Sunday 15 July 2012

Garden update

The garden has taken off with the recent heat and the mulch I put down has helped tremendously. The fall-planted garlic is nearly ready to pull. (Thank goodness! They're currently in one of my paths due to a shifting of garden beds this year.) I pulled up the Yukon (I think) potatoes, and one of the fingerlings. All of the lettuce got cut down to just a few leaves. The biggest squash has hidden the peppers. Sweet potatoes have started to extend their vines. Cucumbers are moving slowly. Onions are starting to thicken up. The beans I planted recently (last week? two weeks ago?) have sprouted and thus far avoided the ravages of the two remaining bantam chickens. Corn is nearly waist-high. Tomatoes are starting to set fruit. Transplanted herbs all seem to have finally taken root. The cover crop peas have been pulled and placed aside to dry for seed. The two-year old onion, leek and celery are almost ready to be saved for seed.

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