Hi all,
Below are some pictures taken from the garden this morning. I hope they are instructive in explaining what is happening now as summer is trying to start.
The first picture below is of the potato patch as seen from behind the tall poppies. The patch consists of four rows one of which is underneath the windmill. The tall green plants in the background are mostly fava beans producing edible beans right now. If you look hard, you will also find a small row of tall Oregon shelling peas.
The next picture shows my wonderful broccoli field in the background with the sixty day yellow sweet corn and purple bush bean mix in the foreground. Broccoli heads are just starting to form. I should be harvesting within a week. Note that these are the plants which were in the greenhouse in an earlier picture post.
The last four Fremont cauliflower plants from my January planting are shown in the next picture below. Notice that one is almost ready to pick. They will all be gone by the end of the week and the ground they are on is destined to be planted with 90 day corn/pole beans/carrots on Sunday. If you look carefully just above the plant with a head, you will notice a couple of corn plants just in front of some ripe favas. These plants are part of the April 90 day corn/pole beans/carrot planting which I started three weeks ago.
The following picture is of the Oregon Giant pea row in the back of the yard. It is surrounded by favas. Note that these peas are still flowering and producing heavily. They are about six ft. tall. These are shelling peas and therefore the pods are inedible. But the peas themselves are delicious. Note that this ground will be a corn/pole bean/squash field in the first week of June. I sure hope the peas are done by then. I don't think I have the discipline to pull them out. Notice the large plum tree in the background. If you look hard, you will also find a young apple tree to the left of the plum tree. These are on the southwest side of the yard. Note that I prune the plum tree heavily to keep it from excessively shading the garden area.
The next below is from the greenhouse which is now full of pepper plants awaiting initial planting this weekend. I have over 60 pepper and eggplant seedlings in gallon pots which will need planting over the next month starting this weekend. (Recall the picture of the same shelf a month ago which was then covered with broccoli plants.) I water these daily and spray off greenhouse aphids every other day. But the plants look great. Now if warm weather will finally arrive.
The last picture shows four tomato plants in the foreground. These are Early Girl, Super, Brandywine, and Sauce varieties. I'm not real happy with their leaf color. They aren't growing much either. I was forced to set them out over the past two weeks because they outgrew their gallon pots in the greenhouse. But nighttime temperatures are still dipping into the 40s and can stunt growth in tomatoes. They should recover fine though with heavy feedings of compost and regular drip irrigation. Behind the tomatoes are some more cauliflower plants from a February and March planting. Way in the back, among the favas, are some snow peas (peas and pod edible). They are producing heavy right now but have stopped blooming. Because of the cool spring weather, these guys have celebrated much longer than I thought possible. They do NOT like hot weather, however, and quickly succomb to it. Note that most of this ground is destined for corn/squash/pole bean mix in three weeks. The tomatoes obviously stay but I hope the cauliflower will be done by then. These favas will be composted this weekend.
The only other activity which I don't have pictures of is summer squash and pole bean plantings. Much like the tomatoes, the summer squash hasn't done well so far. However, I finally have one hill of crookneck squash which is showing signs of wanting to grow. The zuccini have been horrible. None have survived.
Happy gardening
Below are some pictures taken from the garden this morning. I hope they are instructive in explaining what is happening now as summer is trying to start.
The first picture below is of the potato patch as seen from behind the tall poppies. The patch consists of four rows one of which is underneath the windmill. The tall green plants in the background are mostly fava beans producing edible beans right now. If you look hard, you will also find a small row of tall Oregon shelling peas.
The next picture shows my wonderful broccoli field in the background with the sixty day yellow sweet corn and purple bush bean mix in the foreground. Broccoli heads are just starting to form. I should be harvesting within a week. Note that these are the plants which were in the greenhouse in an earlier picture post.
The last four Fremont cauliflower plants from my January planting are shown in the next picture below. Notice that one is almost ready to pick. They will all be gone by the end of the week and the ground they are on is destined to be planted with 90 day corn/pole beans/carrots on Sunday. If you look carefully just above the plant with a head, you will notice a couple of corn plants just in front of some ripe favas. These plants are part of the April 90 day corn/pole beans/carrot planting which I started three weeks ago.
The following picture is of the Oregon Giant pea row in the back of the yard. It is surrounded by favas. Note that these peas are still flowering and producing heavily. They are about six ft. tall. These are shelling peas and therefore the pods are inedible. But the peas themselves are delicious. Note that this ground will be a corn/pole bean/squash field in the first week of June. I sure hope the peas are done by then. I don't think I have the discipline to pull them out. Notice the large plum tree in the background. If you look hard, you will also find a young apple tree to the left of the plum tree. These are on the southwest side of the yard. Note that I prune the plum tree heavily to keep it from excessively shading the garden area.
The next below is from the greenhouse which is now full of pepper plants awaiting initial planting this weekend. I have over 60 pepper and eggplant seedlings in gallon pots which will need planting over the next month starting this weekend. (Recall the picture of the same shelf a month ago which was then covered with broccoli plants.) I water these daily and spray off greenhouse aphids every other day. But the plants look great. Now if warm weather will finally arrive.
The last picture shows four tomato plants in the foreground. These are Early Girl, Super, Brandywine, and Sauce varieties. I'm not real happy with their leaf color. They aren't growing much either. I was forced to set them out over the past two weeks because they outgrew their gallon pots in the greenhouse. But nighttime temperatures are still dipping into the 40s and can stunt growth in tomatoes. They should recover fine though with heavy feedings of compost and regular drip irrigation. Behind the tomatoes are some more cauliflower plants from a February and March planting. Way in the back, among the favas, are some snow peas (peas and pod edible). They are producing heavy right now but have stopped blooming. Because of the cool spring weather, these guys have celebrated much longer than I thought possible. They do NOT like hot weather, however, and quickly succomb to it. Note that most of this ground is destined for corn/squash/pole bean mix in three weeks. The tomatoes obviously stay but I hope the cauliflower will be done by then. These favas will be composted this weekend.
The only other activity which I don't have pictures of is summer squash and pole bean plantings. Much like the tomatoes, the summer squash hasn't done well so far. However, I finally have one hill of crookneck squash which is showing signs of wanting to grow. The zuccini have been horrible. None have survived.
Happy gardening
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