Patience is tough!

I am doing my best to wait patiently for the vegetables to grow and mature, but it is really hard to wait! The beans are just barely breaking the surface now. I refrained from helping it...but my mom has no shame and gave the leaves a slight nudge out of the ground. Nevertheless, the beans are okay!! The picture shows two very small emerging bush beans. I planted two beans in each spot to help double the chances of success.

I am still a bit worried about the tomatoes, however. They are looking okay, but nowhere near great. This should be the last day of cold weather. I think the cages are a bit of an overkill at this point. Maybe it is sending good signals of what is yet to come! The dwarf marigolds shown are supposed to help deter deer but also encourage bees to help pollinate the flowers. My guess is the green fencing will be a bit more effective at keeping out the deer.

There are a few more pictures here to show some updates for the spinach, radishes, and beets.

The last picture is of the poppy planted among some pansies. Another flower is just beginning to bloom. We have already had a pink and yellow flower prior to this one, which again looks to be pink. How do multiple color flowers come from the same plant?