Progress in the garden

This past week the garden has grown quite a bit. Purple Hull Peas, Lima Beans, Greeb Beans, Tomatoes, Squash, and Corn all are seeming to grow as you watch. The weather has been moist. Not constant rain or large amounts but multiple, short, small amounts. This has helped. It is now been sunny with no rain over the last 2 days. Not as warm as the last two weeks. Highs expected to be in the 80-90's and lows in the 60-70's.

We continue to weed the bedseach evening. The first crop of English Peas have finished and have been removed in order to plant a secong crop of onions in thier place. A second crop of corn was also planted yesterday. This will let us have almost a continous crop of corn this summer. We have also planned a second crop of Green Beans as well. In the next 2-3 weeks they will be planted.

Our goal is not only to have fresh vegetables but also to have enough to can a bit. Maximize the yield in a small space.

We are trying to use a shade cloth to cool the lettuce patch and third crop of English Peas. If it works then they will continue to produce thru-out the summer months!

The Lettuce Patch consits of:

1. A lettuce mix
2. Swiss Chard
3. Second crop of English Peas
4. Carrots
5. Turnip Greens (this planting we are letting the bugs eat, this keeps them off our lettuce and chard)
   

Our main planting of Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplants should be about big enough to transplant in the next 3-4 weeks. Also, the Artichoke plants will be put out. This is an experiment. We had a successful crop in PA. We wanted to try again.

Pictures will be posted later tonight.