Have you ever watched the movie, 'Oklahoma'? Besides teaching me how to spell Oklahoma, I loved the music. The opening scene you see a cowboy riding through a gorgeous corn field. It is beautiful. That is how I am seeing my little 24 corn plants. They aren't that tall, but they now stretch from my fingertips to my arm pit. Loving it. My cucumbers are also loving the corn plants. So glad I decided to plant them together. In fact, the corn that I didn't plant with cucumbers isn't as tall or as dark green as the ones where the corn and cucumber are together. I guess plants really do appreciate companion planting.
The watermelon and cantaloupe plants are starting to grow into each other. I probably should have thinned the plants back, but I didn't want to lose any of them. I hope that doesn't my plants in the long run. My first cantaloupe flower emerged today. A deep yellow, hidden by the green leaves. I have read a ton of websites about male and female cantaloupe flowers, how to tell them apart, how to pollinate them, etc.. This looks to be a male cantaloupe flower since there is no ball of fruit under the flower. I will take a picture of a female flower as soon as one pops up.
My sunflowers are looking a little sick to me. They aren't a vibrant green, very pale. I will be reducing the water schedule with them also in hopes that I can bring them back like I did the corn.
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