough from that one square of Swiss chard in the spring veggies box, so I'm hoping that I'll start getting more plants to harvest from in about a month. :D
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