Time for a garden update! We planted our starts and seeds the beginning to mid of April, and things are starting to take off now at the end of May.
Our bush green beans came in spotty, so we went ahead and replanted new seeds in the gaps. Second time was the charm. We now have two full rows, with a few "extra" seedlings in the corners as back ups, and a row of runner beans in the middle.
The raspberry bushes continue to grow. By the end of the season, they'll be to the top of the wood stakes and we'll probably have to tie them up. For now, I whisper sweet nothings to them, hoping that this will be the year I'll get berries! I've waited patiently the past few years since replanting the whole bed. Fingers crossed.
We wound up planting radish seeds in two beds, because we love them so much. First, in the old strawberry bed. We planted a few rows on the right side of the bed, then planted cauliflower starts on the left side. We will be able to pull up whatever radishes are ready, and then pop a new seed in it's place. That way we can have a never ending rotating harvest of radishes all summer.
I don't dig tomatoes, but Sam does. He likes the little sweet 100's. So we always do at least two plants for him. We were able to take off the insulators the middle of May, and they are starting to really excel in growth.
Our snap peas and lettuce are doing amazing! I only had to replant two snap pea seeds to fill in the gaps, which I consider a success. I 've already been able to harvest some lettuce for a few salads, and that has been super fun! I also just found the first flower on the snap peas. So we are getting there!
The beet seeds cam up spotty. So just like with the beans, I went and filled in all the gaps. Again, success the second time around. We were also gifted four brussel sprout starts, and managed to have room at the end of the beet bed to plant them. Last year I had an issue with my beet leaves being eaten or something. So far we don't have that issue. We will see what happens as they get bigger.
Our broccoli is coming right along. We originally had twelve starts, but we were gifted more, so I went ahead and squeezed them in the bed too. So far so good. I already have a little head forming on one!
Ok, so the carrots have been infuriating. I don't know why it is always hit or miss with carrots. Well, I do know why, the seeds are so fucking small! And don't plant too dip or too shallow. Yeesh. Anyway, just like the beans and the beets, the carrots came in spotty. Really spotty. Like, only half the bed spotty. So we've gone ahead and replanted in all the gaps. Carrots take forever though, so we will have to wait awhile to see how the second round of planting went. In the mean time, I will just sing to them to help encourage them to grow. I really want to have a ton of carrots to pickle this year! Don't disappoint me, carrots!
The whole garden!
I am looking forward to continued growth and more harvesting come June!
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