Peas

Time to plant the second crop of carrots.  By staggering the planting dates, There will be fresh carrots all summer long, and into the winter with mulch protection.

I don’t usually post on Sunday, but feel I must say that we are safe from the terrible wind and rain storm we had today.  The wind felt more like a tornado than a thunderstorm.  We could see the cloud line coming — dark and roiling.  Worst I have ever seen.  The wind was horizontal…

The shallots are just poking their heads up.  They look like grass just now and I must remember not to pull them.  Shallots will be a nice mild substitute for onions and are not so hard to digest.

Planted beets today.  Beets like it cool and moist.  Packet says seeds 3 inches apart with rows 6 inches apart.  Save space by planting seeds 3 inches apart, in rows 6 inches apart but with an additional row in between with seeds 3 inches apart diagonally. That comes to 3 rows in a one-row garden…

First plant just poked through today!!

Taught a gardening class today.  I concentrated on containers with edibles:  dwarf tomato, lettuce, and cucumber with nasturtiums and chives.  Used 8-gallon plastic terra-cotta pots with drainage holes. Cautioned them to use a saucer under so not to stain patio or porch floor.