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i put in the ground a few new hazelnut babies that i got from the arbor day foundation. i had put in a couple of them from some cheap plant wharehouse place when i first moved in, but they've been struggling. now that the new ones are all leafing out nicely i can see that the first two do not have the same leaves as the new ones. a little research tells me the new ones are definitely hazelnut. i have no clue what the other two are! they look like a nut of some kind, but i'm not sure what. the thing is, i planted them in places that a hazelnut bush would fit, not a huge full sized nut tree. needless to say, i'm going to have to identify them and then move them accordingly. *sighs* getting borage seeds in a kale seed packet was annoying, getting, say, 100 foot pecan trees instead of 15 foot hazelnut bushes is a little more than annoying, and will need some strenuous rehoming.
i'm harvesting beans right now. there's still some greens i'm picking from. the peas are now done, but zucchinis will be in any day. we ate a few small carrotts out of the garden, too, which was awesome. the tomatoes are plentiful but green. there's a baby pumpkin and baby butternuts and baby cucumbers. now that i harvested the garlic (too early but they're still good) the beets that were between them might do something. they haven't yet, except for straggly greens that i've been picking from. i haven't yet pinched any of the taters in the ground but i probably will in the next few days. the okra plants are still small but looking pretty.
the whole garden is screaming for food. i broke my toe so haven't been doing much out there, but i did up a bucket of compost tea so tommorrow everything will get fed. basil and oregano are both doing okay, the watermelons seem to be taking off nicely, a transplanted fennel amazingly survived, and there are quite a few pepper plants beginning to fruit. a branch broke off one so i have green (unripe) chillies in the kitchen.
i'm harvesting beans right now. there's still some greens i'm picking from. the peas are now done, but zucchinis will be in any day. we ate a few small carrotts out of the garden, too, which was awesome. the tomatoes are plentiful but green. there's a baby pumpkin and baby butternuts and baby cucumbers. now that i harvested the garlic (too early but they're still good) the beets that were between them might do something. they haven't yet, except for straggly greens that i've been picking from. i haven't yet pinched any of the taters in the ground but i probably will in the next few days. the okra plants are still small but looking pretty.
the whole garden is screaming for food. i broke my toe so haven't been doing much out there, but i did up a bucket of compost tea so tommorrow everything will get fed. basil and oregano are both doing okay, the watermelons seem to be taking off nicely, a transplanted fennel amazingly survived, and there are quite a few pepper plants beginning to fruit. a branch broke off one so i have green (unripe) chillies in the kitchen.