Roadside Cantaloupes

Not much happening in the backyard as I wait for Matt to come up with his drawings.  Planting efforts are still concentrated only along the driveway and in front of the house on the parkway.  Things are going well in both places.  What blows me away the most is that there are a couple of nice sized cantaloupes growing out front.


It's the first time I've grown cantaloupes.  I've tasted only one so far, from the vines planted along the driveway.  It wasn't 100 percent ripe but still pretty good.


What surprises me even more than the fact that I was able to grow the cantaloupes on the parkway is the fact that so far no one has picked them, crushed them or otherwise removed them.  I hope they stay there until they are ripe (you know the melon is ripe when the vines are grey/brown and withered).


















There's also some tomatoes, cucumbers and mint growing around there too.  Someone took this nice yellow tomato.  I don't really care - the stuff I planted along the parkway I wasn't really planning to eat anyway.  It is mostly just a demonstration garden for passersby, as well as an experiment in front yard vegetable gardening.  I get lots of comments from people who regularly walk their dogs or their kids by the house.  That's more satisfying than eating the veggies myself.