Garden Update
We had brocolli fresh picked from the garden and steamed to perfection tonight. Yum! Even the little broc which was almost eaten to death by bugs made a turn around and put out a tiny head. Aw! We'll have a couple nights more of happy broccies. Hopefully we'll get a second round off the plants.
Also in harvesting news, I've had a few red currants and a couple of strawberries. We have scads of Romaine.
The Roma tomato is showing tiny green fruit, and we have flowers on the peas. The beans have grown to the top of the fence and are now into the neighbor's tree. I had to thin the carrots, so I figured I'd try to replant them. I had a surprising success rate.The zucchini is producing as one might expect. There are some pickling cukes growing nicely, too. The chard was looking a bit sketchy for a while, but is perky and bright again. The corn seems to be growing slowly. Hopefully the sunshine will help.
In the realm of things I didn't expect to produce fruit this year, a handfull of blueberries are ripening. The apple tree has some happy little apples coming along. Come winter, I'll be in Pippin heaven. The nectarine has a few fruit, too, but they're pretty stunted. The fungicide I'm using to kill the leaf curl appears to be working. It's doing a good job on the adjacent roses and their fungi problems, too.
Also in harvesting news, I've had a few red currants and a couple of strawberries. We have scads of Romaine.
The Roma tomato is showing tiny green fruit, and we have flowers on the peas. The beans have grown to the top of the fence and are now into the neighbor's tree. I had to thin the carrots, so I figured I'd try to replant them. I had a surprising success rate.The zucchini is producing as one might expect. There are some pickling cukes growing nicely, too. The chard was looking a bit sketchy for a while, but is perky and bright again. The corn seems to be growing slowly. Hopefully the sunshine will help.
In the realm of things I didn't expect to produce fruit this year, a handfull of blueberries are ripening. The apple tree has some happy little apples coming along. Come winter, I'll be in Pippin heaven. The nectarine has a few fruit, too, but they're pretty stunted. The fungicide I'm using to kill the leaf curl appears to be working. It's doing a good job on the adjacent roses and their fungi problems, too.