Ants!

It's been too long since my last post. In the last few weeks some very exciting things have happened! I had my first two tomatoes--they were delicious--super flavorful and fresh tasting. I also got my first squash and he was wonderful as well, even though I think I may have picked him sooner than I should have. That said check out all the peppers and tomatoes that are working away. I have lots of banana peppers, a couple heirloom tomatoes and a bunch of cherry tomatoes.

Even with all these lovely looking plants and all the veggies coming along, I have noticed that my squash plants are being inundated with ants. I had been noticing them around the gardens edge and pouring boiling water on them to kill them. Unfortunately, they just moved right into the garden. I don't know how to kill them without poison or boiling water. They seem to be doing some real damage and I think may be related to why the blooms on the squash keep dying off so quickly.

I do think that so far the garden experiment has been a success and am very proud of all the growth my little plants have shown and I'm exciting to have plants to harvest all summer long.