Two months into the growing season and there is a lot going on at MWG. The freaky weather that had caused everything to grow slow is long gone and the garden is booming at the moment!
Tomatoes are just starting to come on in force. Tons of green ones and a handful of ripe ones each day. Soon there will be more than I can use, which is a very good thing.
The single surviving yellow squash has so far provided over 25 large squashes and counting. I used the same seeds from last year but they were not nearly as prolific as this! Good thing too, because the two zucchini plants have been disappointing.
The peppers are the story of the season so far. Last year I had the leafiest pepper plants I’ve ever seen but had very few fruits. This year they are still quite leafy but there are huge numbers of peppers on each plant! They are early this year too. I am researching recipes to pickle the pepperoncini’s and make bird seed/hot sauce out of the cayennes.
Eggplants continue to grow (finally) and there are several flowers on each. Second batch of carrots are ready to be pulled. Onions are large. Potatoes are doing very well. Third batch of lettuce is simply amazing — I spaced it out better and I can’t believe how much better they are doing.
Speaking of lettuce — the first two batches are taking their sweet time going to seed. The first batch was in the ground March 15. It finally started bolting about 5 weeks or so ago. Over 2 weeks ago the flower heads appeared, but the little flowers are still closed. Hopefully soon I’ll be seeing the little white tufts that signal the seed is ready.
Garlic has been harvested and is drying. I messed up last year when I planted it so the bulbs are very small except for a handful. Come September I’ll plant the largest bulbs and use up the rest over the winter.
All of the walkways are covered in landscape fabric and at some point before winter I plan to cover the fabric with gravel. That is the final large project of the year.
August is shaping up to be bountiful and interesting. Keep checking in, I have several other things to share soon including the greenhouse possibility, the arboretum trip and much more!
