Our greenhouse’s mesh walls are frequently the playground for lizards. This fat one got ridiculously stuck today.

I eventually had to cut him out with tin snips. Neither of us were happy about it.

The garden is doing great.

The greens (lettuce mix in the foreground; tatsoi, an Asian green, in the background) have shot up  and are ready to begin  harvesting.

About 30+ tomato plants are in the greenhouse now, with only 10 or so still in pots in the house. The first plants have blooms.

Squashville is doing well with cucumbers, watermelons, cantaloupe, and squash all a couple inches tall. Brad also planted some garbanzo beans, which have grown quickly. (If you haven’t had fresh garbanzos pan roasted, they’re quite delicious.)

In the new beds by the greenhouse, the green beans are doing well, but most of the edamame didn’t come up. I’ve reseeded with garbanzos.

It’s been hot here — in the 90s and supposed to reach 100 next week. Good weather for growing as long as you water frequently. The cool nights make the greens happy.

lunch salad with Asian greens from the garden