Trying to garden again

With some success.

On May 14th, I went to the public library's Northside Branch for the Master Gardeners' plant giveaway and informational session, and they gave me four plants: a Carmen sweet Italian pepper, a Craig's Grande jalopeño heirloom pepper, a Kellogg's Breakfast Tomato, and an Indigo Cherry Drops Tomato. I planted them in some containers that hadn't had anything in years except decaying leaves and some earthworms, hoping they'd do well, knowing I'd have to water and fertilise. Thanks to Mother Nature, I haven't actually had to water more than a couple of times, even during a drought, as the leaves kept the soil moist and we've had quite a bit of rain since it got very hot. I did have something get the first couple of cherry tomatoes, and nothing has actually ripened yet. I have a very long Carmen pepper that I'm considering taking green rather than red, as they're still sweet. We'll see. I need to tie the Indigo Cherry to the stakes better, as it's starting to fall over; it has so much fruit on it, and I'm afraid it'll break. Here it is in pictures:

First day, just arrived

Just planted

Jalopeño Pepper, Carmen pepper, then Indigo Cherry on the right, with a bell pepper, anise hyssop, and rosemary behind

Fourth of July with the Kellogg's Breakfast Tomato in the front

And just a few days make a difference. Here was July 9th from the car once I parked in the driveway:

(Sorry, it's behind auto glass, so it's a little cloudy.)

I'm hoping I can beat the squirrels to the tomatoes.  That's been a problem in the past. We'll see.