I’ve gotten some small harvests of peas, asparagus, beets, carrots, and squash. Still no tomatoes. Something is eating my beans and onions, so I’m going to put a Game camera out and see if I can catch it in the act and protect from it. Some garlic was ready to harvest today, most is still growing.
Built and hung a 50% shade cloth in the greenhouse. Let’s hope it helps!
6/12/23. I’ve been having some site problem, so my last several posts are MIA- but the work I did still happened so that’s ok I guess.
We’ve finally had some warmer weather- although it was coolish and dry for a while. We’re still getting some asparagus spears, beans sprouts are coming up, peas are available, favas beans are forming, garlic is bolting, and so are the confused onions. I planted some flower starts from R, and keep reseeding things. Here are photos from the last few weeks.
I’m planning to leave the peppers in the greenhouse for a while to see if they are happier that way. I also put the “lemon” out there to see what the root stock turns into, and replaced it with a new lemon inside. P got me a little carnivorous plant (honeydew, drosera) for my gnat problem.
I planted tomatoes (in waterwalls), tomatillos, and put more bean and pea seeds out (stupid robins). I also put some sunflower seeds by the lower wall and P got me an artichoke! I did buy one graft San Marzano tomato that’s huge, a banana pepper, and some lithodora (that p planted on the slopes.)
Uppotted tomatoes and tomatillos. Moved peppers outside. Put an orange pepper, all the okra, and a eggplant in planting bags. Refloored the greenhouse.
Moved a few more seedlings to the greenhouse ahead of warm weather- and here are some progress shots
It’s been coolish, but Soil temps are over 60, and we have some warm weather coming up. Planted green beans, wax beans, and some marigolds in west e. I put seeds I saved from last year on the corner nearest the neighbors house to see if they grow as well as the purchased ones.
Planted runner beans and Romano beans and nasturtium in south d- where the broad bean favas failed to over winter. I guess I’ll try them again next year? The “cover crop” favas look great, so maybe I’ll have some small beans again. All new beans went under robin baskets.
Added a few more peas to the pea bed, and put kale seeds around the outside.
Transplanted the last couple of late planted peppers, and up potted two tomato sprouts and moved them to the greenhouse, where everything is looking good on a seed mat on the ground.
It’s been warm for a few days, but we’re in for a stretch in the 40-50s. I weeded and fertilized the strawberry patch, fertilized the potted herbs, harvested more rhubarb for soda, mint for drying. The older plum tree is finally blooming, so hopefully we’ll get some pollinators. the peas are finally large enough to uncover, and the beets and carrots are sprouting. Garlic and onions are doing well. Potatoes (from grocery store) are sprouting and I’ve covered them a couple of times.
I up- potted a few of the larger starts and put them on the floor of the greenhouse, and moved the (late) sprouted peppers into 3” pots. I’m still unhappy with my starts, but I think some will pull through. (Btw- I felt the same way last year and it wasn’t as cold!) I definitely think starting with the little pods and transplanting is the best way to go.
The squash in the walls look good, the ones outside not so much- which I expected. I also fertilized the asparagus and cut a few pieces.