That bug is no bug!

Contacted a friend of mine and got an email from Yitz and both confirmed what we kind of thought... that the "bug" was actually just a shedded exoskeleton of a cicada. Way cool. Still creepy looking.

Hello cucumbers

A quick visit to the garden today with Rivka. There wasn't much to do... few weeds, but also not much to pick yet.

I learned that cucumbers grow out of the flowers and are very tiny and spiny looking, like caterpillars. Also the tomatoes are starting to look green and round and there was one big beautiful green pepper.

There was also an ENORMOUS bug of some kind that we didn't like the looks of. Are sending out the photo (however blurry) to a friend for help with identification.

Planting

Fallen a bit behind here... technical difficulties

From Ginat Kesher

From Ginat Kesher

From Ginat Kesher

The veggies and herbs were planted on Sunday, June 28th. They included:

Tomatoes (heirloom, sweet million cherry)
Zucchini
Green Beans,
Cucumbers
Peppers
Radishes
Basil
Cilantro
Dill
Rosemary
Mint
Flat Leaf Parsley

Now it's just a matter of waiting. No point in weeding or harvesting if nothing is growing yet! We're keeping a Google Calendar together where members can just post when they're available to work on the garden.

For pics see this flier.