Webmaster’s Note:  The CMG Volunteers at the Vegetable Rose Garden (VRG) are again going to document their work and harvests in the AgriLife Vegetable Rose Garden (VRG) to help new veggie gardeners (or those new to Comal County).  They’ll provide weekly updates on what they did the past week in the garden and what they planned to do the following week.  We hope you’ll log on each week, follow along, and learn from the experts!  The garden layout is HERE and their planting plan for the Spring 2024 garden is HERE.  The current weather at the garden is HERE, courtesy of the 2022 intern class.

Happenings and Harvests in the Vegetable Rose Garden (VRG)

Week of: 06/23/2025 – 06/27/2025
Happening this week:

Monday
Elily pulled almost all of the squash.  Had a nice run, but the bugs won out.  
We fixed a few water lines.
Planted YOLO Peppers in LB 11    (18ea)
Planted Ancho Peppers in LB 13    (18 ea)
The greenhouse ladies replanted and tended to the babies.  

Harvested
  • Green Beans                             2.6
  • Tomatoes Demo 4                    2.6
  • Suyo Cukes                             17.0
  • Cukes                                      14.6
  • Bells Peppers                            0.4
  • Tomatoes                               11.0
  • Squash                                     2.0
  • Spaghetti Squash                   49.0
  • Trombacino Squash                  6.2
  • Calabacita Squash                    4.0
 
Wednesday
We:
Planted banana peppers in TB15 after tilling and setting up.
 Removed almost all the tomatoes and cleaned up New Traditional.
Harvested and took to Provisions.
General maintenance was reported by Emily.
Greenhouse clan kept the fall plants thriving as only they know how.
David continued his scientific studies.
Sweated.
Harvested:
  • Shishito Peppers   0.8
  • Grean Beans       0.8
  • Tomatoes          9.6
  • Suyo              6.0
  • Basil               0.6
  • Assorted Peppers  1.8
  • Basil again         2.0
  • Trombicino        1.4
Friday

Kelly and Dwayne worked on leveling the greenhouse bench.
Emily did some light trimming on the grapevines.
Greenhouse upgraded tomatoes.
Planted tomatillos in the keyhole garden.
Luz thinned okra and tended to artichokes.
Weeded.
Harvested
Cucumbers             18.2
Suyo cucumbers     15.0
Tomatoes B4            3.6
Pecos cantaloupes 33.6
Trombacinos            5.2
Cherry tomatoes      1.4
Chard                       0.6
Basil                         4.0
Green beans            2.8

Week of: 06/16/2025 – 06/20/2025
Happening this week:

Monday

We weeded the greenhouse, cleaned up their area after the storms, harvested, trimmed back the tomatoes, and Emily placed some wood under the cantaloupe and spaghetti squash I heard she was designing a new casita for them cool)
We harvested:
Green beans      0.8lbs
Tomatoes         56.6 lbs
Cukes               30.5 lbs
Zucchini          2.2 lbs
suyo Cukes      19.6 lbs
Armenian Cukes   0.8 lbs
Basil  1.2 lbs
Spaghetti squash  1.4 lbs
Tromboncino Squash    2.0 lbs
Wednesday
We:
  • Harvesting and weeding.
  • Removed the remaining zucchini.
  • Worked on extending the legs on the greenhouse tables.
  • Put some new plants in the square foot (Demo 3).
  • The Peggy Martin roses were manhandled by Robert and Jeanette.
  • The greenhouse crew kept all the fall plants growing.
  • Emily continued to mow the amphitheater.
  • Kelly to ½ to CRRC and Richard took ½ to Hope Center.
Harvested:
  • Trellis Tomatoes      11.2 (Costoluto Genevese)
  • Cucumbers          9.2
  • Suyo                11.6
  • Peppers             1.2 (Little bells)
  • Squash             14.6 (Zucchini are done but lots of spaghetti still out there)
  • Tomatoes            18.8 (Slowing down)
  • Green Beans         0.6 (Plants still look great but just aren’t setting)
  • Cucumbers/Tomatoes 4.4 (From my oversupply)
  • Basil               1.6 (We could be supplying HEB)
  • Tromboncini         4.4 (To scare the food banks)

Friday

 Work consisted of harvesting veggies, watered where needed, boys did boy things in the greenhouse, greenhouse crew tended to their babies, and something about LDV returned to the dark side. 
Harvested :
Suyo cucumbers 12.6
Armenian 2.0
Cukes 30.
Tatume 2.0
Spaghetti squash 1.6
Patty pan squash 1.8:
Basil .60
Roma tomatoes 7.8
Other tomatoes 5.2

Week of: 06/09/2025 – 06/13/2025
Happening this week:
Monday
Today, we embodied the spirit of hard work by engaging in the essential tasks of picking, weeding, watering, and nurturing the greenhouse.  
Harvested:  
– Suyo cucumbers  
– Armenian cucumbers  
– Tomatoes  
– Zucchini  
– Calabacita  
– Green onions  
– Basil

Balsamic Blooms basil from Texas A&M Horticulture

Balsamic Blooms basil

Wednesday 
– Dwayne and Kelly tackled the greenhouse punch list with determination.
– Richard meticulously tended to the needs of several plants.
– Emily transformed the amphitheater with her yard work.
– Kathy dedicated her efforts to cultivating young tomato plants.
– We remained focused on the harvest, undeterred by muddy conditions.
– Richard efficiently transported our bountiful harvest to Provisions.


Harvested: 
– Cucumbers: 43.4 lbs  
– Tomatoes: 24.0 lbs  
– Green beans: 1.2 lbs
– Squash variety: 15.2 lbs  
– Suyo: 19.6 lbs  
– Basil: 2.4 lbs  
– Peppers: 1.2 lbs

Pequin peppers

Pequin pepper 


Friday
– Richard & Mike our volunteer restaked the tomato cages.-
– James pulled dead patty pan squash branches & foliage and composted them.
-Dwayne and Kelly worked on minding the gaps on the GH steps – actually they closed them up to avoid critters hanging out.
-Kelly S. tended her bed, harvesting cabbage and basil, then planted some flowers for pollinators.
-Emily recovered mulch from various areas and relocated some of it. Rachel and Vickie spread along the main pathway.
-The greenhouse crew upgraded peppers, tomatoes, tomatillos. Then did the dishes.


Harvested:
– Green beans: 0.8 lbs  
– Tomatoes: 56.6 lbs  
– Cucumbers: 30.5 lbs  
– Zucchini: 2.2 lbs  
– Suyo cucumbers: 19.6 lbs  
– Armenian cucumbers: 0.8 lbs  
– Basil: 1.2 lbs  
– Spaghetti squash: 1.4 lbs  
– Tromboncino squash: 2.0 lbs
  
YTD: 1443.0 lbs