Comparison: 2011 to 2012

I have been unable to shake the feeling that the weather is going to put my plants way behind, and that I may not get a harvest at all from some of them.

To put into perspective my reasoning here are some pictures of the pumpkin bed.

July 12, 2011

July 13, 2012

This bed has several different plants in it this year, but most notable are the pumpkins climbing the shed to the left of the frame.  The pictures were taken nearly the same day, one year apart.  Both years the pumpkins were planted from starts as soon as the weather warmed enough to put them in the ground.  In 2011, that was roughly the 8th of June, in 2012 they were transplanted under row cover in late May. 

The pictures make it obvious how much impact the weather has had.  Everything is growing, and looks healthy, but the 2011 pumpkins were up over the roof of the shed by this time last year, and the 2012 pumpkins are only halfway up the wall. 

Another big indicator is that last year it hit 100 degrees the weekend of our big summer camping trip, this weekend it might just hit the upper 80s on the same weekend.

On the bright side, my rosemary in front of the shed has gotten huge in just one year! (the 2012 picture doesn't show it.)