[tubebender]

Good Morning All. Progress is being made in the Bender Gardens and things are finally growing with the longer warmer days(if you can call 68 warmer?). The six rows of corn have eleven days until the 4th of July and they will exceed the axiom of Knew High by the Fourth of July. These pics were taken Wednesday and I have since added the drip irrigation lines and watered them...

This is the first potato planting of 3 rows of Red Gold and 1 row of Yukon Gold

This is the later planting of 2 rows of Yukon Gold and 2 of Red Lasoda with Shallots in the background...

My wife picked the first gallon of Heritage Raspberries yesterday and it is tedious work...

Then she picked the second gallon of Cascade strawberries

[Ladysforest]

What sort of mulch are your strawberries resting on?

[afraidfortherepublic]

Your garden is magnificent. Are you trying to make all of us feel incompetent?

When did you plant your potatoes?

I’m growing the same varieties. I planted mine about 3 weeks ago, but they are not up as high as yours. The Yukon golds are growing must faster than the Red LaSoda.

[tillacum]

I just came in from helping my tomatoe flowers put out more fruit.

Everytime I see a picture of your and Mrs. Bender’s garden, I envy you. Your gardens look so productive and you have done so much to improve everything. I’ve noticed you use a lot of wire over some of your produce. To keep out critters and birds?

[Red_Devil 232]

Can I move in? I could really help out! Your garden is beautiful!

[trisham]

WOW!

[JustaDumbBlonde]

Good grief man ... with beautiful corn and berries like you have, you can’t possibly be thinking about complaining. Those are nice photos!

[greeneyes]

Great pictures! My corn is already knee high ( course that is using my knees, and I am not very tall.) LOL