Still no ripening tomatoes - day 48, for the 42 day tomato, but we had a cool May. I have found two peppers forming - Hong Gochu, and Giuzeppi Numex. Not full sized yet, but they are starting to grow fast.
I found my second variety with a pepper on it today - the Giuzeppi Numex. It's over 3", but gets a lot larger.
First pepper of the year, 6-15, Hong Gochu by pepperhead212, on Flickr

Giuzeppi Numex, second variety starting to produce! Over 3 inches long, 6-17 by pepperhead212, on Flickr

49th day for the tomatoes - still no ripening, but many of those sunsugars are full sized. We'll see if those are the first ones to ripen, or one of the others. The 42 day tomato keeps getting more and more full sized ones.

Those Giuzeppi Numex are growing really fast - this one is even larger than the first one I found. I'm glad I have 3 of them - they were one of them that I had extras of, to fill up pots where seeds didn't germinate. I'll soon see how well they taste, how large they grow, and how productive they are (and they look quite productive).
Another Giuzeppi Numex, already 6 inches long. 6-19 by pepperhead212, on Flickr

When I went out this morning to survey any damage from that wind last night (was supposed to rain hard, but only .13" came down, with all that wind and thunder), I discovered a few tomatoes that had parts of them blown down, but fortunately, not broken. These were large portions, not just a single section, so I gathered them together, and tied them to the trellis with that vinyl (or whatever it is) tape. I also discovered some bottle gourds formed, on the plants I have planted in the ground - I don't see any forming on the plants in the SIP, growing on the trellis. I did find at least a half dozen bitter melons starting out on that trellis, only about 1" long, so far.

Here are two of the five bottle gourds I found, 2-3" long, so far. I did not hand pollinate any of those, like I usually do with the ones on the trellis. I'll find out if they grow well, or if I'm going to have to hand pollinate (the blossoms open at night, so bees don't help as much). When I harvest butternut squash blossoms, I find a lot of insects in them, so I'm hoping that they will be in these, too, being on the ground.
Bottle Gourds, beginning to grow, 6-22 by pepperhead212, on Flickr

First ripe tomato!!!
First ripe tomato! One of the 42 Day tomatoes, after 52 days, on 6-22-21 by pepperhead212, on Flickr

I got another several 42 Day tomatoes blushing, so that one is on its way! And the first variety that actually blossomed - Kustengold - is ripening now.
First ripe Kustengold, 6-23, which was the first flowering tomato this year, second to ripen. by pepperhead212, on Flickr

Unfortunately, one variety is not looking good - Louisiana All Season. Some disease seams to be taking over it, despite the fungicides I've tried on it. But fortunately, whatever it is doesn't seem to be spreading to any of the others, so I may pull the plants - it's not like I won't have enough!
Horrible looking LOUISIANA ALL SEASON - the only variety of mine diseased, so far. I might pull it. by pepperhead212, on Flickr

Here are most (but not all) of the others, showing that they are doing well, unlike these.
Row of tomatoes before the diseased LA All Season. by pepperhead212, on Flickr

Cherry tomatoes, plus tomatillos and eggplants, down at the end. 6-23 by pepperhead212, on Flickr

The first cukes are forming now, too! The largest about 3" now.
First cucumber forming, 6-22, a Wisconsin 58 by pepperhead212, on Flickr

And the first Butterbush forming:
First Butterbush squash formed, 6-23 by pepperhead212, on Flickr

[mention]pepperhead212[/mention]
Do you know when you transplanted 42 Days?

I grew that one in 2017, but I think it had too much western sun reflecting from the house on it. It did grow and fruit, though—but it wasn't my earliest that year.

[mention]Shule[/mention] I transplanted almost all of my tomatoes, this year, including these, on 5-1. Just a few smaller ones were planted a little later.

My sunsugar - the usual first to ripen - started today - a few on each plant, instead of just one. Once this one starts, there's no stopping it!
Sunsugar, 6-27, finally ripening. by pepperhead212, on Flickr

That one Kustengold that ripened had really good flavor, though not as sweet as sunsugar, which was expected. The 42 day was OK, but no great flavor - maybe I'll get better flavor if I let them ripen more.

Later I dug up 4 Giant Montana, that definitely weren't giant, and 3 Metechi, which are the largest of the 7 that had browned almost entirely, except for the stalk. The rest of the metechi look good, and none of the Estonian Red or the Extra Hardy German Porcelain were early browners. A lot of the Giant Montanas are small, and didn't grow that well this year, which is disappointing, as they stored well from last year, like the metechi.
Garlic that is browned early, 6-27 by pepperhead212, on Flickr

Another week or so, and I'll probably dig up the rest, though the metechi might go a little longer.

All of my eggplants have at least one formed, even the Ichiban, which was way behind the other two, yet is now caught up! This didn't surprise me, because it is usually first, somewhere in mid-June, when I don't have to start a second batch of seeds. I am still wondering if the Hari is going to be what I have always gotten, as the blossoms are a light purple (not as dark as most), whereas before, they have been white. I see it is green, but I'll see if it is as large, and productive. The Neon is an F3 - unfortunately, they stopped carrying this anywhere a few years ago, so I saved the seeds, and it is definitely a hybrid. Last year, the F2 seeds I grew produced almost identical fruits, but someone I shared them with got one with black fruit, which he thought produced better than the one with purple, so he saved that, and I saved mine, to see what the F3s would be like. Haven't heard from him, but mine are turning out white! (They look sort of greenish, from the leaf reflection) Go figure. This is why saving hybrid seeds is hit or miss.
Fitrst Hari eggplant - 6-27 by pepperhead212, on Flickr

First Ichiban - 6-27 by pepperhead212, on Flickr

Several Neon F3s - 6-27 by pepperhead212, on Flickr

Looking good [mention]pepperhead212[/mention]!

Dug up 94 heads of garlic today! The Montana Giant had more brown than I usually like, but the Extra Hardy German Porcelain had around 3 brown stems, with only 2 on a few. The Estonian Red was 2-3 each. But with possible heavy rain coming, with the end of this heat wave (still one more day ), I wanted to get those out. Still 52 metechi in,as those are just starting to brown, though I did dig up another that was totally browned, and like the other 3 early ones, the size wasn't too bad, compared to usual for early browned stalks.

I got a head for all of the Estonian Reds and Montana Giants that I planted, and all but one of the Porcelains. Looks like 3 of the 60 Metechi didn't sprout, but that's still not a bad percentage.

Amazingly, when I went down to clean out my basement, to make room for curing the new harvest, all 6 of the Montana Giants still there were still good - not in perfect condition, but still useable! I had just used the end of the Metechis from last season - the smallest, as a rule, but longest lasting. And these Montana Giants are up there with them, for long storing hardnecks.
29 Montana Giants, which were actually the smallest! 6-29 by pepperhead212, on Flickr

28 Extra Hardy German Porcelain. 6-29 by pepperhead212, on Flickr

32 heads of Estonian Red, the largest, this season. 6-29 by pepperhead212, on Flickr

Always a couple of sacrifices, when doing this, though they really won't be wasted!
A damaged Montana and Porcelain - to be used soon! by pepperhead212, on Flickr

I don't have any problems with vampires in my house!

Those bottle gourds in the ground are doing well, without hand pollinating, though I did see one that didn't get pollinated, and is looking bad - I'll have to pull that one. There are at least 7 around 6" long, a few shorter.
Bottle gourds, about 6 inches long, 6-29 by pepperhead212, on Flickr

Those 42 Day Tomatoes finally kicked in ripening! Only one or two here and there, until today, when I got at least 25 with at least a blush! Today was day 60, after transplants of most of my tomatoes. Another half dozen Sunsugars in the bowl (I eat most of these in the garden!), and one Cherry Brownie getting a blush on it.
Mostly 42 Day, a few Sunsugar, and the large one in the center, a Cherry Brownie - the first one with a blush. by pepperhead212, on Flickr

Another unusual harvest today was squash vine tips, and tendrils - 4 oz of them, and could have had a lot more, but the heat was horrendous out there, and no breeze! Most of these were from the bottle gourds. The rest will wait until a cooler day. These taste similar to squash blossoms. I brought in a few from the bitter melons, to see if there was any bitterness in the tips and tendrils, and there wasn't, so next time I can trim those - they are all over!
Squash vine tips and tendrils - 6-30 by pepperhead212, on Flickr

Today I got my first two cukes - those WI 58 picklers. And a couple okra - I have to stick that pair of kitchen shears out there, to snip these off with.
First okra - Emerald. 7-1 The little lucy is not doing well this year - do not know why. by pepperhead212, on Flickr

First two WS 58 picklers, just under 6 inches. 7-1 by pepperhead212, on Flickr

I got quite a few more tomatoes today, the only new one being Honeycomb. Several more each of 42 days, cherry brownies, and kustengold, and a few sunsugars.

Those bitter melons are close to harvest. If there were more this size, I may have harvested them today, but maybe tomorrow, along with one of those bottle gourds, which is very close to picking size.
First of two bitter melons/gourds, 7-1, a little over 6 inches. Maybe pick tomorrow. by pepperhead212, on Flickr

Second, slightly larger of the bitter melons/gourds, 7-1 by pepperhead212, on Flickr

Today I harvested two of the bottle gourds. I thought the two bitter melons would be ready, but the smaller ones started growing more, and those two look the same! I harvested the first 3 eggplants of the season, the Ichiban (always first, but the seedling was behind the others, since I had to start another batch of seeds) and the F3 Neon. The guy I shared the F2 seeds with last year got almost black fruits, and mine looked like Neons always look - the lavender color. This year, his and mine from those are white, or close to it!
Two Neon F3s, and one Ichiban eggplant, 7-2 by pepperhead212, on Flickr

Bottle gourds - 7-2 - the longer alok, and the shorter Dhol. by pepperhead212, on Flickr

And here's a scallion I will use in a Szechwan dish tonight. I let these go to seed, and one will give about 3 c of chopped onions. I have to wear my goggles when chopping, as these are intense!
A scallion, that looks like a leek! Will be the equivalent of the 12 that the recipe calls for. by pepperhead212, on Flickr

I wanted to do more outside today, once the rain stopped, but it was just too humid! It was "only" 78°, but not a leaf moving, and 72° dewpoint. Still, I did one thing, that meant going out there some - I took down my hydroponics setup in my basement. I took all those plants out - hated wasting them (not total waste, as it went into the compost), but all that is growing well outside now, so no need for any more cuttings, or inside harvest. Won't need it until October now; still have clean it all up, of course. ::) I also cut out all but one of my 7 lettuce plants on my deck - they were all bolting, but one just started, and was one of the largest, so I left that to go to seed. I got a packed gallon of leaves, the rest went in the composter.

Those roots on those plants in the hydroponics never cease to amaze me, especially since when
I break it down every year, I have been neglecting it for at least a month!
The roots of one of the basil plants in the hydroponics. by pepperhead212, on Flickr

6 bolting lettuce plants, in the composter. by pepperhead212, on Flickr

Three more bottle gourds, and one more WI 58 cuke. I didn't want to dig around any of the plants, since they were all wet, all day, due to frequent downpours - just enough to wet everything down.
3 more bottle gourds. 7-3 by pepperhead212, on Flickr

I pulled the first bitter gourds/melons today - I assume this is close to their full size, as the first two stopped growing, while the others caught up.
Bitter gourd/melon, largest about 7 inches. 7-4 by pepperhead212, on Flickr

The small tomatoes are starting to ripen faster now, at least a couple of the varieties. Some (actually, most), still haven't had one ripe one! However, I see a couple of my larger ones blushing, and this is early! I got over 2 quarts of tomatoes today - a few 42 day and kustengold, but mostly cherry brownies (the larger ones) and sunsugar. Found the first two ripe chocolate cherry ones, too.
The highest output of the tomatoes, so far, mostly cherry brownies and sunsugars, from 2 plants each. 7-5 by pepperhead212, on Flickr

I picked the end of my garlic today - 51 metechi, which was fairly large, for that variety. There were a few small ones, which I bundled together, as I do with the small ones of other varieties, but I will still save those, as even the small ones store better than others. Only one got damaged, out of the 52 I had left.
Metechi - 50 on 7-8 by pepperhead212, on Flickr

Later I checked all of my tomatoes, as well as other plants on the trellises, to make sure they are attached well, as the end of Elsa is coming up the coast. Probably won't get much here, but I just wanted to be safe, in case the wind picks up.